VEX Robotics Challenge Turning Point VEX Robotics Challenge Turning Point Referee Training Video with Review Please watch the videos below: After you have watched the videos, answer the questions below: You must score 80% or higher in order to achieve a passing grade. OK Question Title * 1. Your Information (used for internal purposes only): Name Email Address OK Question Title * 2. Where are you located? Outside of the United States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington, DC West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming OK Question Title * 3. When a team is required to be disabled. The referee should. Immediately let the team know and have them place their controller on the ground. Wait to the end of the match to tell the team. OK Question Title * 4. When a team is disqualified for a match. The referee should. Wait to the end of the match to tell the team. Immediately let the team know and have them place their controller on the ground. OK Question Title * 5. The Autonomous Line is the pair of white tape lines that run across the center of the field, underneath the Platforms. If a RED Robot crosses the pair of white tape lines and makes contact with the gray foam tile on the opposite side, the referee should do which of the following: Give the Autonomous Bonus to the BLUE Alliance Disqualify the RED Robot even if it is not deemed intentional, strategic or egregious OK Question Title * 6. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Drive team members. Each team can have up to 3 Drive team members, consisting of no more than 1 Adult Each team can have up to 3 Drive team members, consisting of students only. No adults are allowed to serve as a Drive team member. Each team can have up to 2 Drive team members, consisting of no more than 1 Adult Each team can have up to 2 Drive team members, consisting of students only. No adults are allowed to serve as a Drive team member. OK Question Title * 7. If a Robot is parked in the corner with 3 Balls, and the opposing alliance is more than 2 tiles away, not trying to access those 3 Balls, what should the referee do. This is Hoarding and the Robot with the 3 Balls should be given a warning, and possibly a DQ. This is legal, and not considered Hoarding but the referee should verbally point out to the team that they are in danger of hoarding if an opposing Robot approaches them to retrieve those Balls. OK Question Title * 8. If a RED Robot is on the Center Platform, not contacting either Alliance Platform, not contacting the foam field tiles or white tape, but contacting and supported by their alliance partner who is on the foam tiles. Does this count as Center Parked? Yes, this counts. No, they are no longer Center Parked, because they are supported by another Robot. OK Question Title * 9. If a Cap is Red side up, and placed on the Blue Alliance Platform, without touching a Robot, how should it be scored. Low Scored for the RED Alliance Low Scored for the BLUE Alliance High Scored for the RED Alliance High Scored for the BLUE Alliance Not Scored OK Question Title * 10. During a match, when are teams allowed to touch their Robot only for the following reasons: Turning the Robot on or off. Plugging in a battery and/or power expander. Plugging in a VEXnet Key or V5 Robot Radio. Touching the V5 Robot Brain screen, such as to start a program. Never once the Match has started. Anytime once the Match has started. Only in the Autonomous Period. Only in the Driver Controlled Period. OK Question Title * 11. If a team on the RED Alliance commits an infraction during the Autonomous Period that is NOT Match Affecting, but does affect the outcome of the Autonomous Bonus, the referee should Only issue a warning, but do not change who wins the Autonomous Bonus Automatically award the Autonomous Bonus to the BLUE Alliance, and issue a warning to the RED team that caused the infraction OK Question Title * 12. If a team on the RED Alliance commits an infraction during the Autonomous Period that IS Match Affecting, the referee should Automatically award the Autonomous Bonus to the BLUE Alliance, and DISQUALIFY the RED team that caused the infraction at the end of the match Automatically award the Autonomous Bonus to the BLUE team, and issue a WARNING to the RED team that caused the infraction OK Question Title * 13. If BOTH Alliances commit an infraction during the Autonomous Period that is NOT match affecting, the referee should Award the Autonomous Bonus to whichever alliance has the highest score at the end of the Autonomous Period Not award the Autonomous Bonus to either alliance. OK Question Title * 14. If a RED Robot is on the Center Platform and a BLUE Robot is on the foam tile, reaches up and pushes the RED Robot off, the referee should. Disqualify the BLUE Robot only if the referee deems that intentional damage was done to the RED Robot that is more than pushing with enough force to remove the Robot from the platform. (Pushing a Robot off is different than punching a Robot off) Give a Warning to the BLUE Robot, no matter if damage was done or not. Disqualify the BLUE Robot, no matter if damage was done or not. OK Question Title * 15. If a RED Robot parks on a Blue Platform, and there is no other Robot on the Platform. What should the referee do? Disqualify the RED Robot Give a Warning to the RED Robot Verbally communicate to the RED alliance that they are on the wrong Platform, but no warnings or DQs are necessary, and it doesn’t count for points. Score the Parking Points for BLUE Disable the RED Robot OK Question Title * 16. If a RED Robot contacts a high flag or blocks balls by being expanded more than 18” vertically outside of the Expansion Zone. What should the Referee do? At the end of the Match, Disqualify the RED Robot if it is Match Affecting, otherwise issue a Warning. At the end of the Match, Disqualify the RED Robot regardless if it is Match Affecting or not. Disable the RED Robot as soon as contact is made with the Flag, or blocked Ball. OK Question Title * 17. If there is a RED Robot that No Shows to a match. What should be done with that Robot’s pre-load? The Preload Ball of the No Show Robot is given to the other Red team, so now that Robot has 2 Pre-loads The Preload Ball of the No Show Robot is removed from the field, and not used. The Preload Ball of the No Show Robot is randomly placed on the empty Alliance Starting Tile. OK Question Title * 18. When a Robot is contacting the Expansion Zone after the match has started, the Robot may Expand to any height vertically, and any width horizontally Expand to any height vertically, and not exceed 36 inches horizontally Expand only to 36 inches vertically and 36 inches horizontally OK Question Title * 19. How many Balls may a Robot possess at one time? 1 Ball 2 Balls 3 Balls 4 Balls Unlimited OK Question Title * 20. How many Caps may a Robot possess at one time? 1 Cap 2 Caps 3 Caps 4 Caps Unlimited OK Question Title * 21. When a Cap leaves the field, last touched by a RED Robot The Cap is not returned to the field The Cap is given to the Blue Alliance as a Driver Match Load The Cap is returned to the closest foam tile with Blue side up. OK Question Title * 22. If a RED Robot pushes a BLUE Robot into the net, what should the referee do? Disable Both Robots Give Warnings to Both Robots Give a Warning to the RED Robot Disqualify the RED Robot Disable the BLUE Robot OK DONE