THE GAME
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 over five feet above the floor. The objective is to score as many balls in goals as possible during a two (2)-minute and 30-second match. The more Alliances score their ball in their goals, and the more they work together to do it, the more points their Alliance receives.
Game Strategy
Truck Town Thunder has assembled many game strategies in order to effectively play any position on the field. Despite our plan to be an all-around robot, the team will mainly play a midfield position, supporting and assisting other robots in their endeavors. However, if our allies happen to be playing similar positions as us, we have other strategies developed to help our alliance succeed.
THE ROBOT
Autonomous
- Shooting in the high goal and shooting when the goal is hot
- Moving to get mobility points
Teleoperated
- Playing in the white zone as a “midfield” player
- Taking on the role of an “assist” robot, shooting over the truss and catching the ball as the situation demands
Secondary Strategies
- Acting as an “inbounder” robot, collecting the ball from the human player and passing it to an alliance member
- Acting as a “shooter” robot, collecting balls from an alliance partner and scoring them in the high goal
- Acting as a “carrier” robot, both inbounding and shooting while possibly passing the ball to an alliance member in the process
Strategy Session Recorded 1/6/2014
NEWS
On Saturday, April 5, 2014, the Truck Town Thunder Robotics, FIRST Robotics Team 68, competed in their 3rd and final district level competition at Bedford High School in Temperance, MI. Due to the relentless efforts of the pit crew and the expertise of the drive team, Truck Town Thunder seeded 3rd after the qualification matches.…
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The FIRS T in Michigan Robotics State Championships were held April 10-12, 2014 at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, MI. FIRST Team 68, Truck Town Thunder, was privileged to be one of 64 teams to participate in the annual event. Governor Rick Snyder spoke at the event to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of…
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The wheels on the bus went round and round as FIRST Team 68, Truck Town Thunder, journeyed to the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri to compete in the FIRST Championship held April 23-26, 2014. FIRST Founder, Dean Kamen, FIRST Advisor, Woodie Flowers, and more motivational speakers delivered speeches that inspired students, mentors, volunteers, and parents. The competition grew…
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November 1, 2014, Bloomfield Hills Lahser High School, FRC Teams 33, 68, 469 and 2834 will host the 2nd Annual Bloomfield Girls Robotics Competition. Come and celebrate women In engineering by competing and just have a fun hanging around with some inspiring people.
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