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

Specifications

1. Eight-wheel drivetrain with pneumatic wheels for crossing field obstacles
2. Fast ground intake for boulders
3. Turreted shooter for aiming independently of the drivebase, with a stowed position for crossing the low bar
4. Flywheel shooter with an adjustable hood for shots from multiple field positions
5. Vision tracking that targets the goal before the flywheel finishes spinning up

Results & Awards

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

   Champion

   Innovation in Control Award

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

   Champion

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

   Finalist

4. Chezy Champs (The Blue Alliance, opens in a new tab)

   Volunteer Award (Nick Eyre)

Winner

2016 Central Valley Regional

Winner

2016 Silicon Valley Regional

Videos

The Game

FIRST STRONGHOLD

FIRST STRONGHOLD was the game for the 2016 FIRST Robotics Competition. The game is played by two alliances of three teams each, and involves breaching the opponents’ defenses, known as outer works, and capturing their tower by first firing “boulders” (small foam balls) at it and then surrounding or scaling the tower using rungs. Read more on Wikipedia (opens in a new tab).

2016 FIRST Robotics Competition season