Jump to content

FIRST Stronghold: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead. #IABot (v1.3beta8) (Elisfkc)
m date formats per MOS:DATEFORMAT by script
Line 1: Line 1:
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''FIRST'' Stronghold}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''FIRST'' Stronghold}}
{{use mdy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox FIRST Robotics Competition game
{{Infobox FIRST Robotics Competition game
| game_title = ''FIRST'' Stronghold
| game_title = ''FIRST'' Stronghold
| logo = [[File:FIRST Stronghold Logo.svg|250px]]
| logo = [[File:FIRST Stronghold Logo.svg|250px]]
| year = 2016
| year = 2016
| number_teams = 3,128<ref name="2016 Season Facts">{{cite web|title=2016 Season Facts|url=http://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/frc-2016-season-facts.pdf|publisher=FIRST|accessdate=28 February 2016}}</ref>
| number_teams = 3,128<ref name="2016 Season Facts">{{cite web|title=2016 Season Facts|url=http://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/frc-2016-season-facts.pdf|publisher=FIRST|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref>
| number_regionals = 53<ref name="Regional and District Page">{{cite web|title=Regional and District Events|url=http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/regional-events|website=usfirst.org|publisher=US FIRST|accessdate=15 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="2016 Season Facts" />
| number_regionals = 53<ref name="Regional and District Page">{{cite web|title=Regional and District Events|url=http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/regional-events|website=usfirst.org|publisher=US FIRST|accessdate=October 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name="2016 Season Facts" />
| number_dist = 73<ref name="Regional and District Page" /><ref name="2016 Season Facts" />
| number_dist = 73<ref name="Regional and District Page" /><ref name="2016 Season Facts" />
| championship_location = [[The Dome at America's Center]], [[St Louis, Missouri]]
| championship_location = [[The Dome at America's Center]], [[St Louis, Missouri]]
| chairman_winner = 987 - "High Rollers"<ref>{{cite tweet|user=FRCTeams|number=726577680548814848|date=30 Apr 2016 |title=Congratulations to @987highrollers on the 2016 Chairman's Award! You make us proud! #omgrobots #FIRSTChamp }}</ref>
| chairman_winner = 987 - "High Rollers"<ref>{{cite tweet|user=FRCTeams|number=726577680548814848|date=April 30, 2016 |title=Congratulations to @987highrollers on the 2016 Chairman's Award! You make us proud! #omgrobots #FIRSTChamp }}</ref>
| wf_winner = Eric Stokely - Team 360
| wf_winner = Eric Stokely - Team 360
| founders_winner = Charles Bolden/NASA
| founders_winner = Charles Bolden/NASA
| gp_winner =
| gp_winner =
| champions = 330 - "The Beach Bots" <br> 2481 - "Roboteers" <br> 120 - "Cleveland's Team" <br> 1086 - "Blue Cheese" <ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Einstein Field|url=http://www.thebluealliance.com/event/2016cmp|website=The Blue Alliance|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref>
| champions = 330 - "The Beach Bots" <br> 2481 - "Roboteers" <br> 120 - "Cleveland's Team" <br> 1086 - "Blue Cheese" <ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Einstein Field|url=http://www.thebluealliance.com/event/2016cmp|website=The Blue Alliance|accessdate=May 1, 2016}}</ref>
| homepage = {{Official Website}}
| homepage = {{Official Website}}
| altlogo =
| altlogo =
Line 21: Line 21:
| nextseason = [[FIRST Steamworks|''FIRST'' Steamworks]]
| nextseason = [[FIRST Steamworks|''FIRST'' Steamworks]]
}}
}}
'''''FIRST'' Stronghold''' was the 2016 [[FIRST Robotics Competition]] game.<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to FIRST Stronghold |url=http://www.usfirst.org/node/4174 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118055625/http://www.usfirst.org/node/4174 |archivedate=November 18, 2015 |website=usfirst.org |publisher=US FIRST |accessdate=15 October 2015 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> The game was played by two alliances of up to three teams each, and involves breaching the opponents’ defenses, known as outer work as well as capturing their tower by first firing "boulders" (small foam balls) at it, and then surrounding or scaling the tower using a singular rung on the tower wall. Points were scored by crossing elements of the tower's outer works, shooting boulders into the opposing tower's five goals in order to lower the tower strength, and by surrounding and scaling the tower.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url =https://firstfrc.blob.core.windows.net/frc2016manuals/GameManual/FRC-2016-game-manual.pdf|title = FIRST STRONGHOLD Game Manual|date = |accessdate = |website = FIRST Robotics Competition|publisher = For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology|last = |first = }}</ref>
'''''FIRST'' Stronghold''' was the 2016 [[FIRST Robotics Competition]] game.<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to FIRST Stronghold |url=http://www.usfirst.org/node/4174 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118055625/http://www.usfirst.org/node/4174 |archivedate=November 18, 2015 |website=usfirst.org |publisher=US FIRST |accessdate=October 15, 2015 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> The game was played by two alliances of up to three teams each, and involves breaching the opponents’ defenses, known as outer work as well as capturing their tower by first firing "boulders" (small foam balls) at it, and then surrounding or scaling the tower using a singular rung on the tower wall. Points were scored by crossing elements of the tower's outer works, shooting boulders into the opposing tower's five goals in order to lower the tower strength, and by surrounding and scaling the tower.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url =https://firstfrc.blob.core.windows.net/frc2016manuals/GameManual/FRC-2016-game-manual.pdf|title = FIRST STRONGHOLD Game Manual|date = |accessdate = |website = FIRST Robotics Competition|publisher = For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology|last = |first = }}</ref>


