2012 Rebound Rumble

Game Description:

The Rebound Rumble robotics game is played between two Alliances of three teams each. The Alliances compete in a game very similar to basketball, except there are four baskets instead of one. Also, in the middle of the field, the teams have to go over either a four inch tall bump or over what is more or less a teeter-totter. They have to gain as many points as possible in a two minute match.


This year’s field.(Text used with permission from FIRST.)

Official Game Rules

The Rebound RumbleSM robotics game is played between two Alliances of three teams each. Each Alliance competes by trying to score as many of the basketballs in the hoops as possible during the 2-minute and 15-second match. Balls scored in higher hoops score Alliances more points. Alliances are awarded bonus points if they are balanced on bridges at the end of the match. In matches where opponent Alliances work together to balance on the white bridge, all participating teams earn additional valuable seeding points.

For more info on Rebound Rumble, click here and for the Rebound RumbleSM Animation, click here.

Our Robot

No specifications yet.

General Description

We are still in the design process, and still deciding on the basics of our robot. Nothing to report as of today.

Competitions

2012 Lake Superior Regional
Where: Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center (DECC), Duluth, MN
When: March 8 – March 10, 2012
Regional Website: http://www.mnfirstregional.org/

From March 8th to 10th we are going to be participating in the Lake Superior Regional Competition, held in the Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center (DECC) in Duluth, Minnesota.

Last year, in Minneapolis, we ended qualification rounds at 6th place from a group of 63 teams. For our alliance we chose Teams 2232: Deus ex Machina and 2545: Quantum Mechanics. In quarter-finals, our alliance lost one round and won the next; in the determining round, our alliance lost: 72 to 89. Our team earned both Rockwell Automation’s Innovation in Control Award and UL’s Industrial Safety Award. Safety in C.O.R.E. is more than a concept or idea–it is a culture. Our members distributed safety manuals and gave safety presentations at the 10,000 Lakes Regional.

2012 Wisconsin Regional
Where: US Cellular Arena
When: March 22 – March 24, 2012
Regional Website: http://uscellulararena.org/events/669-us-first-2012-wisconsin-regional-robotics-competition/

From March 22nd to 24th we will be participating in the Wisconsin Regional Competition, held in the US Cellular Arena.

Last year, we ended qualification rounds at 4th place. For our alliance we chose Teams 930: Mukwonago B.E.A.R.s and 1714: MORE Robotics, but 930 ended up getting replaced with Team 2506: Saber Robotics. In quarter-finals, our alliance lost the first round and lost the next: 0 to 31. Our team earned the Website Award.

Others

The Website, Animation, and Chairman’s teams have been hard at work to be able to meet the deadlines.