Scoring Breakdown
The number of points awarded for each cleared switch.
What is 1 point?
When all scoring statuses are evaluated.
What is the end of the match?
If your alliance parter makes a mistake that costs you points, this would be a valid response.
This team member is allowed to move around the field freely.
What is the loader?
The number of balls that may be in play at any one time.
What is 2 balls?
The number of points a pass with two cleared switches earns.
What is 8 points?
The person responsible for evaluating all scoring statuses visually.
Who is the head referee?
What team members can do if they don't understand a rule or score.
What is consult a head referee to discuss a ruling?
You can do this if your robot tips over or gets stuck during a match.
What is place the controller on the ground, remove controlled balls, and place robot in a starting position.
When loading in the Loading Station, the loaders hand must not do this.
What is cross into the volume of the Loading Station?
The number of points earned for each pass with three cleared switches.
What is 10 points?
A ball contacts the floor during a pass.
What is a valid pass?
Passes can roll on the floor!
This would be a good idea to get ready for an upcoming match.
What is meet with the other team in the alliance and develop a game strategy that uses the strengths of both robots?
At the start of the match, the robot must be touching this.
What is the field perimeter wall?
Robots are not allowed in this area at the time a ball is released by the loader.
What is the load zone?
The number of points a pass with four cleared switches can score.
What is 12 points?
A ball loaded through the loading station during the Rapid Load Period is eligible to do this.
What is a pass?
A drive team has no loader, this is an option.
What is playing with only two drivers, and rely on the alliance partner's loader?
Or, for a given match, you can sub in a student from the alliance partner's team as a temporary loader.
This is what you do with a ball that leaves the field.
What is returned through the Loading Station.
As soon as a loader is not touching a ball, robots can enter this area.
What is the Load Zone?
The maximum number of passes allowed per match without clearing any switches.
What is 4 passes?
A preload is eligible to do this.
What is pass?
Preloads can pass right away.
This is the starting size limitation that will be a challenge.
Rapid Reload happends in this time window of the match.
What is the last 15 seconds?
A ball must touch here before a loader can pick it up from the Pickup Zone.
What is the floor.
it is recommended for loaders to place their hands in a visible spot, like on the field perimeter, while waiting for the ball to touch the floor.