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OFFICIAL PROGRAM JUNE 14 -17, 2021 FRC Schedule FTC Schedule Monday, June 14, 2021 Monday, June 14, 2021 5:00pm - 10:00pm: Team Load-In – Enter SE Ramp in 3:00pm-5:00pm: Team Load-in for UIL both divisions Lower Dock, Registration & Pits Open 3:00pm-8:00pm: Team Check-In, Pits Open, Inspections, 5:00pm - 10:00pm: Practice Field Open, Inspection Practice Fields open Starts 8:15pm: Practice Fields Close 5:00pm - 10:00pm: Robot Connection Tests, Field Open for Calibration and Measurement 8:30pm: Pits Close 9:45pm: Practice Field Closes Tuesday, June 15, 2021 10:00pm: Pits Close 7:30am: Team Check-In / Pits Open Tuesday, June 15, 2021 9:00am-11:30am: Opening Ceremonies (Pre-Recorded) 7:30am: Team Check-In – Enter SE Ramp in Lower Dock, Match play begins Pits Open 11:30am-12:30pm: Lunch Longhorn Division UIL 1A-4A 8:00am - 11:30am: Practice Matches, Practice Field 12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch Armadillo Division UIL 5A-6A Open 12:30pm - 1:00pm: Match Play resumes 11:30am - 1:00pm: Team Lunch for Lone Star/Bluebonnet Fields Continues 2:00pm - 3:15pm: Alliance Pairing ® 2:45pm - 4:00pm: Elimination Matches followed by 12:40pm - 1:00pm: Open Ceremonies (pre-recorded) Welcome About FIRST Awards Ceremonies Welcome to the FIRST® in Texas UIL/State Championship – FIRST® is a robotics community that prepares young people prior to Qualification Matches 5:00pm - 5:30pm: Load-Out UIL. // Load in State Texas Cup Event. Like you, we are excited to see the robots for the future. The world’s leading youth-serving nonprofit 1:00pm - 6:00pm: Qualification Matches Continues for ® ® Championship Teams. that will compete in FIRST Game ChangersSM challenge at the advancing STEM education outcomes, FIRST designs mentor- Lone Star/Bluebonnet Fields Alamodome in San Antonio. guided research and robotics programs for kids from pre- 4:00pm - 4:15pm: Volunteer Snack Break 8:00pm: Pits Close kindergarten through high school. Boosted by a global support 6:00pm - 7:00pm: Pit Time for Teams Teams from Texas and New Mexico are competing in the Wednesday, June 16, 2021 system of mentors, coaches, volunteers, alumni, and sponsors, 7:00pm: Practice Field, Pits Close Bluebonnet Division and Lone Star Division to advance to the teams conduct research, fundraise, design, and build robots of 7:30am: Team Check-In Wednesday, June 16, 2021 Woodie Field to earn the coveted title “Texas Cup” winner. their creation. For 31 years, students from all walks of life have 8:00:00am: Inspections begin 7:30am: Team Check-In – Enter SE Ramp in Lower Dock To all our sponsors, partners and volunteers: thank you for your developed self-confidence in STEM, meaningful friendships, 11:00am: Opening Ceremonies (Pre-Recorded) ® 8:00am - 11:30am: Qualification Matches, Practice Field commitment of funding, support, and leadership. You know the and valuable, real-world skills through FIRST that open followed by Match Play Open importance of a workforce that is technically astute, innovative, pathways and help young people build a better future. 11:30am-12: 30am: Lunch Longhorn Division ® 11:30am - 1:00pm: Team Lunch for Lone and energized, and recognize that FIRST participants are ® 12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch Armadillo Division FIRST is a progression of four programs: Star/Bluebonnet Fields Continues the future workforce that keeps our country competitive in the ® 12:30pm - 1:00pm: Match Play Resumes • FIRST LEGO League 1:00pm - 6:00pm: Qualification Matches Cont. for Lone global economy. This would not be possible without you! ® » FIRST LEGO League Discover (PreK- Grade 1) Star/Bluebonnet Fields 4:30pm: Match Play suspended for ® To all of our volunteers, mentors, teachers, and parents: thank » FIRST LEGO League Explore (Grades 2-4) 6:00pm - 7:00pm: Pit Time for Teams Wednesday (time is approx.) ® you for your year-round support to create this outstanding » FIRST LEGO League Challenge (Grades 4-8) 6:00pm: Practice Field Closed 7:00pm: Pits Close ® opportunity for our students. Your investment of time and energy • FIRST Tech Challenge (Grades 7-12) ® 7:00pm: Pits Close has been significant, and you have served as terrific role • FIRST Robotics Competition (Grades 9-12) Thursday, June 17, 2021 Thursday, June 17, 2021 7:30am: Team Check-In – Enter SE Ramp in models. ® FIRST Robotics Competition teams compete with 120-pound 6:45am: Volunteer Check-in Lower Dock robots of their own design, combining the excitement of sport And finally, to our students: we look forward to seeing you 7:15am: Team Check-In – Enter SE Ramp in Lower Dock 8:00am: Match Play Resumes grow into the next generation of innovators, educators, with the rigors of science and technology. 