Breakaway (FIRST)
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Breakaway is the game for the 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition
, announced on January 9, 2010. Robots direct soccer balls into goals, traverse "bumps" in the field, suspend themselves and each other on towers, and/or go through a tunnel located in the center of the field.
In 2010, a new driver station was introduced, the Classmate PC
, replacing the previous Kwikbyte driver station.
At the end of the match, bonus points are awarded for robots that cling onto either of the two towers in the center of the field. More bonus points are awarded if alliance robots can suspend themselves from the robot clinging onto the tower.
Seven different fields were built and played on.
in Atlanta, Georgia
. Attendance was estimated to be around 20,000 at that all-seater stadium
.
FIRST Robotics Competition
The FIRST Robotics Competition is an international high school robotics competition organized by FIRST. Each year, teams of high school students compete to build robots weighing up to , not including battery and bumpers, that can complete a task, which changes every year...
, announced on January 9, 2010. Robots direct soccer balls into goals, traverse "bumps" in the field, suspend themselves and each other on towers, and/or go through a tunnel located in the center of the field.
In 2010, a new driver station was introduced, the Classmate PC
Classmate PC
The Classmate PC, formerly known as Eduwise, is Intel's entry into the market for low-cost personal computers for children in the developing world. It is in some respects similar to the One Laptop Per Child trade association's Children's Machine , which has a similar target market...
, replacing the previous Kwikbyte driver station.
Scoring
Balls are kicked or herded into goals located in the corners of the fields. There are two goals for each alliance, adding up to 4 goals total.- Scored Ball — 1 point
At the end of the match, bonus points are awarded for robots that cling onto either of the two towers in the center of the field. More bonus points are awarded if alliance robots can suspend themselves from the robot clinging onto the tower.
- Suspended Bot — 2 points
- Bot Suspended From Another Bot — 3 points
Game Play
Robots play Breakaway on a 27 by 54-foot rectangular field known as the field. The field is bordered by a set of guardrails and alliance walls. There are two "bumps" in the field that divide it into three zones. During matches, the robots are controlled from alliance stations located outside the field at both ends. These rectangular zones consist of three-team player stations that provide connectivity between the controls used by the robot operators and the arena. Goals are located at the corners of the field, and extend behind the alliance wall and adjacent to the player stations. After goals are scored, human players must pick up the balls and pass them to the center of the alliance station to be placed on a ball return rack, after which they will re-enter play at midfield. Teams are penalized if balls are not re-entered within a set time limit.Starting Positions
Each round lasts two minutes and fifteen seconds. In the first fifteen seconds of a round, the robots run in autonomous mode, then there are two minutes of game play during which robots are user-controlled. The game is played by two three-robot alliances with each team starting one robot in each of the three sections of the field. At the beginning of a match, every robot must be touching either one of the bisecting bumps or an alliance wall. Also, at the start of the match each of the 12 balls in play must be placed at one vertex of a six foot by six foot gird. There are two grids marked at either ends of each of the three zones.Competition schedule
- Kickoff — January 9, 2010
- Shipping deadline — February 23, 2010
- Championship — April 15, 2010 - April 17, 2010
Seven different fields were built and played on.
Regionals
The following regional events were held in 2010:- Arizona Regional - Phoenix
- Autodesk Oregon Regional - Portland
- BAE Systems Granite State Regional - Manchester, NH
- Bayou Regional - Westwego, LA
- Boilermaker Regional - West Lafayette, IN
- Boston Regional - Boston
- Buckeye Regional - Cleveland, OH
- Chesapeake Regional - Baltimore, MD
- Colorado Regional - Denver
- Dallas Regional - Dallas
- Finger Lakes Regional - Rochester, NY
- Florida Regional - Orlando
- Greater Kansas City Regional - Kansas City, MO
- Greater Toronto Regional - Mississauga, ON
- Hawaii Regional - Honolulu
- Israel Regional - Tel AvivTel AvivTel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, Israel - Las Vegas Regional - Las Vegas
- Lone Star Regional - Houston
- Los Angeles Regional - Long Beach, CA
- Microsoft Seattle Regional - Seattle
- Midwest Regional - Chicago
- Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional - Minneapolis
- Minnesota North Star Regional - Minneapolis
- New Jersey Regional - Trenton, NJ
- New York City Regional - New York City
- North Carolina Regional - Raleigh, NC
- Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional - Hartford, CT
- Oklahoma Regional - Oklahoma City
- Palmetto Regional - Clemson, SC
- Peachtree Regional - Duluth, GA
- Philadelphia Regional - Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh Regional - Pittsburgh
- St. Louis Regional - St. Louis
- Sacramento Regional - Davis, CA
- San Diego Regional - San Diego
- SBPLI Long Island Regional - Hempstead, NY
- Silicon Valley Regional - San Jose, CA
- Utah Regional - Salt Lake City
- Virginia Regional - Richmond, VA
- Washington DC Regional - Washington, DC
- Waterloo Regional - Waterloo, ON
- Wisconsin Regional - Milwaukee
- WPI Regional - Worcester, MA
Districts
District events were held only in Michigan and led up to the Michigan State Championship in Ypsilanti.- Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition - Flint
- Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition - Traverse City
- Ann Arbor FIRST Robotics District Competition - Ann Arbor
- Cass Tech FIRST Robotics District Competition - Detroit
- West Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition - Allendale
- Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition - Detroit
- Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition - Troy
World Championships
The World Championships were held at the Georgia DomeGeorgia Dome
The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the...
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. Attendance was estimated to be around 20,000 at that all-seater stadium
All-seater stadium
An all-seater stadium is a sports stadium in which every spectator has a seat. This is commonplace in football stadiums in nations such as the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands. Most soccer and American football stadiums in the United States and Canada are all-seaters, as are most baseball...
.