Current Season

01/07/2012 Rebound Rumble™ game is on ----

Overview
Team pwnage participates in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). FIRST is an international 501c3 organization based in Manchester, NH and creates robotics programs for kids ages 6-18. FRC is a program for the high school aged person. Every year the FIRST organization creates diverse events for its participants which challenges our minds to think beyond the box to come up with solutions. For the 2012 season the FRC game is named Rebound Rumble.

Summary
Rebound Rumble™ is played by two competing Alliances on a flat, 27 x 54 foot field. Each Alliance consists of three robots. They compete to score as many basketballs into their hoops as they can during a 2 minute and 15 second match. The higher the hoop in which the basketball is scored, the more points the Alliance receives.

Some more info on game
The match begins with a 15-second Hybrid Period in which robots operate independently of driver inputs. During this Hybrid Period, one robot on each Alliance may be controlled using a Microsoft Kinect. Baskets scored during this period are worth extra points. For the remainder of the match, drivers control robots and try to maximize their Alliance score by scoring as many baskets as possible.

The match ends with robots attempting to balance on bridges located at the middle of the field. In Qualification Matches, a robot from each Alliance will also try to balance on the white Coopertition™ bridge to score additional ranking points for each Alliance. Scoring for the match is summarized below.

Robot Restrictions
• Dimensions at start of game 28" x 38" x 60"
• Weight not to exceed 120 lbs., excluding batteries and bumpers.

Game Play Rules
• Robots may not possess more than 3 game elements at a time.

Play
Autonomous 15 seconds Robots attempt to score the basketballs.
Teleoperated 2 minutes Humans help robots to score game elements
Final 30 seconds robots attempt to balance on the platforms

Playing Field

Scoring

--- basketballs scored thru hoops

Hoop	Hybrid Points	Teleop Points
Top	6	3
Middle	5	2
Bottom	4	1

--- Bridge balancing

# Robots on Bridge	Qualification Points	Elimination Points
1	10	10
2	20	20
3	30	40

Time Table
January 7..............................kick-off
January 9-February 22............strategize, design, build, test (and test some more)
February 22...........................ship date / bag date
March....................................Regional Competitions

Official Competition Organization and Documentation

US FIRST - Unites States Organization for the FRC program

Game description, rules, etc

One page game description (includes a drawing)

Game animation (youtube)

 

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