Vex V5 Competition 2025/2026

Push Back

In the VEX V5 Robotics Competition game, Push Back, the main objective is for an Alliance to achieve a higher score than the opposing Alliance by the end of the Match [SC1].

Teams earn points in several ways:

Scoring Blocks in Goals: Placing Blocks inside the designated Goals earns three points per Block.
Controlling Goal Zones: Gaining control of specific zones within the Goals by having a majority of your Alliance's colored Blocks Scored in that zone awards additional points.
Parking Robots: Earning points by having Robot(s) successfully Parked in your Alliance's Park Zone at the end of the Match.
Autonomous Bonus: Earning more points than the opponent Alliance during the initial Autonomous Period awards a bonus.
Autonomous Win Point (AWP): In Qualification Matches, completing specific tasks during the Autonomous Period can earn an additional Win Point, which helps with Team rankings.

From the RECF: Game Manual

Game Manual

Read through the manual for all the rules and regulations of the competition.

For the latest updated version, visit the RECF website.

It is also available in translated versions through the RECF site.

PushBack-GameManual-0.1.pdf

Teams

Each Team must include:

Drive Team Members,
Coder(s),
Designer(s),
Builder(s)
Possibly notebooker(s).

During a Match, each Team may have up to three (3) Drive Team Members in their Alliance Station.

Bots

Team can make their own custom bots, but they must respect the dimensions and sizes stated in the manual.

Starting Size Limit: Prior to the start of each Match, a Robot must fit within a volume of 457.2 mm long by 457.2 mm wide by 457.2 mm tall

For more information and updates, visit the RECF website.

For resources and build instructions, you can visit:

The RECF website

The VEX website

Hero Bot

TBD

Engineering notebook

Teams will need to create and keep an engineering notebook that demonstrates their use of the Engineering Design Process.

It can be either a digital (i.e. Google docs, Google slides) or a physical notebook.

The judges will be looking at these notebooks and scoring them based on this rubric.

Tips, Tricks and Resources:

Student Certification

To learn more, student can complete a Drive Team Training Course.

This course takes approximately 5 hours to complete and can help you to better understand the competition.

Coding

Reading through this article will help you to get started with your coding.

Vex also offers help to get started and tutorials on the different coding languages you can use with your robot.

Meeting Minutes & Planning

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