FIRST
It’s a way of doing things that encourages high quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community.
What is Gracious Professionalism?
The first 15 seconds of a match. Drivers must stay behind the lines.
What is autonomous?
This is how far a robot can expand outside of its frame perimeter.
This is the max perimeter of the robot.
This is the max weight of the robot.
What is 12 inches and 4 ft?
What is 120 inches?
What is 125 lbs?
The speaker and the amp are the main methods of this.
What are places to score during the game (not during end game)?
This game piece is on the side wall (one for each alliance). It has two lights, an alliance-colored light and an amber light. Notes are scored here.
What is the amp?
This is called displaying unqualified kindness and respect in the face of fierce competition.
What is Coopertition?
2 minutes and 15 seconds
A tech foul occurs when a robot controls more than one of these.
How long is the tele-op portion of the match?
What is a note?
This is the volume contained between the floor and a virtual horizontal plane 7½ in. above the floor in reference to the ROBOT standing normally on a flat floor.
What is the bumper zone?
By pressing the alliance colored button on the amp after two notes are scored. This lasts for 10 seconds or until 4 notes are scored.
What is amplifying?
This is a game piece through which human players feed notes into the field.
What is the source?
It means For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.
What is FIRST?
This credits 2 points to the opposing alliance.
This credits 5 points to the opposing alliance.
This is for egregious robot or team behavior.
This happens when a team receives 0 match and ranking points in a qualification.
What is a foul?
What is a tech foul?
What is a red card?
What is disqualified?
When a change is made to the robot during a competition and after the last qualification match.
When is robot reinspection required?
A human player may choose to repurpose a note scored in their amp in cooperation with their opponent. If each alliance repurposes a note by hitting their this button in the first 45 seconds of teleop, all teams in the match receive this point and the number of notes needed for a melody is reduced.
What is a Coopertition point?
This is a three-legged structure with left, right, and center areas that have a chain attached to each area.
What is the stage?
These must be worn in the pits and in the competition gym at all times.
What are safety glasses and closed toed shoes?
When the FIELD lighting (SUBWOOFER and FIELD facing side of the team signs and timers) is what color can a team member enter the playing field at a competition?
This way of entering the playing field during a competition is forbidden and can earn a foul.
What is green?
What is jumping or stepping over the side of the field?
For safety and damage prevention, what can you not have on your robot?
What are sharp edges, lasers, and loose ballast?
What is it called when more than one robot is on a chain.
What is harmonizing?
This game piece consists of a subwoofer, which lights when amplified, and has a scoring component 6 ft 6 inches from the carpet.
What is the speaker?
What are 1 ranking point for melody, ensemble, and tie and 2 for a win?
Prior to the last 20 seconds of a MATCH, a ROBOT may not contact (either directly or transitively through a NOTE and regardless of who initiates contact) an opponent ROBOT whose BUMPERS are in contact with this game piece.
A ROBOT may not contact (either directly or transitively through a NOTE and regardless of who initiates contact) an opponent ROBOT if any part of either ROBOT’S BUMPERS are either of these zones.
A ROBOT may not contact (either directly or transitively through a NOTE and regardless of who initiates contact) an opponent ROBOT if either of the following criteria are met: A. the opponent ROBOT has any part of its BUMPERS in its this zone and it is not in contact with the carpet or B. any part of either ROBOT’S BUMPERS are in the opponent’s this zone during the last 20 seconds of the MATCH.
What is the podium?
What is the source and amp?
What is stage protection?
If any part of your bumpers are in your opponent's wing and your note travels into or through the opponent's wing, what kind of shot is it illegal to take?
What is a full-court shot?
2 and 5 for auto and 1, 2, and 5 for tele-op.
1, 3, 4, plus 2 per extra robot.
18 Coopertition points.
At least 18 stage points and 2 onstage robots.
What are auto amp and speaker points, tele-op amp and speaker points, speak points with amplificaton?
What is parking, onstage (no spotlight), onstage (with spotlight), harmony per extra robot on chain?
What is melody?
What is ensemble?
This is a vertical post above the tarp on the top of the stage. Human players use this to score.
What is the microphone?