Other interesting information about GRITS:
Rookie Experience
Rookies are an integral part of the GRITS event. New rookie teams (first year participating in FIRST) attend in order to get a better idea of the upcoming season, collaborate with veteran teams for best practices and learn from the experience of an actual event. In keeping with this objective, Georgia FIRST will launch ‘The Rookie Experience’ at GRITS 2016. The Rookie Experience will allow attending rookie team members to watch actual matches, hear from our 2016 Rookie All Star Team, drive a robot in a designated area, hear from our lead inspector and participate on an actual competing veteran team. We will not place rookies in the driver position of our competing teams this year in order to keep the competitive nature of the event high. Rookies will participate through an ‘embedded’ experience in order to learn the importance of: the pits, queuing, judging, referee calls, etc. We will be calling on a few veteran teams to serve as rookie host for the second half of the day. Help us to make ‘The Rookie Experience’ the best it can be!
Consent and Release Form
All students and adults participating in GRITS 2016 are required to sign and submit the attached consent and release form. These will be collected during team check in on Saturday morning. Please make you turn in one form per participant.
Food
You are able to bring your own food into this venue. Pleases do not plan to store food until lunch in the venue unless it can be done so in your pit. Food is not permitted to be eaten in the pits. We will have a designated area for you to ‘picnic’ with your team. Limited concessions will be offered throughout the day on Saturday, such as candy, chips, drinks. There are several fast food options in the Gainesville area, many of whom deliver. Have a food plan in place before your arrival.
Parking
Parking is FREE for this event. Parking signs will be posted upon entering the parking lot. You may leave your trailers overnight in the parking lot, however, know that you do this at your own risk. Please secure your trailer properly.
Rule Changes
The following rules are being modified for GRITS:
3.1.4 - A ROBOT has SCALED the TOWER if, at the conclusion of the MATCH, the ROBOT:
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is in contact with a unique RUNG, and
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is not in contact with the carpet or the batter. (i.e. it does not have to be fully above the height of the low GOALS).
G5 - DRIVE TEAMS may not climb over, step over, or walk over/across DEFENSES or PLATFORMS, with the exception that teams may carefully step on DEFENSES or PLATFORMS in order to remove the robot from the DEFENSE.
Violation: 1st time will be a verbal warning. 2nd infraction will be a YELLOW CARD.
G19-1 ROBOTS must be in compliance iwth Section 4.7 Bumper Rules throughout the Match.
Violation: FOUL. DISABLED if the ref deems the robot in a position to cause damage to other ROBOTS or the FIELD.
G38 Clarification - Driving over or getting stuck on a boulder while holding another bolder will not be a violation of G38.
Shadow a Ref Opportunity
We have done this in the past and are bringing it back! During the matches we will allow one team member to be paired with a ref to see how the game looks from the refs perspective. We will take 4 students each match. There will be a signup sheet when you arrive at the venue. Look for the SHADOW A REF SIGNUP poster (which will probably be near the refs) when you arrive. We will only do this during qualification matches.
Inspection
Your robot will go through an inspection process with our lead robot inspector. It is not as extensive as an in-season event, however, you will be asked to show any modification you have made. Inspection will focus on allowable components, weight, size and safety.
New Defense
The Log Roll is composed of two 3.5 inch diameter logs in a 3 degree X shape that your robot must traverse. Both logs roll on independent bearings and will have a textured “bark” applied to the outside.
The Log Roll will replace the Portcullis in Category A. The other Category A defense is the Cheval de Frise.
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