Year | 2015 |
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Season Information | |
Number of teams | 3,000 [1] |
Number of regionals | 56 |
Number of district events | 44 |
Championship location | Edward Jones Dome, St Louis, Missouri |
FIRST Championship Awards | |
Chairman's Award winner | 597 - "Wolverines" |
Woodie Flowers Award winner | Mark Lawrence |
Founder's Award winner | John E. Abele |
Champions | 118 - "Robonauts" 1678 - "Citrus Circuits" 1671 - "Buchanan Bird Brains" 5012 - "Gryffingear" |
Links | |
Website | Official Website |
Recycle Rush was the 2015 FIRST Robotics Competition game. It involves picking up and stacking totes on scoring platforms, putting pool noodles ("litter") inside recycling containers, and putting the containers on top of scoring stacks of totes. There is also a coopertition aspect of the game where both alliances of teams can pool their totes and stack them on a step dividing the field to each gain twenty points. Along with these robot actions, human players can attempt to throw the pool noodles across the field to gain four points for each noodle left in the opposing alliance's work zone. [2]
The Kickoff event was held on January 3, 2015.
The game begins with a 15-second period where robots must act on their own according to instructions from programming. During this period, alliances can gain 4 points if each robot moves into the Auto Zone, 6 points if they bring all three totes into the Auto Zone, 8 points if they bring all three barrels into the Auto Zone, and 20 if all three totes are stacked in the Auto Zone. [2] However, the strategy most often seen at regional events and the championship was often to grab the recycling bins located on the step in the middle of the field to "cap" the stacks during the teleoperated period.
Immediately after the autonomous round, drivers operate the robots via control stations at the ends of the field. During this time, they aim to use the robots to put "litter", represented by green pool noodles, in a Landfill Zone for 1 point apiece, place totes on a scoring platform for 2 points apiece, place litter inside barrels for 6 points per barrel, and put the barrels on top of scoring stacks of totes for 4 points per level (approximately one level per tote) measured from the lowest point of the barrel. [2]
Event | Dates |
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Dallas Regional | Feb 26 - Feb 28, 2015 |
Lake Superior Regional | Feb 26 - Feb 28, 2015 |
Northern Lights Regional | Feb 26 - Feb 28, 2015 |
Palmetto Regional | Feb 26 - Feb 28, 2015 |
South Florida Regional | Feb 26 - Feb 28, 2015 |
Georgia Southern Classic Regional | Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2015 |
Inland Empire Regional | Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2015 |
Howell District Competition | Feb 27- Feb 28, 2015 |
Southfield District Event | Feb 27- Feb 28, 2015 |
Standish District Event | Feb 27- Feb 28, 2015 |
Granite State District Event | Feb 27- Feb 28, 2015 |
Auburn Mountainview District Event | Feb 27- Feb 28, 2015 |
Oregon City District Event | Feb 27- Feb 28, 2015 |
Indianapolis District Event | Feb 28 - Mar 1, 2015 |
Hatboro-Horsham District Event | Feb 28 - Mar 1, 2015 |
Waterbury District Event | Feb 28 - Mar 1, 2015 |
Event | Dates |
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Arkansas Regional | Mar 5 - Mar 7, 2015 |
Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Mar 5 - Mar 7, 2015 |
Greater Toronto Central Regional | Mar 5 - Mar 7, 2015 |
Mexico City Regional | Mar 5 - Mar 7, 2015 |
Central Valley Regional | Mar 6 - Mar 8, 2015 |
Kentwood District Event | Mar 6 - Mar 7, 2015 |
Kettering University District Event | Mar 6 - Mar 7, 2015 |
Waterford District Event | Mar 6 - Mar 7, 2015 |
Pioneer Valley District Event | Mar 6 - Mar 7, 2015 |
West Valley District Event | Mar 6 - Mar 7, 2015 |
Mt. Olive District Event | Mar 7 - Mar 8, 2015 |
Reading District Event | Mar 7 - Mar 8, 2015 |
Glacier Peak District Event | Mar 7 - Mar 8, 2015 |
Event | Dates |
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Israel Regional | Mar 10 - Mar 12, 2015 |
Alamo Regional | Mar 12 - Mar 14, 2015 |
Australia Regional | Mar 12 - Mar 14, 2015 |
Greater Kansas City Regional | Mar 12 - Mar 14, 2015 |
Greater Toronto East Regional | Mar 12 - Mar 14, 2015 |
