2015- Recycle Rush

FIRST FACTS:

Number of Teams: 2904
Events Held:
53 Regionals
73 Districts
5 State Championship
1 World Championship

Eight Divisions at Championship

Newton
Galileo
Curies
Archimedes
Tesla
Carver
Hopper
Carson
600 FRC teams

Robot Size:

120 pounds
Transport Mode - not to exceed 28” wide, 42” long, 72” tall
During Match Height not to exceed 72” tall
During Match Robot may expand width and length
Bumpers Optional

Brief Game Description:

The match begins with one 15-second Autonomous Period in which robots operate independently of driver. Points earned for moving to Auto Zone on Field. Game involves picking up and stacking totes on scoring platforms, putting pool noodles (“litter”) inside recycling containers, and putting the containers on top of scoring stacks of totes. There is also a coopetition aspect of the game where both alliances of teams can pool their totes and stack them on a step dividing the field to each gain 20 points. Along with these robot actions, human players can attempt to throw noodles (‘litter”) across the field to gain 4 points for each noodle left in the opposing alliance’s work zone.