The team was also pleased to be awarded the Innovation in Control Award for their unique robot controll systems.ĭue to their Regional Wins this season, Plasma Robotics also qualified for the FIRST Championships in Houston, TX. That goal ended in success, with the team winning their second Blue Banner of the Season. The team asked Westwood Robotics (2478) and Blue Tide (2840) to join their alliance, and entered the elimination rounds with the goal to win it all. By the end of Qualifications, the team was ranked 1 with a 10-2-0 WLT Record, thus positioned as the first seed alliance captain come time for Alliance Selections. A couple weeks later at the Arizona West Regional, the team was excited to improve the Robot and show the rest of Arizona what they could do. The team was then picked as part of the first seed alliance with The Cheesy Poofs (254) and Falcon Robotics (842) and remained undefeated throughout the entire elimination round, thus earning the first Blue Banner of the Season as Regional Winners. At the Arizona North Regional, Plasma ended Qualifications ranked 24 with a 5-4-0 WLT record. The SeasonįIRST Power Up was an extremely successful season for Plasma Robotics. The Levitate Power Up solves part of the problem, but many teams also developed a system on their robots which allowed them to climb with another robot conntected to them. However, there is only one climb rung for each alliance, and so this requires more creativity in order to gain the most points.
#First powerup free
Once there are enough Power Cubes in the Vault, they may also activate one of three "Power Ups", which either force control of the Switch and Scale, double the rate of point accumulation, or give the alliance a free climb credit for the end game.Īfter the main phase of the game is over, teams may climb their side of the Scale in order to gain more points and "Face the Boss". Alliances earn five points for each Power Cube placed in the Vault in this way.
Teams may also earn points through transfering Power Cubes to their Human Players who place them in the Vault. However, Alliances earn one point for every second they control a Switch or Scale, and so they must actively work to control them throughout the match. Alliances primarily earn points through placing the most Power Cubes on their section of the Switch and Scales, thus controlling them. The 2018 FIRST Robotics Competition Game, FIRST Power Up, was a game unlike no other! Power Up is a video-game themed competition in which alliances race against each other and the clock to score as many points as possible through the use of Power Cubes (fabric-covered milk crates).
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