FRC Kickoff Meeting Review

The 2011 FIRST Robotics Game Has been Announced: Logomotion

Team 254 met at Bellarmine in the morning to discuss the game.

Here are the notes from the FRC Kickoff Meeting.

Robot Attributes for Successful Gameplay:

• Minibot
• Score on Top/Middle/Low Pegs
• Blocking
• Uber Rings
• Traverse Field Quickly
• Logo
• Rearrange Tubes
• Pickup from Floor
• Rings from Human Player
• Follow Lines

Obstacles to Successful Gameplay:

• Broken Partner
• Minibot Fall
• Opponents Block (Goals and Pickup Stations)
• Popped Tubes
• Wrong Logo
• Partners in Way
• Bad Visibility

Methods of Scoring and Defense:

• Minibot *
• Scoring Tubes  Everywhere *
• Ubertube *
• Blocking
• Wall
• Fast/Maneuverable *
• Pick from Ground *
• Pick from Human Player

* means that the method was determined to be Essential.