2003 - Stack Attack

The Game:

Robots move large storage containers into their scoring zones, and form "stacks" of multiple containers.  An alliance (of 2 teams) scores points equal to the height of its tallest stack multiplied by the number of containers, minus the tallest stack, in its zone.

Our Robot:

New and Improved:

Stack Attack was the first FRC game with an autonomous period.  Every programmer's worst nightmare.  The autonomous period was a 15 second period when robots had to act without human control.  To make automatic robot navigation easier, the containers were marked with tape that was highly visible to infrared sensors.  This tape was included in the provided kit of parts.  This game also had a human player period at the start of the match, when players could walk onto the field and move containers.  No other FRC game has such a period before.

The Competition:

Game Animation:

787 teams competed in 23 regionals.