Just had a lovely chat with @James_Puglia 's competition team students.
- If any students have any specific competition related question, I would recommend students to view and ask here on the official Q&A. Q&A: VEX IQ Robotics Competition 2025-2026: Mix & Match : Robot Events
- The Hero Bot build instruction provides a couple sensors. So for students who are confused/lost on where to mount the sensors, following the build instruction would be a good starting point. Instructions Online by Cadasio.com
- For any official sizing requirement, the manual will be your version of truth and you can use the sizing tool here. Instructions Online by Cadasio.com
- Lastly, I would suggest students to go online to look at other robot designs on vexforum and youtube. If your team ends up using another team’s idea, make sure you document it in your engineering notebook and give them credits.
Good luck in the competition! I cannot wait to hear more from your teams.