2018 FIRST Power Up
This game involves two alliances of three teams each, with each team controlling a robot and performing specific tasks on a field to score points….
Read more2017 FIRST Steamworks
In this game, two alliances of three individual teams and their robots compete on a field to score “match” point to win the game and…
Read more2016 FIRST Stronghold
This game was played by two alliances of up to three teams each, and involves breaching the opponents’ defenses, known as outer work as well…
Read more2015 Recycle Rush
RECYCLE RUSH℠ is a recycling-themed game played by two Alliances of three robots each. Robots score points by stacking totes on scoring platforms, capping those stacks with…
Read more2014 Aerial Assist
AERIAL ASSIST℠ is played by two competing Alliances of three robots each on a flat 25’ x 54’ foot field, straddled by a truss suspended just…
Read more2013 Ultimate Ascent
Ultimate Ascent is played on a 27’x54′ field. There are two pyramids placed in the center of each half of the field. There are five…
Read more2012 Rebound Rumble
Rebound Rumble℠ is played by two competing Alliances on a flat, 27 x 54 foot field. Each Alliance consists of three robots. They compete to…
Read more2011 Logo Motion
LOGO MOTION™ is played by two competing alliances on a flat 27’ x 54’ foot field. Each alliance consists of three robots. They compete to…
Read more2010 Breakaway
Two alliances of three teams each compete on a 27′ x 54′ field with bumps attempting to earn points by collecting soccer balls in their…
Read more2009 Lunacy
In Lunacy, teams attempted to score oddly shaped balls, collectively called orbit balls, into trailers attached to opposing robots. Two (2) points were given for…
Read more2008 FIRST Overdrive
FIRST Overdrive was a game played on a playing field called a track. Two alliances composed of three teams each competed in each match to earn the highest…
Read more2007 Rack ‘n’ Roll
In Rack ‘n’ Roll, each match was 2 minutes 15 seconds long. The game this year pit two alliances, red and blue, with three (3)…
Read more2006 Aim High
In Aim High, each match was 2 minutes 10 seconds long. The carpeted field was 26 feet wide and 54 feet long. The center 6…
Read more2005 Triple Play
This game was the first to feature three robots per alliance. The primary game pieces were called “Tetras” which are tetrahedra made from 1.25 in (31.8 mm) PVC pipe 30 in…
Read more2004 FIRST Frenzy: Raising the Bar
In FIRST Frenzy: Raising the Bar, each match was 2 minutes long. The carpeted field was 24 feet wide by 48 feet long; across the…
Read more2003 Stack Attack
In Stack Attack, each match was 2 minutes and 10 seconds long. The carpeted field was 24 feet wide by 54 feet long; across the…
Read more2002 Zone Zeal
In Zone Zeal, each match was 2 minutes long. The field was divided into 5 zones. The game is played 2 vs. 2. Human players…
Read more2001 Diabolical Dynamics
Diabolical Dynamics was the 2001 game for the FIRST Robotics Competition. Field The playing field is a carpeted, rectangular area. Dividing the field in half is an…
Read more2000 Co-opertition FIRST
Founded for the 2000 season, “Team Lightning” completed in Co-opertition FIRST under the number 465. We didn’t adopt our current name (Lightning Robotics) and number…
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