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FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®)
History Main | 1992: MAIZE CRAZE™ | 1993: RUG RAGE™ | 1994: TOWER POWER™ | 1995: RAMP N' ROLL™ | 1996: HEXAGON HAVOC™ | 1997: TOROID TERROR™ | 1998: LADDER LOGIC™ | 1999: DOUBLE TROUBLE™ | 2000: CO-OPERTITION FIRST™ | 2001: DIABOLICAL DYNAMICS™ | 2002: ZONE ZEAL™ | 2003: STACK ATTACK™ | 2004: FIRST FRENZY™ | 2005: TRIPLE PLAY™ | 2006: AIM HIGH™ | 2007: RACK N' ROLL™ | 2008: OVERDRIVE™ | 2009: LUNACY® | 2010: BREAKAWAY™ | 2011: LOGOMOTION™ | 2012: REBOUND Rumble™ | 2013: Ultimate Ascent™ | 2014: Aerial Assist™ | 2015: Recycle Rush | 2016: Stronghold | 2017: Steamworks | 2018: PowerUp
2018: Power Up
Each three-team alliance has three ways to help defeat the boss:
- 1. Owning the scale or their switch. Ownership occurs when the scale or alliance's switch is tipped in their favor. Robots collect and deliver power cubes to gain ownership.
- 2. Playing power ups. Alliances exchange power cubes for power ups. Power ups provide a timed advantage during the match. There are three power ups that can be played: Force, Boost, and Levitate.
- 3. Climbing the scale tower. Robots work together to climb the scale tower to face the boss.
Autonomous Period:
Robots operate independently following preprogrammed instructions for the first fifteen seconds of the match.
Alliances score points by:
- Reaching their own autonomous line
- Gaining ownership of the scale or their switch
Teleoperated Period:
Operators take control for the final two minutes and fifteen seconds of the match.
Alliances continue to score points by:
- Gaining ownership of the scale or their switch
- Delivering power cubes to the alliance's vault
- Using power ups for a timed advantage
- Parking on the scale platform or climbing the scale to face the boss
The alliance with the highest score at the end of the match defeats the boss and wins.
- 63 Regional events (1 additional Mexico regional was canceled due to earthquake damage)
- 85 District events
- 10 District Championships
- 2 World Championships (Houston & Detroit)
The ten District areas:
- Michigan
- Mid-Atlantic Region (MAR) DE, NJ, eastern PA
- Pacific Northwest - WA & OR & AK
- New England - CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, ME
- Chesapeake - MD, DC, VA
- Georgia
- Indiana
- North Carolina
- Ontario, Canada
- Israel