The name of the game was revealed on October 14, 2015 in a video that was produced with [[Walt Disney Imagineering]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Merrick|first1=Frank|title=The Teaser is Coming!|url=http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/blog-The-Teaser-Is-Coming|website=usfirst.org|publisher=US FIRST|accessdate=15 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media | people = | date = | year =2016 | title =2016 FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff Broadcast | trans-title = | medium = | language = English | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lBiwIt2Xh8 | access-date = 22 January 2016 | archive-url = | archive-date = | time =28:50 | location = | publisher = [[ For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology]]| id = | isbn = | oclc = | quote = | ref =}}</ref> The details of the game were revealed at the kickoff event on January 9, 2016.
The name of the game was revealed on October 14, 2015 in a video that was produced with [[Walt Disney Imagineering]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Merrick|first1=Frank|title=The Teaser is Coming!|url=http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/blog-The-Teaser-Is-Coming|website=usfirst.org|publisher=US FIRST|accessdate=October 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media | people = | date = | year =2016 | title =2016 FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff Broadcast | trans-title = | medium = | language = English | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lBiwIt2Xh8 | access-date = January 22, 2016 | archive-url = | archive-date = | time =28:50 | location = | publisher = [[ For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology]]| id = | isbn = | oclc = | quote = | ref =}}</ref> The details of the game were revealed at the kickoff event on January 9, 2016.


For this competition, the driver stations were split between the tower, with two driver stations to its left and one driver station to its right. Each team was given the option to display a team standard above the team's driver station. This standard was a small flag (made out of paper, cloth, or other flexible materials) and held up with a support structure built by the teams. <ref name=":0" />
For this competition, the driver stations were split between the tower, with two driver stations to its left and one driver station to its right. Each team was given the option to display a team standard above the team's driver station. This standard was a small flag (made out of paper, cloth, or other flexible materials) and held up with a support structure built by the teams. <ref name=":0" />


==Kickoff==
==Kickoff==
The Kickoff event was held on January 9, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Details of FIRST STRONGHOLD 2016 Robotics Game Revealed {{pipe}} FIRST|url=http://www.firstinspires.org/about/press-room/details-of-first-stronghold-game-revealed|website=www.firstinspires.org|accessdate=14 January 2016}}</ref> The event was filmed at [[Searles Castle (New Hampshire)|Searles Castle]] in Windham, New Hampshire and at [[Southern New Hampshire University]] in Manchester. The event was live-streamed on the Internet as well as being presented at regional kickoff events worldwide. The broadcast was built around a parody of ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'', reflecting the "storming the castle" theme of ''FIRST'' Stronghold.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lBiwIt2Xh8|title = 2016 FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff Broadcast|date = January 9, 2016|accessdate = |website = YouTube|publisher = FRCTeamsGlobal|last = |first = }}</ref>
The Kickoff event was held on January 9, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Details of FIRST STRONGHOLD 2016 Robotics Game Revealed {{pipe}} FIRST|url=http://www.firstinspires.org/about/press-room/details-of-first-stronghold-game-revealed|website=www.firstinspires.org|accessdate=January 14, 2016}}</ref> The event was filmed at [[Searles Castle (New Hampshire)|Searles Castle]] in Windham, New Hampshire and at [[Southern New Hampshire University]] in Manchester. The event was live-streamed on the Internet as well as being presented at regional kickoff events worldwide. The broadcast was built around a parody of ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'', reflecting the "storming the castle" theme of ''FIRST'' Stronghold.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lBiwIt2Xh8|title = 2016 FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff Broadcast|date = January 9, 2016|accessdate = |website = YouTube|publisher = FRCTeamsGlobal|last = |first = }}</ref>


== Field ==
== Field ==
Line 81: Line 81:
| '''Event''' || '''Dates'''
| '''Event''' || '''Dates'''
|-
|-
|Palmetto Regional || Feb 24 - Feb 27, 2016
|Palmetto Regional || Feb 24 – 27, 2016
|}
|}
<ref>{{cite web|last1=Merrick|first1=Frank|title=The Palmetto Regional|url=http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/blog-the-palmetto-regional|website=usfirst.org|publisher=US FIRST|accessdate=16 October 2015}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|last1=Merrick|first1=Frank|title=The Palmetto Regional|url=http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/blog-the-palmetto-regional|website=usfirst.org|publisher=US FIRST|accessdate=October 16, 2015}}</ref>


