2023 Game : CHARGED UP
The 2023 game , CHARGED UP , is played by two alliances made up of three robots each . The alliances race to score points by putting game pieces ( cones and cubes ) on their designated nodes and docking or engaging with their charge station before the match is over .
The game starts with a 15 second autonomous period where the robots are pre-programed with instructions to score game pieces , dock or engage the charge station , and leave their community . Next , the teleoperated period begins and drivers are now able to control the robots for the remaining 2 minutes and 15 seconds of the match .
Additional points can also be scored when there are three adjacent nodes in a row which contain scored game pieces ( called a link ) and if a robot is completely contained within its community at the end of a match .
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