2014 - Aerial Assist

Our 20th Anniversary Year!

FIRST FACTS:

Number of Teams: 3117
Events Held:
50 Regionals
40 Districts
4 State Championship
1 World Championship

Robot Size:

120 pounds
must not exceed 112” perimeter
never to exceed 84” tall
Not to exceed 60” outside their auto zone

Brief Game Description:

The match begins with one 10-second Autonomous Period in which robots operate independently of driver. Each robot may begin with a ball and attempt to score it in a goal. Alliances earn bonus points for scoring balls in this mode and for any of the robots that move into their zones. Additionally, each high/low pair of goals will be designated “hot” for five seconds, earns additional bonus points. Once all balls in autonomous are scored, only one ball is re-entered in to play, and the Alliances must cycle a single ball as many times as possible for the remainder of the match.With the single ball, they try to maximize their points earned by throwing balls over the truss, catching balls launched over the truss, and scoring in the high and low goals on the far side of the field. Alliances recieve large bonuses for “assists,” which are earned for each robot that has possesion of the ball in a zone as the ball moves down the field.