Robot Basics
How tall is the robot supposed to be?
What is 30 inches?
During this match period, robots must operate without driver input.
What is Autonomous?
The structure robots drive over near the HUB.
What is a BUMP?
Robots must pass this process before competing in qualification matches.
What is Inspection?
Why teams design robots to score fuel quickly.
What is to earn points efficiently?
The part of the robot that communicates with the field and enables control.
What is the radio?
During this phase, drivers directly control the robot.
What is Teleoperated (Teleop)?
The structure robots must fit under to pass across the field.
What is the TRENCH?
The rule section that governs how robots are built.
What are the R rules?
A reason robots collect fuel when their HUB is inactive.
What is to prepare for later scoring?
The central controller that runs robot code.
What is the roboRIO?
A robot action that earns points late in the match.
What is climbing the tower?
The structure robots climb during End Game.
What is the TOWER?
A safety feature that immediately shuts down the robot.
What is the main circuit breaker?
Why climbing ability is important in robot design.
What is to earn endgame points or bonuses?
The device that allows drivers to control the robot during Teleop.
What is the Operator Console?
What a robot must do to score fuel successfully.
What is deliver fuel into the HUB opening?
The area where robots receive fuel from human players.
What is the OUTPOST?
What pressing the E-Stop button does to a robot.
What is disables the robot?
Why teams design robots to handle field variation.
What is because fields can have small differences?
The system that distributes electrical power to robot components.
What is the Power Distribution system?
What happens if a robot loses connection to the Field Management System.
What is the robot becomes disabled?
The zone where robots from both alliances compete for fuel.
What is the Neutral Zone?
What happens if a robot violates a game or safety rule.
What is a penalty or disablement?
A design tradeoff teams must consider when adding mechanisms.
What is weight, complexity, or reliability?