Greetings Teams!
We’re wicked excited to have your team attend this year’s Beantown Blitz! Please read through the information below for details on this year’s event! Check out below for all the relevant info:
Highlights:
Volunteering:
If you have mentors or students who would like to volunteer, please have them Sign Up Here: https://goo.gl/forms/C6MmoaVEKWLz1gMy2
Student Judge Panel:
Students are encouraged to sign up and be a a part of our annual student judge panel lead by an NE FIRST Judge Advisor. They will learn about the judging process and interview teams at the event to determine our award winners. Sign Up Here: https://goo.gl/forms/Ee5jhctx8IUELktV2
Powering Our Future Award
The Powering Our Future Award recognizes an outstanding volunteer and or mentor who goes above and beyond to make things better for the FIRST community. This award celebrates a person who inspires students and others with their volunteerism in FIRST and their communities.
All submissions are due Friday October 5th and must be submitted by students
Nominations Submitted Here: https://goo.gl/forms/Qqq69YwmSaZfdkZD3
If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected]
The Particulars:
Location
Revere High School 101 School St, Revere, MA, 02151
Event Schedule
10/5 Set Up Schedule (Attendance Optional)
4:00 pm - Load In
6:30pm-7:45pm -Practice Matches (Subject to field availability)
8:00 pm - Pits Close
**If you can attend set up, please email [email protected]
10/6 Event Schedule
7:00 am - Load In
8:00 am - Driver’s Meeting
8:15 am - Opening Ceremonies
8:30am - 12:30 pm - Qualification Matches
12:30pm - 1:00pm - Mentor Matches
~ 1:00 - 2:00pm - Lunch
2:00 pm - 3:00pm - Remaining Qualification Matches
3:00pm - Alliance Selection
3:45pm - 6:00pm - Playoffs/Awards
6:00pm - Load Out
Parking
There is lots of parking at Revere High School!
Concessions
Lunch concessions will be available and include: hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza, snacks, beverages.
Team List
26 Robots (as of 9/22 )
- 20 FIRST Robotics Team 20 The Rocketeers - x2
- 78 FRC Team 78 - AIR Strike
- 88 Tj Squared - x2
- 125 NUTRONS
- 157 Aztechs FIRST Robotics Team
- 172 The Northern Force
- 181 Birds of Prey - FRC Team 181
- 195 FIRST Team 195: The CyberKnights - x2
- 839 Rosie Robotics FIRST Team 839
- 885 Robovines
- 1153 Walpole Robotics
- 1768 Nashoba Robotics RoboChiefs
- 1965 1965 Firebirds FIRST Robotics - x2
- 2084 2084 Robots by the C
- 2423 Watertown High School Robotics Team: The KwarQs
- 2877 Ligerbots
- 4151 SCRAP
- 4796 FRC 4796 Cyber Dragons
- 5000 Hingham Robotics Team 5000: The Hammerheads
- 5494 Bizarbot Robotics 5494
- 5687 The Outliers
- 5846 SouthCoast Corsairs
- 6201 The Highlanders
- 7153 Aetos Dios FRC Team 7153
Webcast
This year’s event will be streamed live on the First Updates Now Twitch Channel
Watch Here: https://twitch.tv/firstupdatesnow
Rule Changes
We will be borrowing the rule changes adapted at IRI this year. Thank you to the IRI committee for developing clear rules that, in our opinion, helped improve gampelay for FIRST Power Up.
The changes are as follows:
G05 - Don’t overextend yourself.
ROBOTS may not extend more than 16 in. beyond their FRAME PERIMETER. This rule doesn’t apply to a ROBOT fully within its PLATFORM ZONE during the ENDGAME. Momentary, minimal excursions (approximately less than 3 seconds and less than 6 inches) outside of the PLATFORM ZONE during ENDGAME will not result in violations of this rule.
G09. Launching POWER CUBES is okay, but keep it short.
A ROBOT is not permitted to launch POWER CUBES except:
B. When any part of its BUMPERS are contacting a FENCE, either directly or transitively through a POWER CUBE, or any part of the ROBOT is intersecting the vertical planes defined by the SWITCH FENCE, and it is attempting to place a POWER CUBE on the nearest PLATE of that FENCE’s SWITCH
G22. One POWER CUBE per ROBOT.
ROBOTS may not control more than one (1) POWER CUBE at a time.
B. “Herding” (Intentionally pushing a POWER CUBE to a desired location or direction) is in violation of this rule. This rule does not apply to a ROBOT breaking the plane of their own Exchange Zone.
G25. PLATES are moved by POWER CUBES, not ROBOTS.
Except via the weight of placed POWER CUBES, ROBOTS may not directly or transitively cause or prevent the movement of PLATES in a way that is beneficial to their own alliance (examples include holding a PLATE at neutral or through holding a PLATE in a manner which earns their alliance points). If a REFEREE or FTA determines damage is occurring to the SCALE, the offending ROBOT will be DISABLED.
See everyone there!
-Brando