“The varsity sport for the mind,” FRC combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. Under strict rules, limited resources, and time limits, teams of 25 students or more are challenged to raise funds, design a team “brand,” hone teamwork skills, and build and program robots to perform prescribed tasks against a field of competitors. It’s as close to “real-world engineering” as a student can get. Volunteer professional mentors lend their time and talents to guide each team. This year's game is Logo Motion!
Summary:
Two alliances of three teams each compete on a 27' x 54' field
with bumps attempting to earn points by placing inflated plastic shaped tubes on pegs locaed at the player station. Additional bonus points are earned for minibots
launched on poles in the middle of the field.
Game Play Rules:
The match ends with robots deploying minibots, small electro-mechanical assemblies that are independent of the host robot, onto vertical poles. The minibots race to the top of the pole to trigger a sensor and earn additional bonus points.
Robots:
• Weight not to exceed 120 lbs., excluding batteries and bumpers.