Previous Game Overviews

Updated 2/16/2026

2013: Ultimate Ascent

• Definitions:

  • Frisbee: Standard throwing disc
  • Pyramid:

• Goals:

  • Score frisbees into goals above the ground

  • Climb different height rungs on a pyramid

  • Pick up frisbees off the ground

• Robots

  • 2052

  • 2175

  • 1986

• Successful Strategies/Designs

  • Picking up additional frisbees off the ground in auto

  • Driving underneath the pyramid

  • Scoring when in contact with the pyramid (Protected zone)

  • Climbing above the first rung was only worthwhile if it could be done in a few seconds

  • Fullcourt scoring saw limited success. Only one robot on Einstein could fullcourt score

2014: Aerial Assist

• Definitions:
• Goals
  • Score large exercise balls into goals above and on the ground
  • Pass the ball between robots
• Robots
  • 2175
  • 195
• Successful Strategies/Designs
  • Complete control over the exercise ball when passing between robots
  • The goal is very wide and had a lot of areas that robots could score from, so being able to score consistently from any available position was extremely valuable

2015: Recycle Rush

• Goals
  • Stack totes up to 6 high
    • Place Recycling bins on tote stacks
  • Robots
    • 3130
    • 1678
  • Successful Strategies/Designs
    • Elevator that was fast when lifting multiple totes. Numerous teams had elevators that slowed significantly when lifting more than one tote
    • Tote elevator and recycling bin elevator utilized same super structure or mechanism
    • Cycles of 5 tote stacks scored more points than cycles of 6 tote stacks

2016: Stronghold

• Goals
  • Score dodgeballs into goals above and on the ground
    • Cross obstacles (Called defenses) on the field
    • Climb a bar raised off the ground
  • Robots
    • 5172
    • 2052
  • Successful Strategies/Designs
    • Crossing Defenses with minimal time loss
    • Score from protected zones
    • Score over blockers
    • Human players could roll the gamepieces in such a way that they could pass boulders directly from the human player station to the opposite side of the field

2017: Steamworks

• Goals
  • Place gears on a peg
    • Score wiffle balls into a goal above the ground
    • Climb a rope
  • Robots
    • 179
  • Successful Strategies/Designs

2018: Power Up

• Goals
  • Place cubes on tilting scales raised above and on the ground
    • Climb a bar raised off the ground
    • Raise alliance members while climbing
  • Robots
    • 4539
    • 359

2019: Deep Space

• Goals
  • Place round discs and medium sized balls onto/into goals above and on the ground
    • Climb raised platforms at different heights
  • Robots
    • 2910
    • 2883

2022: Rapid React

• Goals
  • Score dodgeballs into a goal above the ground
    • Climb sequential rungs
  • Robots
    • 2052
    • 27
    • 4607

2023: Charged Up

• Goals
  • Place cones and cubes on spots of various vertical and horizontal positions
    • Balance on a tilting platform
  • Robots
    • 359
    • 4607
    • 6045
  • Successful Strategies/Designs
    • Wide open middle section of the field and large protected zones made defense useless
    • Best robots could obtain game pieces from either of the human player areas

2024: Crescendo

• Definitions
  • Note: Game piece. 14 in foam ring with an orange coating
  • Speaker: 10 foot high with an overhang
  • Amp: Ground level goal. Notes must be scored vertically
  • Amplification: Scoring 2 notes into the amp allows up to 4 notes scored into the speaker to be worth double points for 10 seconds after the human players presses a button
• Goals
  • Score a foam ring into a goal off the ground
  • Score 2 foam rings vertically into a goal at ground level to gain a bonus
  • Climb a horizontal chain
  • Climb a chain with an additional robot to gain additional points
  • Score a foam ring in a vertical slot above the chain
• Robots
  • 4607
  • 7028
  • 3276
• Successful Strategies/Designs
  • Scoring 2 notes into the Amp