2010: FIRST Breakaway
Summary:
Two alliances of three teams each compete on a 27' x 54' field with bumps attempting to earn points by collecting soccer balls in their goals. Additional bonus points are earned for each robot not touching the field at the end of the match.
Our Progress:
MARS is currently prototyping kicking and punching mechanisms and building a six wheel drive train. The outer wheels will be slick and the inner wheels will be "sticky" to provide traction for going over the bumps. We believe a good robot will be able to go over bumps and through the tunnels quickly. During the last 20 seconds, we think the tunnels will be bottlenecked with robots rushing to the platform so we are trying to make our robot scale the bump quickly.
Robots:
• Dimensions at start of game 28" x 38" x 60"
• Max. dimensions during last 20 seconds of game not to exceed 7' in diameter or 90" in height.
•Weight not to exceed 120 lbs., excluding batteries and bumpers.
Game Play Rules:
• Robots may not possess more than one ball at a time, but they may herd and kick multiple balls at a time. Balls must remain in contact with the floor while in robot’s possession.
• Alliances must return scored balls to the field quickly.
• Only one robot at a time is permitted to play defense in front of the opponent’s goals.
PLAY:
• Autonomous 15 seconds Robots attempt to score soccer balls
• Teleoperated 2 minutes* Humans help robots to score soccer balls
• Finale* Final 20 seconds Robots attempt to hang above the field
SCORING:
• Ball in goal ............................................1 point
• Robot hanging on tower ......................2 points
• Robot hanging from another robot ......3 points
Download a pdf of the game description here.
