First Power Up, the First Robotics Competition's 2018 game, invites teams into an 80's, retro, 8-bit video game to collect power cubes to earn power ups and to see who will beat the boss first! 

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Each three-team alliance has three ways to help defeat the boss:

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 1. Owning the scale or their switch. Ownership occurs when the scale or alliance’s switch is tipped in their favor. Robots collect and deliver power cubes to gain ownership.

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2. Playing power ups. Alliances exchange power cubes for power ups. Power ups provide a timed advantage during the match. There are three power ups that can be played: Force, Boost, and Levitate.

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3. Climbing the scale tower. Robots work together to climb the scale tower to face the boss.

 

Autonomous Period:

Robots operate independently following preprogrammed instructions for the first fifteen seconds of the match. Alliances score points by:

• Reaching their own autonomous line

• Gaining ownership of the scale or their switch

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Teleoperated Period:

Operators take control for the final two minutes and fifteen seconds of the match. Alliances continue to score points by:

• Gaining ownership of the scale or their switch

• Delivering power cubes to the alliance’s vault

• Using power ups for a timed advantage

• Parking on the scale platform or climbing the scale to face the boss The alliance with the highest score at the end of the match defeats the boss and wins.

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