Starting Off

This year, teams #3381, #3418, and #4531 came together at Kohler Engines for the FIRST season Kick Off. The day begins with the teams watching the live broad cast for this year’s game challenge, Ultimate Ascent. The game begins as robots pick-up and throw frisbees into various targets at different heights located on either edge of the playing field; as well as on top of two pyramids. For harder targets, such as a pyramid or a 1 point box, more points are awarded. At the end of the match, robots can earn bonus points by climbing the pyramids with a goal in mind to reach one of the three set climbing heights. More points are awarded for higher levels of climbing. As for every year, teams competing have a minimum of six weeks to complete a fully functioning robot. The game will begin with a brief 15 second autonomous period. Human drivers are only allowed to take control of the robot after the autonomous period. During qualification rounds, FIRST teams are randomly assigned into an alliance of three teams to compete. The points earned in these matches will affect the teams' qualification seeding position; eight highest  ranking seeds choose their own alliances to compete in the elimination rounds.

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