Vex V5 Competition 2024/25
High Stakes
The primary objectives of the game are:
To attain a higher score than the opposing Alliance by Scoring Rings onStakes
Placing Mobile Goals
Climbing at the end of the Match.
From the RECF: Game Manual
Game Manual
Read through the manual for all the rules and regulations of the competition.
The manual on our site is Version 2.0.
For the latest updated version, visit the RECF website.
It is also available in translated versions through the RECF site.
HighStakes-2.0.pdfTeams
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.
Robots begin the Match in the starting volume. At the beginning of a Match, each Robot must be smaller than a volume of 18” (457.2 mm) long by 18” (457.2 mm) wide by 18” (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
V5RC High Stakes Robot Inspection Checklist_v2_2024-06-13.pdfAxel-PDF-instructions-v1.pdfHero Bot
Axel
To help teams begin, build a Hero Bot. This bot can be used a starting point to later refine and enhance.
You can use this PDF or these 3D instructions.
Intro to Axel
Suggestions
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.
