Rebound Rumble
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Year | 2012 |
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Season Information | |
Number of regionals | 54 (including MI and MAR championships)[1] |
Number of district events | 14[1] |
Championship location | Edward Jones Dome, St Louis, Missouri[2] |
Links | |
Website | http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc |
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Rebound Rumble is the 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition game. It is styled similarly to basketball.
Kickoff
The Kickoff event was held on January 7.[3] Speakers included Dean Kamen, Charlie Bolden, Walt Havenstein, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Stephen Colbert and will.i.am.[3] It was broadcast on NASA TV[4] beginning at 10:30 EST. The official game animation video was produced by Dave Lavery and narrated by Blair Hundertmark.[5]
Rules
Alliances
The game is played by two alliances, red and blue, of three teams each.[6] Alliances compete in 135-second matches to earn as many points as possible by scoring basketballs into hoops or by balancing tilt bridges.[6]
Field
The field is a carpeted area 27 feet by 54 feet[6] designed to mimic a basketball court.[7] At both ends are the driver stations and an array of basketball hoops.[6] There is one low hoop, two middle hoops, and one high hoop.[6] Across the narrow dimension of the field a 4 inch high wall, along which are placed three tilting bridges at a height of 12 inches.[6] The bridges at the edges are color coded for each alliance, and the center bridge, called the Coopertition bridge, is available for both alliances.[6]
Matches
Each match lasts 135 seconds[4] and is divided into two portions: Hybrid mode and Teleoperated (Teleop) mode.[6] During Hybrid mode, two robots on each alliance have to act autonomously.[6] The third robot may be controlled by means of a Microsoft Kinect or act autonomously.[6] During Teleop, all robots are controlled by human drivers.[6]
At events, there are two types of matches: qualification and elimination.[6] Robots compete in qualification matches to determine seed and who will compete in the elimination bracket.[6]
Scoring
Throughout a match, teams can score points as follows by scoring basketballs into hoops:[6]
Hoop | Hybrid | Teleop |
Top row | 6 | 3 |
Middle row | 5 | 2 |
Bottom row | 4 | 1 |
At the end of the match, points are scored for balanced alliance bridges, but not the Coopertition bridge.[6]
Number of robots on bridge |
Qualification match |
Elimination match |
1 | 10 | 10 |
2 | 20 | 20 |
3 | 20 | 40 |
Balancing the Coopertition bridge with a robot from each alliance earns each alliance 2 Coopertition points toward their qualification seed and the Coopertition Award.[6][8] If the two robots do not balance the bridge, 1 Coopertition point is awarded.[6]
Robots
Robots must not exceed horizontal dimensions of 28 inches by 38 inches, begin each match less than 60 inches tall and never exceed 84 inches in height.[6] An allowance is made for one protrusion of no more than 14 inches (so long as this protrusion is retracted at the start of the match).[6] Discounting the battery and protective bumpers, the robot cannot exceed a weight of 120 pounds.[6]
Events
Regionals
The following regional events will be held in 2012:[1]
- Week 1
- Greater Kansas City Regional - Kansas City, MO
- BAE Systems Granite State Regional - Manchester, NH
- Smoky Mountains Regional - Knoxville, TN
- Alamo Regional - San Antonio, TX
- San Diego Regional - San Diego, CA
- Israel Regional - Tel Aviv, Israel
- Week 2
- Greater Toronto East Regional - Oshawa, ON
- Orlando Regional - Orlando, FL
- WPI Regional - Worcester, MA
- Chesapeake Regional - Baltimore, MD
- Lake Superior Regional - Duluth, MN
- Finger Lakes Regional - Rochester, NY
- Autodesk Oregon Regional - Portland, OR
- Pittsburgh Regional - Pittsburgh, PA
- Week 3
- Festival de Robotique FRC a Montreal Regional - Montreal, QC
- Sacramento Regional - Davis, CA
- Los Angeles Regional - Long Beach, CA