===Week 1===
===Week 1===
Line 90: Line 90:
| '''Event''' || '''Dates'''
| '''Event''' || '''Dates'''
|-
|-
|Greater Toronto Central Regional || Mar 2 - Mar 5, 2016
|Greater Toronto Central Regional || Mar 2 – 5, 2016
|-
|-
|San Diego Regional || Mar 2 - Mar 5, 2016
|San Diego Regional || Mar 2 – 5, 2016
|-
|-
|Lake Superior Regional || Mar 2 - Mar 5, 2016
|Lake Superior Regional || Mar 2 – 5, 2016
|-
|-
|Northern Lights Regional || Mar 2 - Mar 5, 2016
|Northern Lights Regional || Mar 2 – 5, 2016
|-
|-
|Kettering University District Event #1 || Mar 3 - Mar 6, 2016
|Kettering University District Event #1 || Mar 3 – 6, 2016
|-
|-
|Southfield District Event || Mar 3 - Mar 6, 2016
|Southfield District Event || Mar 3 – 6, 2016
|-
|-
|Standish-Sterling District Event || Mar 3 - Mar 6, 2016
|Standish-Sterling District Event || Mar 3 – 6, 2016
|-
|-
|Waterford District Event || Mar 3 - Mar 6, 2016
|Waterford District Event || Mar 3 – 6, 2016
|-
|-
|Auburn Mountainview District Event || Mar 3 - Mar 6, 2016
|Auburn Mountainview District Event || Mar 3 – 6, 2016
|-
|-
|West Valley District Event || Mar 3 - Mar 6, 2016
|West Valley District Event || Mar 3 – 6, 2016
|-
|-
|Waterbury District Event || Mar 3 - Mar 6, 2016
|Waterbury District Event || Mar 3 – 6, 2016
|-
|-
|Guilford County District Event || Mar 4 - Mar 6, 2016
|Guilford County District Event || Mar 4 – 6, 2016
|-
|-
|Granite State District Event || Mar 4 - Mar 6, 2016
|Granite State District Event || Mar 4 – 6, 2016
|-
|-
|Mt. Olive District Event || Mar 4 - Mar 6, 2016
|Mt. Olive District Event || Mar 4 – 6, 2016
|-
|-
|Hatboro-Horsham District Event || Mar 4 - Mar 6, 2016
|Hatboro-Horsham District Event || Mar 4 – 6, 2016
|-
|-
|Northern Virginia District Event || Mar 4 - Mar 6, 2016
|Northern Virginia District Event || Mar 4 – 6, 2016
|}
|}


Line 129: Line 129:
|-
|-
|Israel Regional
|Israel Regional
|Mar 8 - Mar 10, 2016
|Mar 8 – 10, 2016
|-
|-
|Greater Toronto East Regional || Mar 9 - Mar 12, 2016
|Greater Toronto East Regional || Mar 9 – 12, 2016
|-
|-
|Mexico City Regional || Mar 9 - Mar 12, 2016
|Mexico City Regional || Mar 9 – 12, 2016
|-
|-
|Arkansas Rock City Regional || Mar 9 - Mar 12, 2016
|Arkansas Rock City Regional || Mar 9 – 12, 2016
|-
|-
|Arizona North Regional || Mar 9 - Mar 12, 2016
|Arizona North Regional || Mar 9 – 12, 2016
|-
|-
|Los Angeles Regional || Mar 9 - Mar 12, 2016
|Los Angeles Regional || Mar 9 – 12, 2016
|-
|-
|Orlando Regional || Mar 9 - Mar 12, 2016
|Orlando Regional || Mar 9 – 12, 2016
|-
|-
|Greater Kansas City Regional || Mar 9 - Mar 12, 2016
|Greater Kansas City Regional || Mar 9 – 12, 2016
|-
|-
|St. Louis Regional || Mar 9 - Mar 12, 2016
|St. Louis Regional || Mar 9 – 12, 2016
|-
|-
|Greater Pittsburg Regional || Mar 9 - Mar 12, 2016
|Greater Pittsburg Regional || Mar 9 – 12, 2016
|-
|-
|Alamo Regional || Mar 9 - Mar 12, 2016
|Alamo Regional || Mar 9 – 12, 2016
|-
|-
|Central Valley Regional || Mar 10 - Mar 13, 2016
|Central Valley Regional || Mar 10 – 13, 2016
|-
|-
|New York City Regional || Mar 10 - Mar 13, 2016
|New York City Regional || Mar 10 – 13, 2016
|-
|-
|Columbus District Event || Mar 10 - Mar 12, 2016
|Columbus District Event || Mar 10 – 12, 2016
|-
|-
|Kettering University District Event #2|| Mar 10 - Mar 12, 2016
|Kettering University District Event #2|| Mar 10 – 12, 2016
|-
|-
|Gull Lake District Event || Mar 10 - Mar 12, 2016
|Gull Lake District Event || Mar 10 – 12, 2016
|-
|-
|St. Joseph District Event || Mar 10 - Mar 12, 2016
|St. Joseph District Event || Mar 10 – 12, 2016
|-
|-
|Wilsonville District Event || Mar 10 - Mar 12, 2016
|Wilsonville District Event || Mar 10 – 12, 2016
|-
|-
|Tippecanoe District Event || Mar 11 - Mar 13, 2016
|Tippecanoe District Event || Mar 11 – 13, 2016
|-
|-
|North Shore District Event || Mar 11 - Mar 13, 2016
|North Shore District Event || Mar 11 – 13, 2016
|-
|-
|Worcester Polytechnic Institute District Event || Mar 11 - Mar 13, 2016
|Worcester Polytechnic Institute District Event || Mar 11 – 13, 2016
|-
|-
|Greater D.C. District Event || Mar 11 - Mar 13, 2016
|Greater D.C. District Event || Mar 11 – 13, 2016
|-
|-
|Wake County District Event || Mar 11 - Mar 13, 2016
|Wake County District Event || Mar 11 – 13, 2016
|-
|-
|Southwest Virginia District Event || Mar 11 - Mar 13, 2016
|Southwest Virginia District Event || Mar 11 – 13, 2016
|-
|-
|Glacier Peak District Event || Mar 11 - Mar 13, 2016
|Glacier Peak District Event || Mar 11 – 13, 2016
|}
|}


