Game Description
VEX Robotics Competition Turning Point is played on a 12'x12' square field configured as seen above. Two (2) Alliances -- one (1) "red" and one (1) "blue" -- composed of two (2) Teams each, compete in matches consisting of a fifteen (15) second Autonomous Period, followed by a one minute and forty-five second (1:45) Driver Controlled Period.
The object of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing Alliance by High Scoring or Low Scoring Caps, Toggling Flags, and by Alliance Parking or Center Parking Robots on the Platforms.
Details
There are eight (8) Caps, six (6) Posts, nine (9) Flags, twenty (20) Balls, two (2) Alliance Platforms, and one (1) Center Platform.
Caps can be Low Scored on the field tiles, or High Scored on Posts, for the Alliance whose color is facing up at the end of the match. Flags can be Toggled to red or blue, and are Scored for the Alliance whose color is Toggled at the end of the match. Low Flags can be Toggled by Robots, but High Flags can only be Toggled by Balls. Turning Point is intended to be a back and forth game, no scored object is safe!
Alliance Platforms can be used for Alliance Parking by Robots of the same color Alliance as the Platform. The Center Platform can be used by Robots from either Alliance for Center Parking. An additional bonus is awarded to the Alliance that has the most total points at the end of the Autonomous Period.
Field
Scoring
| Each Low Flag Toggled | 1 point |
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Each High Flag Toggled
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2 points |
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Each Cap Low Scored
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1 point |
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Each Cap High Scored
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2 points |
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Robot that is Alliance Parked
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3 points |
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Robot that is Center Parked
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6 points |
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Autonomous Bonus
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4 points |
World Champions
Middle School Awards |
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| Award | Team # | Team Name | Affiliation | Location |
| VRC Middle School Excellence Award | 9364X | Iron Eagles | Brentwood Academy | Brentwood, Tennessee, United States |
| VRC Middle School World Champions | 7671C | Shadowless chicken | New Century Robotics Club(commonweal) | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| VRC Middle School World Champions | 9123A | Ruiguan Robot Center A | ShangHai RuiGuan Robotics Activity Center | Shanghai, Shanghai, China |
| VRC Middle School Robot Skills Challenge World Champion | 3324V | Science Academy - The Lab | The Science Academy STEM Magnet | North Hollywood, California, United States |
High School Awards |
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| VRC High School Excellence Award | 2011C | Flapjacks | Brecksville Robotics | Broadview Heights, Ohio, United States |
| VRC High School World Champions | 98060C | Jing’an-3静安区少年宫 | Shanghai Jing'an Science Technology Youth Center | Shanghai, Shanghai, China |
| VRC High School World Champions | 7405P | Millburn Phreak Show | Millburn High School | Millburn, New Jersey, United States |
| VRC High School Robot Skills Challenge World Champion | 365X | Invictus | Flower Mound High School | Flower Mound, Texas, United States |
VEX U Awards |
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| VEX U Excellence Award | USC | USC | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| VEX U World Champions | IFI | IFT Team I | IFT Robotics | West Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
| VEX U Robot Skills Challenge World Champion (tie) | XJTU4 | XJTU TEAM4 | Xi'an Jiao Tong University | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China |
| VEX U Robot Skills Challenge World Champion (tie) | SJTU1 | SJTUP | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | Shanghai, Shanghai, China |
Downloads
- Turning Point Game Manual
- Turning Point Appendix A, Field Specifications
- Turning Point Appendix B, Robot Skills Challenge
- Turning Point Appendix E, VEX U
- Turning Point Field CAD
- Turning Point Field Assembly Instructions
- Turning Point World Championship Photos coming soon!