The 2022 build season has begun! After two long years, we are excited to get back to a normal FRC season. The game for this year is RAPID REACT ℠, presented by The Boeing Company. The game starts with a fifteen second autonomous period, and the remaining two minutes and fifteen seconds is the teleoperated period. During autonomous, robots will leave their tarmacs and attempt to score the two starting cargo. During teleop, players take control Read more
FIRST has announced the games for the 2021 FRC season! This year’s focus is on competitions that teams can do from home or at their own labs. Teams are given three different options for competitions: Infinite Recharge at Home, the Game Design Challenge, and the FIRST Innovation Challenge. Infinite Recharge at Home: Teams are asked to complete 4 different challenges that are based off of the 2020 Infinite Recharge game. These challenges include running through Read more
Unfortunately, due to circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak, FIRST has decided to suspend all further events until further notice. More information can be found here.
Cyber Blue ended qualifications with an overall record of 11-1-0, putting us in the highest-ranked overall team going into alliance selections. At alliance selections, we selected team 1720 as our first alliance partner and team 7657 to be our second pick. As the one seed, we played quarterfinals against the eight seed alliance, consisting of teams 6721, 4926, and 5188. We won both matches with scores of 174-88 and 147-72. In semifinals, we were matched Read more
The 2020 FIRST Robotics Competition game has been released! Called INFINITE RECHARGE, teams focus on putting balls into various goals on the field. Teams will gain different amounts of points depending on which goal they score in, and additional tasks can be completed to earn more points, as well as ranking points. At the end of each match, teams try to climb on a moving platform, making sure to keep the platform balanced to gain Read more
Heading into the final day of the Detroit World Championships, the day began with alliance selection. Currently ranked 10th overall, Cyber Blue was not in a position to pick, and we hoped that our performance throughout the competition made us a favorable pick overall. Unlike previous events, teams at worlds are made of 4 team alliances, where alliances get to choose their backup robot. Alliance Selection We were picked by the 4th overall ranked team, Read more
Today was the second full day of qualification matches at the FIRST Championship in Detroit. Of our 10 total qualification matches to play, we completed the last 5, ending with an overall record of 7-3-0 and ranked 10th. Qualification Match Scores: Match # Score Win/Loss Q59 111**-72** Win Q79 81*-69* Win Q84 65*-54* Win Q99 107**-88* Win Q110 82*-86** Loss * – designates a match where one additional ranking point was earned.** – designated a Read more
Cyber Blue competed in 5 of our 10 total qualification matches on the first day of qualification matches. Although we had a rough start, we hope to do better tomorrow in order to be ranked competitively. Overall, we finished the day with a record of 3-2-0 and an overall ranking of 19th. Qualification Match Scores: Match # Score Win/Loss Q11 67-82* Loss Q21 93*-79** Win Q33 85**-73* Win Q42 77**-81* Loss Q47 77*-70* Win * Read more
Cyber Blue left for Detroit from Indianapolis to set up to compete at the Detroit World Championships! After a few practice matches, we packed up and prepared for the first of two full days of qualification matches. Different from previous events, the Detroit Championship has many more teams, which results in more matches. The basic schedule for the event is as follows:Wednesday: Load-in, practice matchesThursday: Day 1 of qualification matchesFriday: Day 2 of qualification matchesSaturday: Read more
Cyber Blue took home first place at the Indiana State district championship on April 13, 2019! After an outstanding performance, we ended qualification matches with a record of 11-1-0 and ranked 2nd overall. In elimination matches, our alliance, consisting of teams 868, 1024, and ourselves, swept all other alliances to end with an elimination record of 6-0 and an overall event record of 17-1-0. Not only did we win the Indiana State championship, we also Read more