Line 185: Line 185:
| '''Event''' || '''Dates'''
| '''Event''' || '''Dates'''
|-
|-
|Australia Regional || Mar 16 - Mar 19, 2016
|Australia Regional || Mar 16 – 19, 2016
|-
|-
|Central Illinois Regional || Mar 16 - Mar 19, 2016
|Central Illinois Regional || Mar 16 – 19, 2016
|-
|-
|Bayou Regional || Mar 16 - Mar 19, 2016
|Bayou Regional || Mar 16 – 19, 2016
|-
|-
|New York Tech Valley Regional || Mar 16 - Mar 19, 2016
|New York Tech Valley Regional || Mar 16 – 19, 2016
|-
|-
|Buckeye Regional || Mar 16 - Mar 19, 2016
|Buckeye Regional || Mar 16 – 19, 2016
|-
|-
|Utah Regional || Mar 16 - Mar 19, 2016
|Utah Regional || Mar 16 – 19, 2016
|-
|-
|Albany District Event || Mar 17 - Mar 19, 2016
|Albany District Event || Mar 17 – 19, 2016
|-
|-
|Dalton District Event || Mar 17 - Mar 19, 2016
|Dalton District Event || Mar 17 – 19, 2016
|-
|-
|Center Line District Event || Mar 17 - Mar 19, 2016
|Center Line District Event || Mar 17 – 19, 2016
|-
|-
|Escanaba District Event || Mar 17 - Mar 19, 2016
|Escanaba District Event || Mar 17 – 19, 2016
|-
|-
|Midland District Event || Mar 17 - Mar 19, 2016
|Midland District Event || Mar 17 – 19, 2016
|-
|-
|Central Washington University District Event || Mar 17 - Mar 19, 2016
|Central Washington University District Event || Mar 17 – 19, 2016
|-
|-
|Walker Warren District Event || Mar 18 - Mar 20, 2016
|Walker Warren District Event || Mar 18 – 20, 2016
|-
|-
|UMass-Dartmouth District Event || Mar 18 - Mar 20, 2016
|UMass-Dartmouth District Event || Mar 18 – 20, 2016
|-
|-
|Northern Maryland District Event || Mar 18 - Mar 20, 2016
|Northern Maryland District Event || Mar 18 – 20, 2016
|-
|-
|UNC Asheville District Event || Mar 18 - Mar 20, 2016
|UNC Asheville District Event || Mar 18 – 20, 2016
|-
|-
|Seneca District Event || Mar 18 - Mar 20, 2016
|Seneca District Event || Mar 18 – 20, 2016
|-
|-
|Springside Chestnut Hill District Event || Mar 18 - Mar 20, 2016
|Springside Chestnut Hill District Event || Mar 18 – 20, 2016
|-
|-
|Hampton Roads District Event || Mar 18 - Mar 20, 2016
|Hampton Roads District Event || Mar 18 – 20, 2016
|-
|-
|Mount Vernon District Event || Mar 18 - Mar 20, 2016
|Mount Vernon District Event || Mar 18 – 20, 2016
|}
|}


Line 231: Line 231:
| '''Event''' || '''Dates'''
| '''Event''' || '''Dates'''
|-
|-
|North Bay Regional || Mar 23 - Mar 26, 2016
|North Bay Regional || Mar 23 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|Rocket City Regional || Mar 23 - Mar 26, 2016
|Rocket City Regional || Mar 23 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|Sacramento Regional || Mar 23 - Mar 26, 2016
|Sacramento Regional || Mar 23 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|Ventura Regional || Mar 23 - Mar 26, 2016
|Ventura Regional || Mar 23 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|Colorado Regional || Mar 23 - Mar 26, 2016
|Colorado Regional || Mar 23 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|Iowa Regional || Mar 23 - Mar 26, 2016
|Iowa Regional || Mar 23 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|Finger Lakes Regional || Mar 23 - Mar 26, 2016
|Finger Lakes Regional || Mar 23 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|Oklahoma Regional || Mar 23 - Mar 26, 2016
|Oklahoma Regional || Mar 23 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|Dallas Regional || Mar 23 - Mar 26, 2016
|Dallas Regional || Mar 23 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|Wisconsin Regional || Mar 23 - Mar 26, 2016
|Wisconsin Regional || Mar 23 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|Perry Meridian District Event || Mar 24 - Mar 26, 2016
|Perry Meridian District Event || Mar 24 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|Central Maryland District Event || Mar 24 - Mar 26, 2016
|Central Maryland District Event || Mar 24 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|West Michigan District Event || Mar 24 - Mar 26, 2016
|West Michigan District Event || Mar 24 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|Livonia District Event || Mar 24 - Mar 26, 2016
|Livonia District Event || Mar 24 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|Maryville District Event || Mar 24 - Mar 26, 2016
|Maryville District Event || Mar 24 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|Lansing District Event || Mar 24 - Mar 26, 2016
|Lansing District Event || Mar 24 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|UNH District Event || Mar 24 - Mar 26, 2016
|UNH District Event || Mar 24 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|Philomath District Event || Mar 24 - Mar 26, 2016
|Philomath District Event || Mar 24 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|Rhode Island District Event || Mar 24 - Mar 26, 2016
|Rhode Island District Event || Mar 24 – 26, 2016
|-
|-
|Central Virginia District Event || Mar 24 - Mar 26, 2016
|Central Virginia District Event || Mar 24 – 26, 2016
|}
|}


