2023 Charged Up

The 2023 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) game, titled “CHARGED UP,” revolves around an energetic theme of charging stations and electric energy management. Teams use their robots to manipulate two primary game pieces: cones and cubes. The cones are lightweight and stackable, designed to be picked up and placed on tall, mobile structures called “Charge Stations.” The cubes, which are more substantial and cube-shaped, are used to activate various scoring mechanisms on the field, including a balance scale that requires precise placement for maximum points. Throughout the match, teams strategize to efficiently collect, stack, and score with these elements under time pressure, aiming to charge up their station to capacity by the end of the match.

Season Participation

• NE District SE Mass Event
• NE District Hartford Event
• New England FIRST District Championship
• New England FIRST District Championship – MEIR Division
• FIRST Championship – FIRST Robotics Competition – Hopper Division

Awards

• District Championship Dean’s List Semi-Finalist (NE District SE Mass Event)
• District Event Finalist (NE District SE Mass Event)
• Excellence in Engineering Award (NE District SE Mass Event)
• Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors (NE District Hartford Event)
• District Championship Finalist (New England FIRST District Championship)
• FIRST Dean’s List Finalist Award (New England FIRST District Championship)
• District Championship Winner (New England FIRST District Championship – MEIR Division)
• Gracious Professionalism Award (New England FIRST District Championship – MEIR Division)
• Innovation in Control Award (FIRST Championship – FIRST Robotics Competition – Hopper Division)