The 2014 FRC challenge was Aerial Assist. The game is played with two alliances of three robots. The robots compete on a 25’ x 54’ field, which is divided into the red, white, and blue zones equally. The game starts with a ten second autonomous period, where the robot must operate on its own, without drivers controlling it. During this time robots can move from the white zone to their allances’s zone for 5 points, and can shoot into a goal for more points.
The remaining time is called the ‘teleop period’, in which the drivers control the robot. The teams earn points by scoring the balls into the goals on the alliance walls. The balls can be scored into high and low goals, which give 10 points and 1 point respectively. Passing the ball from one robot to another is called an ‘assist’ and earns points. Throwing the ball over the truss in the middle of the field is 10 points, and if a robot is able to catch it, it earns another 10 points. The alliance with the most points at the end of the match wins.
