Aerial Assist

Aerial Assist

Year	2014
Season Information
Number of teams	2,720[1]
Number of regionals	54[2]
Number of district events	44[2]
Championship location	Edward Jones Dome, St Louis, Missouri[3]
Awards
Chairman's Award winner	Team 27 - "Team Rush"
Founder's Award winner	Qualcomm
Champions	Team 254 - "The Cheesy Poofs" Team 469 - "Las Guerrillas" Team 2848 - "The All Sparks" Team 74 - "Team C.H.A.O.S."
Links
Website	Official Website
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Aerial Assist was the 2014 FIRST Robotics Competition game.

Kickoff

The Kickoff event was held on January 4, 2014. Speakers included Dean Kamen and Woodie Flowers. It was broadcast on NASA TV beginning at 10:30 EST.

Rules

View of the field at the Traverse City district event

In the game, the alliances win via getting the scoring elements (2'-diameter exercise balls) into the scoring areas located on the far end of the field. The game starts with each robots in either the White Zone (center field) or the goalie zones. They can be preloaded with 1 game ball prior to the start. The match begins with a 10-second autonomous period, where robots use the pre-programmed instructions to score points. Said points are worth 5 more during the Autonomous period, and one goal will be lit up ("hot") during each half. That goal is worth 5 additional points, for a maximum total of a 10-point bonus. In addition, every robot that moves from the center to their own side of the field earns another five point bonus. When Tele-op starts, the teams take control of their respective robots. The cycle starts when a human player transfers a ball onto the playing field. The robots can then do either the basic goal score (take the ball to the other end of the field), or assist them in doing so. The recipient of the latter will earn bonus points (2 assists=10 points, 3 assists=30 points). Throwing the ball over the truss (the midpoint overhang) when transferring, a la volleyball, will add 10 additional points. Having an alliance partner catch it will earn 10 more points. A robot in the goalie zones can block shots via extending upwards.^[4]

Events

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Districts

State/Regional Championships

World Championship

"Barrage", Team 254's 2014 World Champion FRC robot

Final Round at Einstein Field

Source:^[5]

	Semifinals								Final
	1678 - 1114 - 1640 - 5136		221	220		2W
	67 - 973 - 2481 - 2363		121	165		0W
									1678 - 1114 - 1640 - 5136		236	240	250	1W
									254 - 469 - 2848 - 74		361	153	280	2W
	1477 - 2590 - 1625 - 3467		235	245		0W
	254 - 469 - 2848 - 74		320	261		2W

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aerial Assist.

External links

• Official game animation

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