The FIRST competition this year is Rebound Rumble® it is a game of two teams, each containing three robots. The objective of the game is to get the foam basketballs into one of four hoops on the opposite side of the field. To get to the opposite side where the hoops are you must either pass over one of two rocking bridges available to you (there are three total, but one is for the opposing team, and the other is neutral.) However, instead of going over the rocking bridges you could pass over a 4 in. tall rail that goes across the whole court. At the end of the game you can balance your robots on your teams bridge, you can also cooperate with the other team and balance on the neutral bridge for bonus points. Watch the video below for a better description.
These are the robots that we are currently prototyping…
The Elevator Dumper…
The Scissor Dumper…
The FIRST® Robotics Competition is a high-school robotics competition that inspires students to pursue engineering and teaches them about the rewards and challenges of working together under pressure.