- Peachtree Regional - Duluth, GA
- Boilermaker Regional - West Lafayette, IN
- Bayou Regional - Kenner, LA
- Utah Regional co-sponsored by NASA and Platt - West Valley City, UT
- Virginia Regional - Richmond, VA
- New York City Regional - New York, NY
- Week 4
- Waterloo Regional - Waterloo, ON
- Arizona Regional - Chandler, AZ
- Colorado Regional - Denver, CO
- Hawaii Regional sponsored by BAE Systems - Honolulu, HI
- Midwest Regional - Chicago, IL
- Boston Regional - Boston, MA
- St. Louis Regional - St. Louis, MO
- Buckeye Regional - Cleveland, OH
- Palmetto Regional - North Charleston, SC
- Seattle Cascade Regional - Seattle, WA
- Seattle Olympic Regional - Seattle, WA
- Wisconsin Regional - Milwaukee, WI
- Week 5
- Greater Toronto West Regional - Mississauga, ON
- Silicon Valley Regional - San Jose, CA
- Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional - Hartford, CT
- Washington DC Regional - Washington, DC
- South Florida Regional - Boca Raton, FL
- Minnesota North Star Regional - Minneapolis, MN
- Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional - Minneapolis, MN
- SBPLI Long Island Regional - Hempstead, NY
- Oklahoma Regional - Oklahoma City, OK
- Dallas East Regional sponsored by jcpenney - Dallas, TX
- Dallas West Regional sponsored by jcpenney - Dallas, TX
- Week 6
- Central Valley Regional - Madera, CA
- North Carolina Regional - Raleigh, NC
- Las Vegas Regional - Las Vegas, NV
- Queen City Regional - Cincinnati, OH
- Lone Star Regional - Houston, TX
- Spokane Regional - Cheney, WA
Districts
The two districts of 2012 are Michigan and Mid-Atlantic Robotics (MAR):[1]
- Week 1
- Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition - Flint, MI USA
- Hatboro-Horsham FIRST Robotics District Competition - Horsham, PA USA
- Week 2
- Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition - Traverse City, MI USA
- Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition - Waterford, MI USA
- Chestnut Hill FIRST Robotics District Competition - Philadelphia, PA USA
- Rutgers University FIRST Robotics District Competition - New Brunswick, NJ USA
- Week 3
- West Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition - Allendale, MI USA
- Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition - Detroit, MI USA
- Week 4
- Niles FIRST Robotics District Competition - Niles, MI USA
- Northville FIRST Robotics District Competition - Northville, MI USA
- Lenape FIRST Robotics District Competition - Tabernacle, NJ USA
- Week 5
- Livonia FIRST Robotics District Competition - Livonia, MI USA
- Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition - Troy, MI USA
- Mount Olive FIRST Robotics District Competition - Flanders, NJ USA
- Week 7 (Championships)
- Michigan FRC State Championship - Ypsilanti, MI
- Mid-Atlantic Robotics FRC Region Championship - Philadelphia, PA
World Championships
The World Championships for Rebound Rumble will be held April 26-28[1] at the Edward Jones Dome in St Louis, Missouri.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e "What Events And Teams Are In My Area?". FIRST. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ a b "St. Louis to host FIRST Robotics Competition". St. Louis Business Journal. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ a b FIRST (7 January 2012). ""Rebound Rumble(SM)" Robotics Game Unveiled by Dean Kamen and Host of Celebrities to 60,000 High-School Students at 2012 FIRST (R) Robotics Competition Kickoff". Business Wire. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ a b Schad, Lauren (January 7, 2012). "Columbia FIRST Robotics Competition team off and running". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ "Chap 18 - Game Animation.mov". FIRST. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Game". FIRST. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ Pittari, Jeremy (January 7, 2012). "Rebound Rumble is robotics game this year". Picayune Item. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ Abernathy, April (January 7, 2012). "Students kick off robotics season". The Herald Bulletin. Retrieved 8 January 2012.