Official FIRST Stronghold Teaser!

[KeeganP]

I know many have pointed out the possibility of a "capture the flag" type game, but what if you take that a step farther and (using the two holes drilled on Dozer in the video) put a "target" on there. Now, the objective is to capture the flag (and defend your own flag from being captured) while getting hit as few times as possible. Maybe the "ammunition" are tennis balls. Maybe the game ends when you have successfully captured the flag and raised it up on your own "tower" or when time expires -- whichever comes first.

Alternatively, maybe we have another end game where you must raise the opposing flag up fastest (think 2011 but with flags, not minibots).

FIRST spent a ton of money on the totes this year, so I could potentially see them using the totes to build the "towers" on the field. Still not sure what purpose they serve exactly (I don't exactly see another 2003-style "knock it down to score points!" game.

In other news, how might one pick up a 1"dia PVC pipe (flag pole) off the ground? A fast, accurate mechanism that does that would be potentially tricky to build robustly enough to survive being hit by other robots. during gameplay.