Line 277: Line 277:
| '''Event''' || '''Dates'''
| '''Event''' || '''Dates'''
|-
|-
|Waterloo Regional|| Mar 30 - Apr 2, 2016
|Waterloo Regional|| Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
|-
|-
|Montreal Regional || Mar 30 - Apr 2, 2016
|Montreal Regional || Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
|-
|-
|Orange County Regional || Mar 30 - Apr 2, 2016
|Orange County Regional || Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
|-
|-
|South Florida Regional || Mar 30 - Apr 2, 2016
|South Florida Regional || Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
|-
|-
|Hawaii Regional || Mar 30 - Apr 2, 2016
|Hawaii Regional || Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
|-
|-
|Idaho Regional || Mar 30 - Apr 2, 2016
|Idaho Regional || Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
|-
|-
|Midwest Regional || Mar 30 - Apr 2, 2016
|Midwest Regional || Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
|-
|-
|Las Vegas Regional || Mar 30 - Apr 2, 2016
|Las Vegas Regional || Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
|-
|-
|SBPLI Long Island Regional || Mar 30 - Apr 2, 2016
|SBPLI Long Island Regional || Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
|-
|-
|Queen City Regional || Mar 30 - Apr 2, 2016
|Queen City Regional || Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
|-
|-
|Smoky Mountains Regional || Mar 30 - Apr 2, 2016
|Smoky Mountains Regional || Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
|-
|-
|Hub City Regional || Mar 31 - Apr 3, 2016
|Hub City Regional || Mar 31 – April 3, 2016
|-
|-
|Howell District Event || Mar 31 - Apr 2, 2016
|Howell District Event || Mar 31 – April 2, 2016
|-
|-
|Lake Superior State University District Event || Mar 31 - Apr 2, 2016
|Lake Superior State University District Event || Mar 31 – April 2, 2016
|-
|-
|East Kentwood District Event || Mar 31 - Apr 2, 2016
|East Kentwood District Event || Mar 31 – April 2, 2016
|-
|-
|Troy District Event || Mar 31 - Apr 2, 2016
|Troy District Event || Mar 31 – April 2, 2016
|-
|-
|Clackamas Academy of Industrial Science<br>District Event || Mar 31 - Apr 2, 2016
|Clackamas Academy of Industrial Science<br>District Event || Mar 31 – April 2, 2016
|-
|-
|Hartford District Event || Apr 1 - Apr 3, 2016
|Hartford District Event || Apr 1 – 3, 2016
|-
|-
|Boston District Event || Apr 1 - Apr 3, 2016
|Boston District Event || Apr 1 – 3, 2016
|-
|-
|Campbell University/<br>Johnson Community College District Event || Apr 1 - Apr 3, 2016
|Campbell University/<br>Johnson Community College District Event || Apr 1 – 3, 2016
|-
|-
|Bridgewater-RaritanDistrict Event || Apr 1 - Apr 3, 2016
|Bridgewater-RaritanDistrict Event || Apr 1 – 3, 2016
|-
|-
|Westtown District Event || Apr 1 - Apr 3, 2016
|Westtown District Event || Apr 1 – 3, 2016
|-
|-
|Auburn District Event || Apr 1 - Apr 3, 2016
|Auburn District Event || Apr 1 – 3, 2016
|-
|-
|Western Canada Regional|| Apr 3 - Apr 6, 2016
|Western Canada Regional|| Apr 3 – 6, 2016
|}
|}


Line 331: Line 331:
| '''Event''' || '''Dates'''
| '''Event''' || '''Dates'''
|-
|-
|Windsor Essex Great Lakes Regional|| Apr 6 - Apr 9, 2016
|Windsor Essex Great Lakes Regional|| Apr 6 – 9, 2016
|-
|-
|Arizona West Regional|| Apr 6 - Apr 9, 2016
|Arizona West Regional|| Apr 6 – 9, 2016
|-
|-
|Silicon Valley Regional|| Apr 6 - Apr 9, 2016
|Silicon Valley Regional|| Apr 6 – 9, 2016
|-
|-
|Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional|| Apr 6 - Apr 9, 2016
|Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional|| Apr 6 – 9, 2016
|-
|-
|Minnesota North Star Regional|| Apr 6 - Apr 9, 2016
|Minnesota North Star Regional|| Apr 6 – 9, 2016
|-
|-
|Lone Star Regional|| Apr 6 - Apr 9, 2016
|Lone Star Regional|| Apr 6 – 9, 2016
|-
|-
|''FIRST'' Chesapeake District Championship|| Apr 6 - Apr 9, 2016
|''FIRST'' Chesapeake District Championship|| Apr 6 – 9, 2016
|-
|-
|Pacific Northwest District Championship|| Apr 6 - Apr 9, 2016
|Pacific Northwest District Championship|| Apr 6 – 9, 2016
|-
|-
|Pine Tree District Event || Apr 7 - Apr 9, 2016
|Pine Tree District Event || Apr 7 – 9, 2016
|-
|-
|Woodhaven District Event || Apr 7 - Apr 9, 2016
|Woodhaven District Event || Apr 7 – 9, 2016
|-
|-
|Traverse City District Event || Apr 7 - Apr 9, 2016
|Traverse City District Event || Apr 7 – 9, 2016
|-
|-
|NC ''FIRST'' Robotics State Championship || Apr 8 - Apr 10, 2016
|NC ''FIRST'' Robotics State Championship || Apr 8 – 10, 2016
|-
|-
|Kennesaw District Event || Apr 8 - Apr 10, 2016
|Kennesaw District Event || Apr 8 – 10, 2016
|-
|-
|Montgomery District Event || Apr 8 - Apr 10, 2016
|Montgomery District Event || Apr 8 – 10, 2016
|}
|}


