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

Robot Size Limits

• Starting Size: Your robot must fit within a cube of 45.72 cm x 45.72 cm x 45.72 cm.  

• Horizontal Expansion: Once the match begins, your robot can expand to a maximum horizontal footprint of 60.96 cm x 60.96 cm.  

• Vertical Expansion during Normal Play: Your robot can grow vertically up to a maximum height of 127 cm.  

• Vertical Expansion Endgame (Final 20 Seconds): If any part of your robot is in the Midfield, your vertical expansion is strictly limited to 45.72 cm.

Motors and Power

• Total Motor Power: You can use any combination of V5 Smart Motors (11W and 5.5W), but the total power cannot exceed 88W.  

• Drivetrain Limit: The motors used for your mobile robotic base (Subsystem 1) cannot exceed a combined power of 55W.  

• Battery: You are allowed only one (1) V5 Robot Battery to power the brain.  

• Brain: Only one (1) V5 Robot Brain is permitted.  

• Controllers: You may use one or two V5 Controllers to operate your robot.

• Pneumatics: You are limited to a maximum of two (2) VEX Air Tanks. The system must include a VEX Pressure Gauge and cannot be charged over 100 psi.

For more information and updates, visit the RECF website. 

For resources and build instructions, you can visit: 

The RECF website 

The VEX website