Los Angeles Regional | Mar 12 - Mar 14, 2015 |
Orlando Regional | Mar 12 - Mar 14, 2015 |
Utah Regional | Mar 12 - Mar 14, 2015 |
New York City Regional | Mar 13 - Mar 15, 2015 |
Gull Lake District Event | Mar 13 - Mar 14, 2015 |
Traverse City District Event | Mar 13 - Mar 14, 2015 |
Woodhaven District Event | Mar 13 - Mar 14, 2015 |
Kokomo City of Firsts District Event | Mar 13 - Mar 14, 2015 |
Springside Chestnut Hill District Event | Mar 13 - Mar 14, 2015 |
Pine Tree District Event | Mar 13 - Mar 14, 2015 |
Dartmouth District Event | Mar 13 - Mar 14, 2015 |
Wilsonville District Event | Mar 13 - Mar 14, 2015 |
Mt. Vernon District Event | Mar 14 - Mar 15, 2015 |
Event | Dates |
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Arizona East Regional | Mar 19 - Mar 21, 2015 |
Bayou Regional | Mar 19 - Mar 21, 2015 |
Central Illinois Regional | Mar 19 - Mar 21, 2015 |
Montreal Regional | Mar 19 - Mar 21, 2015 |
New York Tech Valley Regional | Mar 19 - Mar 21, 2015 |
North Carolina Regional | Mar 19 - Mar 21, 2015 |
Sacramento Regional | Mar 19 - Mar 21, 2015 |
St. Louis Regional | Mar 19 - Mar 21, 2015 |
Virginia Regional | Mar 19 - Mar 21, 2015 |
Waterloo Regional | Mar 19 - Mar 21, 2015 |
Wisconsin Regional | Mar 19 - Mar 21, 2015 |
Great Lakes Bay Region District Event | Mar 20 - Mar 21, 2015 |
St. Joseph District Event | Mar 20 - Mar 21, 2015 |
West Michigan District Event | Mar 20 - Mar 21, 2015 |
Purdue District Event | Mar 20 - Mar 21, 2015 |
Central Washington University District Event | Mar 20 - Mar 21, 2015 |
Lenape-Seneca District Event | Mar 21 - Mar 22, 2015 |
Rhode Island District Event | Mar 21 - Mar 22, 2015 |
UNH District Event | Mar 21 - Mar 22, 2015 |
Shorewood District Event | Mar 21 - Mar 22, 2015 |
Event | Dates |
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Buckeye Regional | Mar 26 - Mar 28, 2015 |
Colorado Regional | Mar 26 - Mar 28, 2015 |
Finger Lakes Regional | Mar 26 - Mar 28, 2015 |
Greater DC Regional | Mar 26 - Mar 28, 2015 |
Hawaii Regional | Mar 26 - Mar 28, 2015 |
Hub City Regional | Mar 26 - Mar 28, 2015 |
Las Vegas Regional | Mar 26 - Mar 28, 2015 |
North Bay Regional | Mar 26 - Mar 28, 2015 |
Oklahoma Regional | Mar 26 - Mar 28, 2015 |
Peachtree Regional | Mar 26 - Mar 28, 2015 |
SBPLI Long Island Regional | Mar 26 - Mar 28, 2015 |
Ventura Regional | Mar 27 - Mar 29, 2015 |
Center Line District Event | Mar 27 - Mar 28, 2015 |
Escanaba District Event | Mar 27 - Mar 28, 2015 |
Livonia District Event | Mar 27 - Mar 28, 2015 |
Northeastern University District Event | Mar 27 - Mar 28, 2015 |
Auburn District Event | Mar 27 - Mar 28, 2015 |
Philomath District Event | Mar 27 - Mar 28, 2015 |
Bridgewater-Raritan District Event | Mar 28 - Mar 29, 2015 |
Upper Darby District Event | Mar 28 - Mar 29, 2015 |
Hartford District Event | Mar 28 - Mar 29, 2015 |
Event | Dates |
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Arizona West Regional | Apr 2 - Apr 4, 2015 |
Chesapeake Regional | Apr 2 - Apr 4, 2015 |
Lone Star Regional | Apr 2 - Apr 4, 2015 |
Midwest Regional | Apr 2 - Apr 4, 2015 |
Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional | Apr 2 - Apr 4, 2015 |
Minnesota North Star Regional | Apr 2 - Apr 4, 2015 |
Queen City Regional | Apr 2 - Apr 4, 2015 |
San Diego Regional | Apr 2 - Apr 4, 2015 |
Silicon Valley Regional | Apr 2 - Apr 4, 2015 |
Smoky Mountains Regional | Apr 2 - Apr 4, 2015 |
Western Canada Regional | Apr 2 - Apr 4, 2015 |
Windsor Essex Great Lakes Regional | Apr 2 - Apr 4, 2015 |
Pacific Northwest District Championship | Apr 2 - Apr 4, 2015 |
Indiana District Championship | Apr 3 - Apr 4, 2015 |
Bedford District Event | Apr 3 - Apr 4, 2015 |
Lansing District Event | Apr 3 - Apr 4, 2015 |
Troy District Event | Apr 3 - Apr 4, 2015 |
North Brunswick District Event | Apr 3 - Apr 4, 2015 |
Event | Dates |
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Michigan District Championship | Apr 9 - Apr 11, 2015 |
Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Apr 9 - Apr 11, 2015 |
New England District Championship | Apr 9 - Apr 11, 2015 |
Event | Location | Dates |
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FIRST Robotics World Championship | St. Louis, Missouri | Apr 22 - Apr 25, 2015 |
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