Utah’s 2012 Regional FIRST® Robotics Competition
Media Coverage
Results
Congratulations to the following teams and students recognized for their achievements:
Regional Winners
Team 2403 Team Plasma of Mesa Arizona
Team 3230 Protoypex from Salt Lake City Utah
Team 3254 The Ravens
Engineering Inspiration Award
FIRST Dean’s List Finalist Award
Caitlin Vitale-Sullivan of Team 1569
TJ Houze of Team 4348
Regional Chairman’s Award
Team 3456 LiveWire of Pocatello Idaho (3 high schools, 4 coaches, 5 thousand hours, 6 weeks of building)
Event Updates
Watch online: UT FRC on UStream
(courtesy of Team Tators from Boise – thanks Tators.)
Update: March 13th, 2012: Press release about the 2012 FRC.
2012 Event Guide: The 2012 UT FRC Event Guide (map, agenda, drop-off instructions, etc.) is now available online:
2012 UT FRC Event Guide
Parking for Volunteers: Park near the Southwest end of the Maverik Center (click for picture) and use the door clearly marked “Will Call / VIP / Management”. You will be greeted and given your volunteer badge.
Activities on each day of the competition include:
March 15th, 2012: Day 1, Robot Inspection and practice rounds
March 16th, 2012: Day 2, Competition Day 1
March 17th, 2012: Day 3, Competition Day 2, Finals, Awards Ceremony
February 21, 2012 is ship day. No work after this day!
The Competition
2012: Rebound Rumble Game
The Rebound Rumble robotics game is played between two Alliances of three teams each. Each Alliance competes by trying to score as many of the basketballs in the hoops as possible during the 2-minute and 15-second match. Balls scored in higher hoops score Alliances more points. Alliances are awarded bonus points if they are balanced on bridges at the end of the match. In matches where opponent Alliances work together to balance on the white bridge, all participating teams earn additional valuable seeding points.
Download instructions and the Game Q&A from the FRC® Kickoff Page
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