Team358.org - Robotic Eagles - FIRST® Robotics Competition

Upcoming Events:

Error 406 - Not Acceptable

Generally a 406 error is caused because a request has been blocked by Mod Security. If you believe that your request has been blocked by mistake please contact the web site owner.

Full event list

Error 406 - Not Acceptable

Generally a 406 error is caused because a request has been blocked by Mod Security. If you believe that your request has been blocked by mistake please contact the web site owner.

FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®)

2009: LUNACY®

2009 <i>FIRST</i> LUNACY® Competition

Two ALLIANCES, one red and one blue, composed of three FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teams each, compete. The object of the game is to attain a higher score than your opponent by getting Orbit Balls in the TRAILERS hitched to, and dragged around by, the opposing ALLIANCE’S ROBOTS.

LUNACY® is played on a 54’x27’ low friction field. Robots are equipped with slippery wheels and payload trailers. Lunacy game pieces are “Orbit Balls” designated as Moon Rocks, Empty Cells, or Super Cells. Two three-team robot alliances collect and score Orbit Balls in trailers attached to the opposing teams’ robots. Human players are positioned around the perimeter of the arena and can score from their stations.

Robots are autonomous during the first 15 seconds of play, and teleoperated for the remaining 2 minutes. Trailers begin each match empty, but robots may be loaded with up to 7 Moon Rocks by their team prior to the start of the match. Human players are equipped with 20 Moon Rocks, less the number they load into their robot, and a quantity of empty cells and Super cells determined by the outcome of their previous match. If a team has not yet played a match, the human player receives 4 Empty Cells and 2 Super Cells.

Moon Rocks and Empty Cells scored in an opponent’s trailer, at any time and by any player, are worth 2 points. Super Cells scored in an opponent’s trailer are worth 15 points. Super Cells must be “activated” before they can be played. Activation occurs when a robot delivers an Empty Cell from their Outpost to their Fueling Station. Empty cells can be delivered throughout the match. Super Cells may only be played during the last 20 seconds of a match.

Scoring Summary:

Each SCORED MOON ROCK is worth 2 points
Each SCORED EMPTY CELL is worth 2 points
Each SCORED SUPER CELL is worth 15 points

Robot Restrictions:

Starting size limit: 28"x38"x60"
Size limit during play: same as starting limit
Weight Limit: 120 lbs + battery + 15lb bumpers
$3,500 limit, $400 limit for any single component
Up to 15lb bumpers allowed outside starting size and weight limit

2009 LUNACY® 1-page Description

2009 FIRST Search Rules Archive

<i>FIRST</i> 2009 LUNACY® Game Animation

LUNACY® Animation (.wmv, 33 MB) -- Image courtesy of NASA

46 Teams (.doc, 100KB) attended the 2009 SBPLI Long Island Regional.
1677 Teams (.xls, 1.3MB) participated in the 2009 FIRST season at 41 Regional events plus a special event structure in Michigan consisting of 7 District events and a state championship.
349 Teams (.pdf, 324KB) attended the 2009 Championship in Atlanta.