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Get Ready for Mission Countdown

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Before your team explores uncharted planets in ROVER RUCKUS presented by Qualcomm, explore practicing with field and scoring elements. This season�s FIRST� Tech Challenge field is out-of-this-world, and what better way to blast past other teams than practicing with precision on the field you'll be competing on! Here are some other reasons having your own ROVER RUCKUS presented by Qualcomm partial field will benefit your team:  Get hands-on experience with this season�s game elements This year�s game elements will look familiar to some of you. The gold cubes are from Block Party and the silver balls hail from Cascade Effect. Manipulating these objects depends on knowing their size and weight. How you collect these objects and load them onto the lander are up to you. If you don�t have these elements from prior seasons, you�ll need at least a few to design your bot. Program your robot to exact field specifications The playing field is 12 feet by 12 feet again this season. The cra...

Game Manual Part 1 is Officially Here!

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The Game Manual Part 1 has been officially released! For those of you new to our community, the Game Manual Part 1 will guide you through all aspects of what to expect at a FIRST Tech Challenge tournament. This manual will also explain the rules and regulations when building your robot for the upcoming season. For returning teams, there are new robot construction rule updates, so be sure to read the rules carefully before designing and building your bot! Now for the fun! We�re sure, much like us, you�ve had this day marked on your calendars for quite some time. By now you have probably read through the entire manual front to back with excitement and enthusiasm, you must have noticed something special! That�s right, we�ve included a game hint in the Game Manual Part 1! The Team Marker is a new, game specific scoring element that will be used in the ROVER RUCKUS SM Presented by Qualcomm� game. A scoring element is defined as objects that robots manipulate to earn points. Each team will...