Crescendo – 2024
This season, the gameplay mainly consists of robots scoring foam rings, called Notes, into goals on their end of the field. At the end of the match, the robots move to truss structures called Stages and climb on metal chains to earn additional points.
The team competed at the Southern Cross Regional where they where awarded the Imagery Award in honour of Jack Kamen. They competed in the playoffs as the Captain of Alliance 8 and were eliminated in the Double Elimination Bracket (Round 2).
They also went to Melbourne to compete at the Melbourne Robotics Tournament where they competed in the playoffs as the Captain of Alliance 4 and were eliminated in the Double Elimination Bracket (Round 4).
Charged Up – 2023
This season of FRC, which focuses on energy and sustainable development, was played on a field which is divided in half by a white line, and each half includes one alliance’s Community and the other alliance’s Loading Zone. The primary scoring areas are the two Communities (one per alliance), which are located near the two alliance station walls. Robots begin the match fully contained within their alliance’s Community. Each Community includes a Grid where game pieces can be scored and a Charging Station that robots can drive onto and balance on during the autonomous period and towards the end of the match.
The team attended the Southern Cross Regional in Sydney where they competed in the playoffs as the 2nd Pick of Alliance 2 and were eliminated in the Double Elimination Bracket (Round 4). They also attended the Melbourne Robotics Tournament.
This may have also been the season that our robot continued to fall over…
Rapid React – 2022
Rapid React is played by two alliances of three teams each, with each team controlling a robot and completing specific actions in order to score points. The game revolves around both alliances shooting inflatable balls known as Cargo into a central Hub and climbing within their Hangars at the end of the match. The overall objective of each match is to score more points than the opposing alliance before the match ends.
This season the team competed in the Southern Cross Regional in Sydney. They competed in the playoffs as the 1st Pick of Alliance 7 and were eliminated in the Quarterfinals. They also competed in the Melbourne Robotics Tournament (MRT). They competed in the playoffs as the 2nd Pick of Alliance 4 and were eliminated in the Quarterfinals.
During the season the team met with the deputy premier to show her all about RoboRoos, what we do and how much we’ve achieved.
Infinite Recharge – 2020/2021
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 season is the first season in history to begin with no events scheduled, with teams instead invited to take part in three virtual challenges that will include judged awards. Teams had to work on their own individual projects, such as producing personal protective equipment (i.e. face masks). Other teams decided to take the season off to develop improvements to their robots that can be applied to future seasons, such as a new drive system.
Infinite Recharge at Home:
This challenge will feature an individual robot and driver skills challenge based on Infinite Recharge field and game elements where teams can demonstrate their robot and compete with other teams for skills challenge awards. Teams will not be required to construct wooden field elements or use a carpet driving surface to complete the challenge. This challenge will also include traditional technical awards, albeit with virtual presentations to judges. Unlike in previous seasons, teams will not be required to have access to their robot to be eligible for these awards.
Team 4537, RoboRoos, received the Engineering Award for their efforts during this crazy season.
Destination: Deep Space – 2019
This season involved two alliances of three teams each, with each team controlling a robot and performing specific tasks on a field to score points. The game centres around an outer space theme involving two alliances consisting of three teams each competing to place poly-carbonate hatch panels and orange rubber balls or “cargo” on rockets and cargo ships before returning to their HAB platform to climb at the end of the match.
The team really enjoyed this years theme. They competed in the Southern Cross Regional in Sydney as well as at Duel Down Under.
Power Up – 2018
This season involved two alliances of three teams each, with each team controlling a robot and performing specific tasks on a field to score points. The game has a retro 8-bit theme and teams are required to place milk crates, or “power cubes”, on large balancing scales to tip the scale and gain ownership. Alliances can also trade power cubes for power ups, giving them a temporary advantage in a match. At the end of the match, robots can climb the tower attached to the centre balancing scale using a rung attached to the tower, giving them additional points.
The team had an amazing time this season. They competed in the Southern Cross Regional in Sydney as well as at Duel Down Under.
Steamworks – 2017
As in past games, two alliances of three individual teams and their robots compete on a field to score “match” point to win the game and ranking points to advance to playoff rounds. The game has a steampunk theme and teams are required to shoot wiffle balls which represent fuel into a simulated boiler which transfers the generated steam into an airship in the middle of the field. Each alliance has one airship, which they pressurize with steam from the boiler and load with plastic gears from the field. At the end of the match, robots can climb and hang on team-supplied ropes (or standard ropes supplied by FIRST) attached to the airship for additional points.
The team went to Sydney to compete in the Southern Cross Regional where they earned themselves the Regional Engineering Inspiration award. From this the team were invited to Houston to compete in the International Championship. The team was pumped that they made it this far and came away with some great memories.
Stronghold – 2016
The game was played by two alliances of up to three teams each, and involves breaching the opponents’ defences, known as outer work as well as capturing their tower by first firing “boulders” (small foam balls) at it, and then surrounding or scaling the tower using a singular rung on the tower wall. Points were scored by crossing elements of the tower’s outer works, shooting boulders into the opposing tower’s five goals in order to lower the tower strength, and by surrounding and scaling the tower.
This season the team took their robot to Sydney to compete in the Australian Regional. They were successful and completed They competed in the playoffs as the Captain of Alliance 7 and were eliminated in the Quarterfinals.
Recycle Rush – 2015
This season involved 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.
The team built their robot, Kermit, ready to compete in the Australian Regional held in Sydney. Here they worked hard and managed to walk away with the Creativity Award.
Aerial Assist – 2014
This season was all about throwing and catching. The match begins with a 10-second autonomous period, where robots use the pre-programmed instructions to score 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.
At this point there were no competitions within Australia so the team packed up and headed to Hawaii. At the Hawaii Regional the team earned themselves the Rookie All Star award. It is safe to say these guys had a great time and came home feeling super proud of themselves.