FRC FIRST Robotics Competition is the ultimate sport for the mind. High-school student participants call it “the hardest fun you’ll ever have.” Under strict rules, limited resources, and an intense six-week time limit, teams of students are challenged to raise funds, design a team "brand," hone teamwork skills, and build and program industrial-size robots to play a difficult field game against like-minded competitors. It’s as close to real-world engineering as a student can get. Volunteer professional mentors lend their time and talents to guide each team. Each season ends with an exciting FIRST Championship. Don Bosco Prep High School fields two FRC teams a season. Team #4652 is our Junior Varsity team composed of Freshman & Sophomores, and Team #4653 our Varsity team composed of Juniors & Seniors.  In DESTINATION: DEEP SPACE, Presented By The Boeing Company, we join two competing ALLIANCES collecting samples on Planet Primus. Unpredictable terrain and weather patterns make remote ROBOT operation essential to their mission on the planet. With only 2:30 until liftoff, the ALLIANCES must gather as many CARGO pods as possible and prepare their spaceships before the next SANDSTORM arrives. T-minus 2:30: A SANDSTORM limits DRIVER visibility so ROBOTS independently follow preprogrammed instructions or are operated by human DRIVERS via video from their stations. ALLIANCES score points by: 1. Deploying ROBOTS from Habitat (HAB) 2. Preparing ROCKETS and CARGO SHIP with HATCH PANELS 3. Loading CARGO pods into their ROCKETS and CARGO SHIP T-minus 2:15: The SANDSTORM clears, and human operators take control of their ROBOTS. ALLIANCES continue to score points by: 1. Preparing ROCKETS and CARGO SHIP with HATCH PANELS 2. Loading more CARGO pods 3. Returning the ROBOT safely to the ALLIANCE’s HAB 0:00: ROCKET liftoff The ALLIANCE with the highest score at the end of the MATCH wins. |
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