AndyMark Will Now be the Source for New FTC Fields and Game Elements

FIRST Tech Challengeis excited to partner with AndyMark on Field and Game Elements for the 2014-2015 Season. 

That means you no longer have to build a practice field, but can purchase one from AndyMark and have it shipped to you after Kickoff (no Team pre-orders!). They will offer teams a full or half field option and each kit comes with the Field Setup elements and Game Elements. Don't worry, you can still build a field if you want to!

But what will they be?

Each year, the Game Design Committee drums up a new element that presents a variety of manipulation challenges for teams to overcome. They've chosen wiffle balls, rings, two varieties of racquet balls, hockey pucks and batons, to name a few.  Since elements are different from year to year, teams must redesign their robots each season to accommodate the new item and the scoring objectives.

What do you think this year's element will be?  Leave your guesses below and go to a kickoff event, or go to www.usfirst.org/ftc/game, Sept. 6th to find out.