Carver SOT FIRST Team 1795 - Logomotion 2011 Quiz How to use this quiz: This quiz is not designed to trick you, but to help you understand the game better. Watch the game animation at the NASA Archives website Read the rules, focusing on the glossary, game, and robot sections. You might want to highlight the things in the rules you think are important. Take the quiz without looking at the rules. When you finish, look back over the rules to see if you got the answers right. If you think there are important things you highlighted that weren’t covered, send them to ericzundel@gmail.com. If I get enough I’ll make a second quiz. What is the weight limit for the HOSTBOT in pounds? ___________ What is the weight limit for the MINIBOT in pounds? ___________ (Kickoff Video) How many MINIBOTs can a team bring to the competition? _____ GLOSSARY what is the minimum distance between the floor and the bottom of the bumpers? ____________ GLOSSARY What is the maximum distance between the floor and the top of the bumpers? _____________ GLOSSARY How many ANALYSTs are on the field during a match? ___ GLOSSARY Where on the pole must the HOSTBOT deploy the MINIBOT? ________________________ GLOSSARY What is the name of the area immediately in front of the alliance wall that is 18’ wide and 7’ deep marked off by tape that matches the color of the alliance? ____________________________ How many scoring grids are there in the Arena? _______________ What is the purpose of the Tracking Lines in the Arena? ________________ To earn more points, you could move an Ubertube from the bottom to the top rung in tele-operated mode. _____________ What are the maximum dimensions of the MINIBOT? __________________ Where is the robot’s team number displayed? ________________________ What is the height limit of the robot before the match begins? _________ After the match begins? ________ Besides your robot and bumpers, what must you provide the inspectors with at the time of inspection? _______________ What are some of the permitted materials allowed on a MINIBOT? ___________________________________________________________________ True/False ____ GLOSSARY To make the game more exciting, penalties have been abolished this year. ____ GLOSSARY Ha, Ha very funny Mr. Ayers. Each penalty will cost an alliance one point. ____ GLOSSARY If a piece is set on a peg but then drops off when another robot bumps it, it is still considered to be HANGING. ____(Kickoff Video) A team can use a MINIBOT created by another team. ____ A robot is allowed to hold one game piece while pushing another across the field. ____ GLOSSARY A bonus is awarded if triangle circle square pattern is achieved left to right, top to bottom, or diagonally on the rack. ____ GLOSSARY If a team gets a red card, they are disqualified from that match. ____ In Autonomous mode, the robot must first pick up the UBERTUBE off of the ground. ____ It would be a good strategy to block opposing robots if your robot cannot hang an UBERTUBE in autonomous mode. ____ GLOSSARY It is OK for the MINIBOT to be put on the pole above the DEPLOYMENT LINE as long as the host doesn’t touch the pole. ____ Each alliance has two towers to deploy the MINIBOT on. ____ A team that is not deploying a MINIBOT can block the opposing alliance. ____ An alliance will be assessed a penalty for trying to take a game piece away from another robot that already possesses it. ____ Any two pieces hanging on the same peg double the score for that peg. ____ Pieces scored on the top rung are worth three times the score of the bottom rung. ____ Bumpers must surround the entire robot with no gaps. ____ Using school colors for wiring will help earn points toward the Chairman’s award.