Inspiring students, one robot at a time.
VEX Robotics Competition Starstruck is played on a 12’x12’ square field configured as seen above. Two alliances – one “red” and one “blue” – composed of two teams each, compete in matches consisting of a fifteen second autonomous period followed by one minute and forty-five seconds of driver-controlled play.
The object of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing Alliance by Scoring your Stars and Cubes in your Zones and by Hanging Robots on your Hanging Bar.
| Each Star Scored in the Near Zone | 1 point |
| Each Star Scored in the Far Zone | 2 points |
| Each Cube Scored in a Near Zone | 2 points |
| Each Cube Scored in a Far Zone | 4 points |
| A Robot that is Low Hanging | 4 points |
| A Robot that is High Hanging | 12 points |
| Alliance with the most points at the end of Autonomous | 4 points |
There are twenty-four (24) Stars and four (4) Cubes, available in Match. Some begin in designated locations on the field, while others are available to be entered into the field during the Match.
Each Robot (smaller than 18”x18”x18”) begins a match on one of their Alliance Starting Tiles. Each Alliance has two Zones across the Fence to Score into. Alliances also earn points for having one Robot Hanging at the end of the Match from their Hanging Bar. A bonus is awarded to the Alliance that has the most total points at the end of the Autonomous Period.
Released 6/15/2016
Updated 8/17/2016
Updated 10/17/2016
CAD File (STEP)
Star Handling Guide
Updated 8/17/2016
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| Middle School Division - Full Awards List | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament Champion | 8736A | Nanxiang A | Shanghai, China | |
| Tournament Champion | 8065U | ATOM-U | Singapore | |
| Tournament Champion | 8193D | Shanghai Yongchang D | Shanghai, China | |
| Robot Skills Champion | 8065U | ATOM-U | Singapore | |
| Excellence Award | 2235 | Cyber Tigers | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | |
| High School Division - Full Awards List | ||||
| Tournament Champion | 86868 | The Resistance | Santa Clara, California, United States | |
| Tournament Champion | 7258A | High School Beijing Tec A | Beijing, China | |
| Tournament Champion | 8192D | Shanghai Huangpu D | Shanghai, China | |
| Robot Skills Champion | 365X | Invictus | Flower Mound, Texas, United States | |
| Excellence Award | 323 | R.I.O.T. | Greenwood, Indiana, United States | |
| VEX U Division - Full Awards List | ||||
| Tournament Champion | AURA | Auckland Uni Robotics | Auckland City, New Zealand | |
| Robot Skills Champion | BNS | Bots 'n' Stuff | Winooski, Vermont, United States | |
| Excellence Award | XJTU4 | XJTU TEAM4 | Xi'an, China | |