Team 254: The Cheesy Poofs

2008FIRST OVERDRIVE

Barricade

For the 2008 season, Team 254 competed with Barricade. The team won two regionals and reached the Galileo Division finals at the FIRST Championship.

Barricade, Team 254's 2008 FRC robotView full size

Specifications

  1. Six-wheel, two-speed drivetrain (18.5 ft/s in high gear; 6 ft/s in low gear)
  2. Ground intake for trackballs
  3. Vertical elevator and pneumatic ram for launching trackballs

Results & Awards

  1. Silicon Valley Regional

    Champion

    GM Industrial Design Award

  2. Hawaii Regional

    Champion

    Motorola Quality Award

  3. FIRST Championship – Galileo Division

    Finalist

  4. Tempest ‘n Tampa

Winner
2008 Silicon Valley Regional
Winner
2008 Hawaii Regional

Videos

The Game

2008 FRC game image

FIRST OVERDRIVE

FIRST OVERDRIVE was the game for the 2008 FIRST Robotics Competition. It was announced on January 5, 2008. In it, teams competed to complete counterclockwise laps around a central barrier while manipulating large 40 in (1 m) diameter “Trackballs” over and under overpasses to score additional points. Read more on Wikipedia.

2008 FIRST Robotics Competition season