What the FRC Team Must Do
Each team has 6 weeks for design and fabrication of a robot designed to do a designated challenge. Season starts at kickoff where the competition for the year is released.
The Competition for 2012
Rebound Rumble is played by two competing alliances on a flat, 27 x 54
ft 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.
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.
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.
