Map the Arena
This 18-inch taped square in the corner is where robots must be at the very end of the match.
What is the Base Zone?
The final 2-minute portion of the match where students use gamepads to drive the robots.
What is the Teleoperated (TELEOP) period?
This 10-point achievement happens when a robot is completely inside its home square at the end of the game.
What is "Fully Returned to Base"?
This "credo" means competing hard but being kind and helpful to your teammates and rivals.
What is Gracious Professionalism®?
During the match, this person is the only human allowed to touch scoring elements.
Who is the Human Player?
The 23-inch square where the Human Player introduces new artifacts into the game.
What is the Loading Zone?
These 8 seconds allow drivers to get their controllers ready between the two main match periods.
What is the Transition period?
This many points are awarded to the other alliance if your team commits a Minor Foul.
What is 5 points?
Contacting an opponent in their own Gate Zone results in this penalty, regardless of who started it.
What is a Minor Foul?
This Hub is located on the robot and runs the code you wrote in class.
What is the Robot Controller?
Located at the top of the ramp, this is the official "counting zone" for scoring artifacts.
What is the Square?
The first 30 seconds of the match where robots must move using only pre-programmed code.
What is the Autonomous (AUTO) period?
The point value of a Major Foul, which is credited to your opponents.
What is 15 points?
This 3-second count begins if you trap an opponent against a wall and they can’t move.
What is a Pin (or Pinning)?
This student-led group of up to 4 people is responsible for the robot's performance in a match.
Who is the Drive Team?
The narrow, long path behind the goals used to move between the field and the loading area.
What is the Secret Tunnel Zone?
To be in a legal starting position, your robot must be touching the perimeter wall or this structure.
What is the Goal?
In AUTO, moving your robot completely off the white starting line earns you this many points.
What is 3 points?
To stop a Pinning count, you must move this many feet away from the other robot.
What is 2 feet?
A partnership of two different teams working together for a single match.
What is an Alliance?
This long, narrow space is marked by alliance-colored tape and is located right next to the Gate; touching an opponent here is an automatic foul.
What is the Gate Zone?
A robot earns points for "Leave" if it is no longer over this specific line at the end of AUTO.
What is the Launch Line?
If both robots in your alliance fully return to their base at the end, you earn this extra bonus.
What is the Double Return Bonus?
If your robot intentionally falls apart into pieces to block the field, you could receive this card.
What is a Red Card?
The main frame and wheels that allow a robot to move around the field.
What is the Chassis?