FRC Terminology And Definitions

[JaneYoung]

Well, it's not generating many terms/definitions. Maybe I can come up with some terms and people can add definitions.

LogoMotion - Eric's post

Purpose of Logos in the game, LogoMotion -

Jack Kamen -

Dean Kamen -

Dr. Woodie Flowers -

Gracious Professional - definition and how the role it plays

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Reffing - where the refs are responsible for.
(Some folks get all riled up because the 'ref wasn't even looking' - and it wasn't their area.
Yellow card -
Red card -


Positions on the field: field reset, scorekeepers, FTA, etc.
The Pits -
Pit Admin -
Lost and Found -


cRio -
Programmer/ing -

drivers' station -
human player -


points (example: minibot) -

drive train -
manipulator -
end effector -
arm -

camera -
line(s) -

Collaboration -
Coopertition -
Alliance (Red/Blue) - Purpose (?)

STEM -
sponsor -
FIRST Scholarships -
HoF teams -
Awards -

Autonomous - The robot is operating using it's own on board programming and sensors with no human interaction
Teleop - Period of game time that the robot is controlled by human drivers
Judge - the people with blue polo shirts that judge/select the teams and hand out awards
Referee - the people with striped shirts that call penalties
Red Card - A team does not get anything from a match due to nasty play. (Soccer: Rough play, a player is off the field for the duration of the game.)
Yellow Card - A team almost got a red card, and if they do that again, they will. (Soccer: Same thing as FRC.)