More than 200 teams compete in the VEX U Robotics Competition (VURC) annually. Based on the VEX V5 Robotics Competition (V5RC), VURC teams are allowed more customization and greater flexibility than traditional V5RC teams, while providing the effective costs and real-world limitations of a restricted development environment.

VEX V5 Robotics Competition High Stakes is played on a 12’ x 12’ 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 Scoring Rings on Stakes, Placing Mobile Goals, and by Climbing at the end of the Match.