FRC General Rules

• This quiz tests knowledge of the rules to help drivers avoid penalties

General FRC Rules

• The Autonomous Period is 15 seconds long
• The Teleoperated Period is 2 minutes and 15 seconds
• Team members may only enter or exit the Field through open gates
• Team members may only enter the Field if the Field lighting is green unless explicitly instructed
• Drive Teams may not cause significant delays meaning they should be ready for Matches
• First time delay: Drive Team receives a Verbal Warning, and a two-minute timer is started before they are Disabled if they are still not Match ready
• Subsequent violations: a Major Foul is received, and a two-minute timer is started before being Disabled if still not ready to play
• Team members are not allowed to bang on the Driver Station plastic windows
• At least one member of a drive team must show up if the bot cannot play the match to avoid Disqualification
• "A penalty assessed for egregious Robot or team member behavior or rule violations which results in a team being Disqualified for the Match" is the definition of a Red Card
• Two Yellow Cards within the same tournament phase results in a Red Card
• Only one student from a team may address the Head Referee in the Question Box
• The Student may be accompanied by one silent observer

Reefscape – Field and Scoring

• Red Alliance drivers are on the right and the Blue Alliance drivers are on the left
• The term area is used for outside the field, and the term zone is for inside
• The following Auto Scoring and Teleop Scoring point values are awarded for the following:
• Leave awards 3 auto points
• Coral scored in trough (L1) awards 3 auto / 2 teleop points
• Coral scored on L2 Branch awards 4 auto / 3 teleop points
• Coral scored on L3 Branch awards 6 auto / 4 teleop points
• Coral scored on L4 Branch awards 7 auto / 5 teleop points
• Algae scored in Processor awards 6 auto / 6 teleop points
• Algae scored in Net awards 4 auto / 4 teleop points
• Park in Barge Zone awards 2 teleop points
• Off-the-ground via shallow Cage awards 6 teleop points
• Off-the-ground via deep Cage awards 12 teleop points
• The number of Ranking Points awarded for the following:
• Win a Match awards 3 points
• Tie a Match awards 1 point
• Auto RP (all non-Bypassed Robots Leave & at least 1 Coral is scored) awards 1 point
• Coral RP (at least 5 Coral scored on each level; at least 5 Coral scored on 3 levels if Coopertition Bonus is achieved) awards 1 point
• Barge RP (at least 14 Barge points scored) awards 1 point

Reefscape Specific Rules

• To start the Match, a Robot must be placed so that its Bumpers overlap their Robot Starting Line
• A Robot may be staged with up to one Coral and no Algae max at the beginning of the round
• A Robot may Control one of each Scoring Element (Coral and Algae) at a time
• An Alliance may have no more than 1 Robot fully on the opponent's side of the Field
• A Robot may not contact the opponent Net nor any Algae scored in the opponent Net
• A Robot may not contact their Net nor any Algae scored in their Net
• Scoring Elements that leave the Field, other than via the Processor, are placed back into the Field at the approximate point of exit by Field Staff
• A Robot may only launch Coral if their Bumpers are partially in their Reef Zone
• To qualify for Park points, a Robot's Bumpers can be partially or completely contained in their Barge Zone
• To qualify for Cage points, a Robot can contact one of the following: Scoring Elements in contact with the carpet, An Alliance Robot qualified for Park points, An Alliance Robot qualified for Cage points or The Anchor of the Cage
• The Coopertition Bonus is achieved when at least 2 Algae are scored in each Alliance's Processor
• It reduces the threshold for Coral RP from 4 levels to 3 levels
• The 2nd order sort for ties is Average Coopertition Bonus points

Penalties

• Minor Foul will result in 2 points awarded to the opponent
• Major Foul will result in 6 points awarded to the opponent
• The following are scenarios that would likely result in a penalty being called:
• A Robot has a Component outside its Robot Perimeter and initiates contact with an opponent Robot inside their Robot Perimeter with that Component but no damage is caused.
• Your Robot drives into an arm of an opponent Robot that is extended outside their Robot Perimeter, even if unintended
• The following scenarios would likely result in a penalty being called:
• You contact an opponent Cage with 15 seconds left in the Match
• You contact an opponent Robot who is in contact with their Cage with 10 seconds left in the Match
• The following scenarios would likely result in a penalty being called:
• You are outside the opponent Barge Zone and contact an opponent who is inside their Barge Zone
• You are outside the opponent Reef Zone and contact an opponent who is inside their Reef Zone
• Robots may not Pin an opponent's Robot for more than 3 seconds
• The following instances would end a Pin count:
• The Robots have separated by at least 6 feet from each other for at least 3 seconds
• The Pinning Robot becomes Disabled
• Either Robot has moved 6 feet from where the Pin initiated for more than 3 seconds
• The following scenarios would likely violate a rule as a Human Player at the Coral Station:
• You extend your arm momentarily into the Chute when entering Coral into the Field
• The following scenarios would likely violate a rule as a Human Player at the Processor:
• You enter Algae into the Field during Auto
• You store 2 Algae at the end of the Processor exit ramp