8:00am: FRC Alliance Selections 11:15am: Qualifications Match Play Ends engineers and leaders. You inspire us with your enthusiasm and Students, Ages 14-18 (Grades 9-12), get to: 8:30am: Alliance Partner Time 11:30am-12:30pm: Lunch both divisions accomplishments. Thank you for showing all of us how bright • Work alongside professional engineers 9:00am: Playoff Matches on Lone Star/Bluebonnet Fields the future will be! 12:30pm: Alliance Pairings both Divisions • Build and compete with a robot 11:30am - 1:00pm: Team Lunch Continues 1:15pm: Elimination Matches followed by ® • Learn to use sophisticated hardware and software 1:00pm - 3:00pm: UIL Awards Thank you for coming to the FIRST in Texas UIL/State Event Finals Championship – Texas Cup. Let the games begin! • Develop design, project management, programming 1:15pm: Playoff Final Matches on Woodie Field Start 3:15pm: Awards Ceremonies / Pits Close • Teamwork, strategic thinking, and Cooperation skills 3:15pm: Texas Cup Awards Presented ® ® –FIRST in Texas Staff • Earn a place in the FIRST Championship 3:30pm: Pits Close, Teams Load-Out • Access exclusive scholarships from hundreds of colleges and universities 2021 Texas Cup | San Antonio, Texas 2021 Texas Cup | San Antonio, Texas FRC GAME DESCRIPTION: FRC TEAMS AND DIVISIONS SM INFINITE RECHARGE In INFINITE RECHARGE two alliances work to protect FIRST City from approaching BLUEBONNET DIVISION LONE STAR DIVISION asteroids caused by a distant space skirmish. Each alliance, along with their trusty Team # Team Name Team # Team Name droids, race to collect and score Power Cells in order to energize their Shield 118 Robonauts 148 Robowranglers Generator for maximum protection. To activate sections of the Shield Generator, 1477 Texas Torque 231 High Voltage droids must manipulate their Control Panels after scoring a specific number of Power Team Appreciate 457 ?? Grease Monkeys ?? Cells. Near the end of the match, droids race to their Rendezvous Point to get their 2468 Shield Generator operational in order to protect the city. 2582 PantherBots 624 CRyptonite 3310 Black Hawk Robotics 1296 Full Metal Jackets 0:15 Autonomous: 3743 Eagle Bots 2687 Team Apprentice Droids follow pre-programmed instructions and Alliances score points by: 4206 Robo Vikes 2714 ?? BBQ ?? • Scoring Power Cells in the Power Ports • Moving from the Initiation Line 4219 RED! 2969 Aftermath 4364 Metal Jackets 3481 Bronc Botz 2:15 Driver-Controlled: 4587 Jersey Voltage 3834 Crab-bots Drivers take control of droids and Alliances Score points by: • Continuing to score Power Cells in Power Ports 4610 BearTecs 3847 Spectrum -?? • Completing Rotation Control task 4717 Westerner Robotics 4063 TriKzR4Kidz • Completing Position Control task 4734 The Iron Plainsmen 4192 Flower Mound Tech Club Jaguar Robotics • Hanging from the Generator Switch 5052 The RoboLobos 4639 The RoboSpartans • Getting the Generator Switch to the level position 5414 Pearadox 5242 ?? RoboCats ?? The Alliance with the highest score at the end of the match wins! 5427 Steel Talons 5411 RoboTalons 5572 Rosbot Rottweilers 5417 Eagle Robotics 5613 ThunderDogs 5431 Titan Robotics 5829 AwtyBots 5503 Smithville Tiger Trons 5866 Fe [Iron] Tigers 5892 Energy HEROs 6171 ? Chain Reaction ? 5923 WildC.A.T.S. 6377 Howdy Bots 5986 + Iron Fangs + 6645 Alloy Obsession 6180 Mechanical Lions 6800 ViperBots Valor 7492 CavBots 7125 Tigerbotics 7616 Cerberus 7506 WILDCARDS 8019 Patriot Engineering 7708 Tiger Nation 8114 Rocketeers 8055 EGM Robotics 8515 Photon 8177 Vector 8528 CHINS 8325 Bobcat Bots 8573 ROGUE RANGERS LEGACY 8580 Jayton J-Bots 8625 MHS Eagles 8598 Electro-Knights 9985 BearTecs 2 8610 Lanier Voks 9986 Robonauts 2 9987 Team Appreciate 2 9990 Texas Torque 2 9988 Team Apprentice 2 9992 Eagle Robotics 2 9989 Robowranglers 2 2021 Texas Cup | San Antonio, Texas 2021 Texas Cup | San Antonio, Texas Targets for the red alliance, and three for the blue alliance. The FIRST TECH CHALLENGE Drop Zone is located outside of the field toward the audience. FTC TEAMS AND EVENTS It’s way more than building robots. FIRST Tech Challenge Scoring elements are twenty Alliance-neutral Rings. teams (up to 15 team members, grades 7-12) are challenged Team # Team Name Event Team # Team Name Event Techno Riderz UIL 5-6A Droid Rage FTC State to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a Prior to the start of a Match, Robots must be touching the front 3033 13266 3708 Iron Eagles Optimus FTC State 13457 Bread Bots FTC State head-to-head challenge in an alliance format. field border wall and must be parked on top of their Alliance- 4545 ViperBots Ouroboros FTC State 13457 Bread Bots UIL 1-4A specific Start Line. Robots must pre-load exactly one Wobble 4641 RoboSharks UIL 1-4A 13580 Tech Serpents FTC State, UIL 5-6-A Guided by adult coaches and mentors, students develop STEM Goal and optionally pre-load up to three Rings. 4886 Robo Junkies FTC State, UIL 5-6-A 13586 Adders FTC State skills and practice engineering principles, while realizing the 4894 Westerner Robotics 2 FTC State, UIL 5-6-A 13704 Light Horse Robotics FTC State, UIL 5-6-A value of hard work, innovation, and working as a team.
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