2017 Season
FIRST
STEAMWORKS,
SM
the 2017
FIRST
Robotics Competition game, invites two
adventure clubs from an era in which technology relied on steam power to prepare
their airships for the ultimate long distance race.
FIRST
®
, the
FIRST
®
logo,
FIRST
®
Robotics Competition,
FIRST
®
Tech Challenge,
FIRST
STEAMWORKS,
SM
Coopertition
®
,
Gracious Professionalism,
®
and
Sport for the Mind
TM
are trademarks of For Inspiration and Recognition of
Science and Technology (
FIRST
®
). LEGO
®
and MINDSTORMS
®
are registered trademarks of the LEGO Group.
FIRST
®
LEGO
®
League and
FIRST
®
LEGO
®
League Jr. are jointly held trademarks of
FIRST
and the LEGO Group.
©2016
FIRST
. All rights reserved.
FR021
FIRST
®
Robotics Competition 2017 Game
Each three-team alliance prepares to
take flight in three ways:
1.
Build Steam Pressure.
Robots collect fuel
represented by green balls. They score it
in high and low goals in their boiler. As fuel
is scored steam pressure in the tank on
the alliance’s airship builds – the high goal
builds pressure faster than the low goal.
2.
Start Rotors.
Robots retrieve and deliver
gears to pilots on their airship who then
install them on the appropriate rotor. Once
a gear train is complete the rotor can be
started.
3.
Prepare for Flight.
Adventure clubs want
their robots to climb aboard their airships so
they can assist the pilots during the race.
Autonomous Period:
Robots operate independently from
preprogrammed instructions for the first
15 seconds.
Adventure clubs score points by:
• Reaching their baseline
• Delivering gears to the airship
• Scoring fuel into the boilers
Teleoperated Period:
Operators take control for the final two minutes
and fifteen seconds.
Adventure Clubs continue to score points by:
• Collecting and delivering gears to their airship
• Scoring fuel in the boilers
• Climbing the ropes on their airship to prepare
for flight
• Populating gear trains to start rotors
• Defending against other Adventure Clubs
The adventure club with the highest
score at the end of the match is best
prepared for the race and wins.
STEAMWORKS,
SM
the 2017
FIRST
Robotics Competition game, invites two
adventure clubs from an era in which technology relied on steam power to prepare
their airships for the ultimate long distance race.
FIRST
®
, the
FIRST
®
logo,
FIRST
®
Robotics Competition,
FIRST
®
Tech Challenge,
FIRST
STEAMWORKS,
SM
Coopertition
®
,
Gracious Professionalism,
®
and
Sport for the Mind
TM
are trademarks of For Inspiration and Recognition of
Science and Technology (
FIRST
®
). LEGO
®
and MINDSTORMS
®
are registered trademarks of the LEGO Group.
FIRST
®
LEGO
®
League and
FIRST
®
LEGO
®
League Jr. are jointly held trademarks of
FIRST
and the LEGO Group.
©2016
FIRST
. All rights reserved.
FR021
FIRST
®
Robotics Competition 2017 Game
Each three-team alliance prepares to
take flight in three ways:
1.
Build Steam Pressure.
Robots collect fuel
represented by green balls. They score it
in high and low goals in their boiler. As fuel
is scored steam pressure in the tank on
the alliance’s airship builds – the high goal
builds pressure faster than the low goal.
2.
Start Rotors.
Robots retrieve and deliver
gears to pilots on their airship who then
install them on the appropriate rotor. Once
a gear train is complete the rotor can be
started.
3.
Prepare for Flight.
Adventure clubs want
their robots to climb aboard their airships so
they can assist the pilots during the race.
Autonomous Period:
Robots operate independently from
preprogrammed instructions for the first
15 seconds.
Adventure clubs score points by:
• Reaching their baseline
• Delivering gears to the airship
• Scoring fuel into the boilers
Teleoperated Period:
Operators take control for the final two minutes
and fifteen seconds.
Adventure Clubs continue to score points by:
• Collecting and delivering gears to their airship
• Scoring fuel in the boilers
• Climbing the ropes on their airship to prepare
for flight
• Populating gear trains to start rotors
• Defending against other Adventure Clubs
The adventure club with the highest
score at the end of the match is best
prepared for the race and wins.
