Saturday was a big day in the world of robotics competitions. FIRST® released the 2018-19 season game details about the earlier announced ROVER RUCKUSSM. It’s already a big hit with FTCers! Because who wouldn’t want to go to the Moon?
After weeks of anticipation, last Saturday robotics teams took part in kickoff events all over the country to watch the announcement of the new FIRST Tech Challenge game. I watched firsthand at the University of Minnesota (UMN) event when the newest elements and challenges in the mineral-mining, space-themed, and out-of-this-world competition were explained.
Here are a few key points:
I asked Paul Uttley, TETRIX® creator and Pitsco R&D Manager, what his thoughts were about the new ROVER RUCKUS game.
“I’m excited about the engineering challenge for this year’s competition. It’ll be interesting to see how teams design a robot to climb over the crater rim and collect the minerals.”
He also thinks the endgame will be exciting, as robots have the opportunity to latch and hang on to the Lunar Lander at the end of the match for extra points.
During the UMN event, I talked with teams who are definitely excited for ROVER RUCKUS!
There’s no doubt that there will be awesome competition this FIRST Tech Challenge season. Now that you’re launching into brainstorming, sketching, and designing, let us fuel your mission. Get inspiration and tips from Pitsco all season long and enter to win multi-month giveaways at Pitsco.com/win-big-with-TETRIX.
Don’t forget, if you’re a registered team, use your 25% discount code at the TETRIX Spare Parts Store.
Best of luck to all FIRST Tech Challenge teams. Shoot for the stars!
Resources:
FIRST ROVER RUCKUS game reveal video
Enter to Win TETRIX Giveaways
Register for FIRST Tech Challenge
FIRST Tech Challenge Storefront instructions