Line 365: Line 365:
| '''Event''' || '''Dates'''
| '''Event''' || '''Dates'''
|-
|-
|New England District Championship|| Apr 13 - Apr 16, 2016
|New England District Championship|| Apr 13 – 16, 2016
|-
|-
|Indiana State Championship|| Apr 13 - Apr 16, 2016
|Indiana State Championship|| Apr 13 – 16, 2016
|-
|-
|Michigan State Championship|| Apr 13 - Apr 16, 2016
|Michigan State Championship|| Apr 13 – 16, 2016
|-
|-
|Mid-Atlantic Robotics District Championship|| Apr 13 - Apr 16, 2016
|Mid-Atlantic Robotics District Championship|| Apr 13 – 16, 2016
|-
|-
|Peachtree District State Championship|| Apr 14 - Apr 17, 2016
|Peachtree District State Championship|| Apr 14 – 17, 2016
|}
|}


Line 381: Line 381:
| '''Event''' || '''Location''' || '''Dates'''
| '''Event''' || '''Location''' || '''Dates'''
|-
|-
| FIRST Robotics World Championship || St. Louis, Missouri || Apr 27 - Apr 30, 2016
| FIRST Robotics World Championship || St. Louis, Missouri || Apr 27 – 30, 2016
|}
|}


Revision as of 18:58, 20 April 2017

FIRST Stronghold
Year2016
Season Information
Number of teams3,128[2]
Number of regionals53[1][2]
Number of district events73[1][2]
Championship locationThe Dome at America's Center, St Louis, Missouri
FIRST Championship Awards
Chairman's Award winner987 - "High Rollers"[4]
Woodie Flowers Award winnerEric Stokely - Team 360
Founder's Award winnerCharles Bolden/NASA
Champions330 - "The Beach Bots"
2481 - "Roboteers"
120 - "Cleveland's Team"
1086 - "Blue Cheese" [3]
Links
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

FIRST Stronghold was the 2016 FIRST Robotics Competition game.[5] The game was played by two alliances of up to three teams each, and involves breaching the opponents’ defenses, known as outer work as well as capturing their tower by first firing "boulders" (small foam balls) at it, and then surrounding or scaling the tower using a singular rung on the tower wall. Points were scored by crossing elements of the tower's outer works, shooting boulders into the opposing tower's five goals in order to lower the tower strength, and by surrounding and scaling the tower.[6]

The name of the game was revealed on October 14, 2015 in a video that was produced with Walt Disney Imagineering.[7][8] The details of the game were revealed at the kickoff event on January 9, 2016.

For this competition, the driver stations were split between the tower, with two driver stations to its left and one driver station to its right. Each team was given the option to display a team standard above the team's driver station. This standard was a small flag (made out of paper, cloth, or other flexible materials) and held up with a support structure built by the teams. [6]

Kickoff

The Kickoff event was held on January 9, 2016.[9] The event was filmed at Searles Castle in Windham, New Hampshire and at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester. The event was live-streamed on the Internet as well as being presented at regional kickoff events worldwide. The broadcast was built around a parody of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, reflecting the "storming the castle" theme of FIRST Stronghold.[10]

Field

The FIRST Stronghold field

The playing field is divided into red and blue alliance sections, separated by a neutral zone that contains boulders. Each section contains a courtyard, an area for opposing teams to shoot boulders at the castle goals, a "secret passage" that allows human players to feed boulders to their robots from the human player station, the "outer works", and the tower.[10]

Outer works

The outer works is the series of five defensive obstacles that divide the neutral zone from the alliance sections and span the field. Four of the five used obstacles are modular and can be moved, and certain obstacles may or may not be present during a match. Options for defensive obstacles include a cheval de frise, a "moat", ramparts, a drawbridge, a sally port, a portcullis, a rock wall, and "rough terrain". The defensive obstacle on the left of each outer works, the "low bar", is not movable. LED light strips at the base of each obstacle display current obstacle strength.[6][10]

Three defensive obstacles of the outer works in a particular match are determined by the teams playing the match and one obstacle is chosen by the audience.[11]

There are over 18,000 possible field configurations from the eight defensive options.[11]

After problems with robots and boulders getting stuck in the fabric on the low bar, FIRST made the decision to have it replaced with rubber flaps at some events (including the Championship).

Tower

The tower consists of five scoring goals, three scaling rungs, and a "batter". Three high goals are 7 feet 1 inch above the playing field, and two low goals are six inches above the playing field. Three rungs for robots to scale the tower are 6 feet 4 inches from the playing field. Colored LED light strips on the front of the tower display the current tower strength. The "batter" is a series of seven 60° ramps at the base of the tower directly in front of the low goals designed to make challenging and scaling the tower difficult. The tower has a health of 8 for regional and district play[6][10] and a health of 10 at the FIRST Championship.

FIRST Stronghold 2016 boulder

Boulders

Scoring elements are called boulders, grey foam balls that are 10 inches in diameter. There are 12 boulders present on the field at the beginning of a match and 18 total. Six boulders are staged evenly along the mid line of the field, and three boulders are at each human player station and one in each robot.[6]

Game play and scoring

Stronghold is a medieval tower defense game in which two alliances of up to three teams each compete to score points by breaching the opponent's outer works and capturing the opponent's tower. Before the match, teams and the audience select defenses to fortify the alliance's outer works.[6] Teams receive two ranking points in the competition standings for a win, and one ranking point for a tie.

