The teams have split and have begun working on their designs. We are trying to enforce design first, build second, since that's where the official season seemed to have its breakdown. The two teams have decided on their names: Team XD and Team EZ$ (pronounced "easy money"). I really don't know where they got them, but it makes them happy. They also have captains now. Greg Y. is the captain for Team XD, and Anthony V. is the captain for Team EZ$. Competition Day has been scheduled for April 25th, a Saturday that gives them a slightly accelerated build schedule. We're inviting parents and making a day of it, like any normal meet would be. The hope is that that makes it more real for the students and motivates them to work more.
We plan on using the scoring document spreadsheet on competition day for ease of scoring.
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Setup of the Playing Field: The field is split in half by a PVC pipe, which hangs at 14” above the ground. Each side of the field is a mirror of the other. There is a ramp inside of a keep-out zone. Also inside the keep-out zone is a ball dispenser. The ball dispenser has a plate on the bottom, which is held up by a piece of PVC pipe, and is activated by the robot hitting the pipe out of the way, releasing the balls from the tube. Near the ball dispenser is the goal for the opposing team, with its opening at 12”. In the center of the field, of the same half of the field, is the goal for the opposing team at 24”. Directly opposite the 12” goal, still on the same half of the playing field, is the goal of the opposing team at 36”. There is also a ring dispenser located at the top of the ramps. Heights of the Goals: Openings are at 12” (worth 5 points per ball), 24” (worth 10 points per ball), and 36” (worth 15 points per ball). Stages of the Game: There are three periods within the game. Each has specific rules. Autonomous Period: 30 seconds. Robots are controlled by pre-programmed instructions. They may earn points by:
Points Table:
The students did not qualify during the regular FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) matches for this year, so Joey and I have decided to create a competition for them. The purpose of this competition is to allow them to work in smaller groups (so more people can get hands on with the robot) and to give them a second chance to build and compete. Today was kickoff for the teams. Joey and I did a presentation for the students in the style of the FTC kickoff video. We let them ask questions, then distributed the "Game Manual" for our game. The students elected two Team Captains, Greg and Anthony, who then chose their teams.
We've chosen to call our game "Half Time" because
For nearly all of the game elements for this game, we plan to use old game elements that the club has previously purchased. This includes:
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This is meant to be read like a build log - start from the oldest and work to the newest.
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