Field Details#

The V5RC Virtual Skills - Push Back Playground occupies an area measuring 3.65 meters (about 12 feet) long and 3.65 meters (about 12 feet) wide.

Full top-down view of the VEX Robotics competition field, showing scoring zones, field elements, and a robot positioned near the red alliance area.

The field is 6 full tiles long and 6 full tiles wide.

Grid

Measurement

Diagram of the V5RC Virtual Skills Push Back Playground field layout with full-square measurements.

Each tile on the field measures 600 mm by 600 mm.

Scoring Elements#

The field has two Scoring Elements, red and blue Blocks.

Game Element

Measurements

Amount on Field

Two VEX Robotics competition game elements shaped like large geometric hexagonal blocks, one red and one blue, each with the embossed 'VEX' logo on the front.
Block

A hollow object with a height and width of 3.23” and a diagonal length of 3.84”.

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Field Starting Configurations#

The V5RC Virtual Skills - Push Back Playground has access to a Pre-Match checklist to customize your robot’s starting conditions before running your code.

Pre-match checklist UI for VEX Robotics with starting location set to C and out-of-bounds loader set to 1; field map and confirm button are visible.

There are 4 total starting locations you can choose to start your robot from, labeled A through D. By default, the robot starts on position C.

VEX Robotics match field showing selectable starting positions labeled A, B, C, and D, with robot placed near location C and a checklist interface on the left.

There is also an option to choose which loader will be the “Out-of-Bounds Loader”. This is where Blocks that fall out of bounds will respawn.

VEX Robotics pre-match checklist interface with selected starting location C and out-of-bounds loader 1; top-down field map with loader zones labeled 1 and 2.

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