Official FIRST Stronghold Teaser!

[GeeTwo]

While cooking dinner this evening, I pulled a bunch of pieces together in my mind:

Originally Posted by Hallry

Teaser Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVLdJdoKK2E

Website Link: http://www.usfirst.org/node/4174

Originally Posted by TheThings

Capture the flag

Originally Posted by stoutman777

My guess would be some sort of tower defense game possibly?

Originally Posted by Hgree56

Just a thought: The video said "Face this task together" and showed a second "team" or "Alliance." Does this mean return of an end game like in 2012 where alliances have to tag-team to do it?

Originally Posted by OpalStone

I'm considering the flag element may be similar to 2011 Logomotion with the minibots. Thoughts?

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

Maybe you need to build a pacifier to turn everyone into infants...

Originally Posted by Mitchell1714

7. The new improved plowie [sic] is made out of stones from the castle.

9. At 42 seconds the robot's arms are in a karate fighting position. I assume this means the robot will have a manipulator come out of the bumper perimeter to interact with game pieces.

Originally Posted by Aur0r4

I'm surprised the dialog hasn't gotten more attention.

"Build your champion" "rally your kingdom" "Face the challenge ahead together".


I have long thought that FIRST is going to move FRC into the same format as FTC, FLL, and JR. FLL.....

Originally Posted by RocketDean

Did anybody notice that Dozer no longer has a "dozer" and now has hands with fingers?

Originally Posted by KeeganP

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

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

The manipulators on Gripper (the robot in the video) seem better adapted to pick up and position a flagpole than a ball.

Originally Posted by Trey178

What about lifting yourself onto the stronghold? I love watching teams take on a hanging/climbing feature.

Originally Posted by bEdhEd

I'm quite certain that the "champion" in the video is your team's competition robot.

That's what I thought, and still sort of think:

Looking even closer at Gripper's claws, they seem better at picking up small rectangular objects than round ones like balls or flagpoles. Gripper is also shown in the video at around 0:42 watching the action with the humans.

Synthesis:
Teams must build a robot which will assemble a Lego minibot from a bin of loose Lego parts. The minibot will enter the stronghold (probably also made of Legos), climb within the stronghold and fly a flag atop it.