Each match begins with a 15-second autonomous period where robots act on pre-programmed instructions. The match then transitions to a 2 minute and 15 second teleoperated (tele-op) period, where robots are driven by the drive teams.[6]

Autonomous (auto) period

Robots begin in the neutral zone with the ability to hold one boulder each. However, alliances may assign a "spy" robot to start in the opposing alliance's courtyard. Alliances earn 2 points for reaching the opposing alliance's outer works, and earn 10 points for crossing them. Any additional defenses a robot crosses in auto will not decrease a defense's strength, or give points to the alliance. Once across a defense, a robot in autonomous mode can score a high goal for 10 points or low goal for 5 points.[6][10]

Tele-operated (tele-op) period

Robots retrieve boulders from either their secret passage or the mid line, overcome opponent defenses, and score goals in their opponent's courtyard. Robots may transport only one boulder at a time. Each time a robot crosses an undamaged defense, they receive 5 points. Robots earn 5 points for scoring a high goal, and 2 points for a low goal. In the last 20 seconds of the match, robots race to the opposing alliance's tower to either park on the batter, earning them 5 points for a challenge, or hang from the tower's rungs, earning them 15 points for a scale.[6][10]

Special scoring

A robot getting ready to shoot a boulder into the high goal

There are opportunities to score additional points by completing certain tasks in FIRST Stronghold. This can be done through breaching and or capturing, and will award the alliance either ranking points in the qualification matches or regular points in the playoff matches.

Breach

Any time a robot successfully crosses one of the opponent's defenses (whether in autonomous or tele-op), that defense's strength is reduced by 1/2. The second time a robot crosses the defense, that defense's strength is reduced completely and is considered "damaged". Once four of the five defenses are damaged, the outer works are considered breached. A breach is awarded 1 ranking point in qualifications and 20 points in playoffs.[6][10]

Capture

As goals are scored in the opposing alliance's tower, the tower's strength will be lowered. After 8 goals (high or low), or 10 goals at the World Championships, the tower has no strength and is considered "weakened". Only a weakened tower can be captured. To capture a tower, all robots in the alliance must either drive onto the opposing team's batter, or scale the tower. Once the capture has been declared, the tower will turn to the capturing alliance's color, and their flag will be raised. For capturing, the alliance receives 1 ranking point in qualifications, and 25 points in the playoffs.[6][10]

Events

Week 0.5

Event Dates
Palmetto Regional Feb 24 – 27, 2016

[12]

Week 1

Event Dates
Greater Toronto Central Regional Mar 2 – 5, 2016
San Diego Regional Mar 2 – 5, 2016
Lake Superior Regional Mar 2 – 5, 2016
Northern Lights Regional Mar 2 – 5, 2016
Kettering University District Event #1 Mar 3 – 6, 2016
Southfield District Event Mar 3 – 6, 2016
Standish-Sterling District Event Mar 3 – 6, 2016
Waterford District Event Mar 3 – 6, 2016
Auburn Mountainview District Event Mar 3 – 6, 2016
West Valley District Event Mar 3 – 6, 2016
Waterbury District Event Mar 3 – 6, 2016
Guilford County District Event Mar 4 – 6, 2016
Granite State District Event Mar 4 – 6, 2016
Mt. Olive District Event Mar 4 – 6, 2016
Hatboro-Horsham District Event Mar 4 – 6, 2016
Northern Virginia District Event Mar 4 – 6, 2016

Week 2

Event Dates
Israel Regional Mar 8 – 10, 2016
Greater Toronto East Regional Mar 9 – 12, 2016
Mexico City Regional Mar 9 – 12, 2016
Arkansas Rock City Regional Mar 9 – 12, 2016
Arizona North Regional Mar 9 – 12, 2016
Los Angeles Regional Mar 9 – 12, 2016
Orlando Regional Mar 9 – 12, 2016
Greater Kansas City Regional Mar 9 – 12, 2016
St. Louis Regional Mar 9 – 12, 2016
Greater Pittsburg Regional Mar 9 – 12, 2016
Alamo Regional Mar 9 – 12, 2016
Central Valley Regional Mar 10 – 13, 2016
New York City Regional Mar 10 – 13, 2016
Columbus District Event Mar 10 – 12, 2016
Kettering University District Event #2 Mar 10 – 12, 2016
Gull Lake District Event Mar 10 – 12, 2016
St. Joseph District Event Mar 10 – 12, 2016
Wilsonville District Event Mar 10 – 12, 2016
Tippecanoe District Event Mar 11 – 13, 2016
North Shore District Event Mar 11 – 13, 2016
Worcester Polytechnic Institute District Event Mar 11 – 13, 2016
Greater D.C. District Event Mar 11 – 13, 2016
Wake County District Event Mar 11 – 13, 2016
Southwest Virginia District Event Mar 11 – 13, 2016
Glacier Peak District Event Mar 11 – 13, 2016

