Skyfire ↗ on The Blue Alliance (opens in a new tab)

Specifications

1. Eight-wheel, two-speed drivetrain with a pneumatic brake and a top speed above 20 ft/s
2. Three-ball-wide intake for acquiring balls from the floor, bridge, or other robots’ bumpers
3. Hopper for receiving balls from human players and other robots
4. Adjustable long-range shooter with camera-based targeting and automatic alignment
5. Automatically retracting pop-up wheels for crossing the bump
6. Bridge-lowering mechanism and Dingus device for assisted balancing
7. Configurable autonomous routines for scoring multiple balls and manipulating the bridge

Results & Awards

1. Greater Toronto East Regional (The Blue Alliance, opens in a new tab)

   Volunteer of the Year (Patrick Fairbank)

2. Silicon Valley Regional (The Blue Alliance, opens in a new tab)

   Champion

   Industrial Design Award · Dean’s List Finalist Award (Eric Bakan)

3. Central Valley Regional (The Blue Alliance, opens in a new tab)

   Finalist

   Industrial Design Award · Website Award

4. FIRST Championship – Curie Division (The Blue Alliance, opens in a new tab)

   Finalist

5. WRRF CalGames (The Blue Alliance, opens in a new tab)

   Champion

Winner

2012 Silicon Valley Regional

Videos

The Game

REBOUND RUMBLE

REBOUND RUMBLE was the game for the 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition. It is styled similarly to basketball where robots manipulate and shoot 8 in foam basketballs into four hoops on each side of the field. Alliances battle it out to score the most basketballs. At the end of the match, robots must balance on bridges to gain bonus points. During qualification matches, a special Coopertition bridge can be used to gain extra qualification points. Read more on Wikipedia (opens in a new tab).

2012 FIRST Robotics Competition season