Week 3

Event Dates
Australia Regional Mar 16 – 19, 2016
Central Illinois Regional Mar 16 – 19, 2016
Bayou Regional Mar 16 – 19, 2016
New York Tech Valley Regional Mar 16 – 19, 2016
Buckeye Regional Mar 16 – 19, 2016
Utah Regional Mar 16 – 19, 2016
Albany District Event Mar 17 – 19, 2016
Dalton District Event Mar 17 – 19, 2016
Center Line District Event Mar 17 – 19, 2016
Escanaba District Event Mar 17 – 19, 2016
Midland District Event Mar 17 – 19, 2016
Central Washington University District Event Mar 17 – 19, 2016
Walker Warren District Event Mar 18 – 20, 2016
UMass-Dartmouth District Event Mar 18 – 20, 2016
Northern Maryland District Event Mar 18 – 20, 2016
UNC Asheville District Event Mar 18 – 20, 2016
Seneca District Event Mar 18 – 20, 2016
Springside Chestnut Hill District Event Mar 18 – 20, 2016
Hampton Roads District Event Mar 18 – 20, 2016
Mount Vernon District Event Mar 18 – 20, 2016

Week 4

Event Dates
North Bay Regional Mar 23 – 26, 2016
Rocket City Regional Mar 23 – 26, 2016
Sacramento Regional Mar 23 – 26, 2016
Ventura Regional Mar 23 – 26, 2016
Colorado Regional Mar 23 – 26, 2016
Iowa Regional Mar 23 – 26, 2016
Finger Lakes Regional Mar 23 – 26, 2016
Oklahoma Regional Mar 23 – 26, 2016
Dallas Regional Mar 23 – 26, 2016
Wisconsin Regional Mar 23 – 26, 2016
Perry Meridian District Event Mar 24 – 26, 2016
Central Maryland District Event Mar 24 – 26, 2016
West Michigan District Event Mar 24 – 26, 2016
Livonia District Event Mar 24 – 26, 2016
Maryville District Event Mar 24 – 26, 2016
Lansing District Event Mar 24 – 26, 2016
UNH District Event Mar 24 – 26, 2016
Philomath District Event Mar 24 – 26, 2016
Rhode Island District Event Mar 24 – 26, 2016
Central Virginia District Event Mar 24 – 26, 2016

Week 5

Event Dates
Waterloo Regional Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
Montreal Regional Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
Orange County Regional Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
South Florida Regional Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
Hawaii Regional Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
Idaho Regional Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
Midwest Regional Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
Las Vegas Regional Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
SBPLI Long Island Regional Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
Queen City Regional Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
Smoky Mountains Regional Mar 30 – April 2, 2016
Hub City Regional Mar 31 – April 3, 2016
Howell District Event Mar 31 – April 2, 2016
Lake Superior State University District Event Mar 31 – April 2, 2016
East Kentwood District Event Mar 31 – April 2, 2016
Troy District Event Mar 31 – April 2, 2016
Clackamas Academy of Industrial Science
District Event		 Mar 31 – April 2, 2016
Hartford District Event Apr 1 – 3, 2016
Boston District Event Apr 1 – 3, 2016
Campbell University/
Johnson Community College District Event		 Apr 1 – 3, 2016
Bridgewater-RaritanDistrict Event Apr 1 – 3, 2016
Westtown District Event Apr 1 – 3, 2016
Auburn District Event Apr 1 – 3, 2016
Western Canada Regional Apr 3 – 6, 2016

Week 6

Event Dates
Windsor Essex Great Lakes Regional Apr 6 – 9, 2016
Arizona West Regional Apr 6 – 9, 2016
Silicon Valley Regional Apr 6 – 9, 2016
Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional Apr 6 – 9, 2016
Minnesota North Star Regional Apr 6 – 9, 2016
Lone Star Regional Apr 6 – 9, 2016
FIRST Chesapeake District Championship Apr 6 – 9, 2016
Pacific Northwest District Championship Apr 6 – 9, 2016
Pine Tree District Event Apr 7 – 9, 2016
Woodhaven District Event Apr 7 – 9, 2016
Traverse City District Event Apr 7 – 9, 2016
NC FIRST Robotics State Championship Apr 8 – 10, 2016
Kennesaw District Event Apr 8 – 10, 2016
Montgomery District Event Apr 8 – 10, 2016

Week 7

Event Dates
New England District Championship Apr 13 – 16, 2016
Indiana State Championship Apr 13 – 16, 2016
Michigan State Championship Apr 13 – 16, 2016
Mid-Atlantic Robotics District Championship Apr 13 – 16, 2016
Peachtree District State Championship Apr 14 – 17, 2016

World Championship

Event Location Dates
FIRST Robotics World Championship St. Louis, Missouri Apr 27 – 30, 2016

[1]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to FIRST Stronghold.
  1. ^ a b c "Regional and District Events". usfirst.org. US FIRST. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "2016 Season Facts" (PDF). FIRST. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 Einstein Field". The Blue Alliance. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  4. ^ @FRCTeams (April 30, 2016). "Congratulations to @987highrollers on the 2016 Chairman's Award! You make us proud! #omgrobots #FIRSTChamp" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Welcome to FIRST Stronghold". usfirst.org. US FIRST. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "FIRST STRONGHOLD Game Manual" (PDF). FIRST Robotics Competition. For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.
  7. ^ Merrick, Frank. "The Teaser is Coming!". usfirst.org. US FIRST. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  8. ^ 2016 FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff Broadcast. For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. 2016. Event occurs at 28:50. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  9. ^ "Details of FIRST STRONGHOLD 2016 Robotics Game Revealed | FIRST". www.firstinspires.org. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "2016 FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff Broadcast". YouTube. FRCTeamsGlobal. January 9, 2016.
  11. ^ a b "One Page Game Description" (PDF). FIRST STRONGHOLD. For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. January 9, 2015.
  12. ^ Merrick, Frank. "The Palmetto Regional". usfirst.org. US FIRST. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FIRST_Stronghold&oldid=776394612"