Robotics 2022-2023

In the 2022-2023 season, Charged Up was played on a 27 feet (8.2 m) by 54 feet (16 m) field covered in grey carpet. The field was surrounded by low polycarbonate walls on the long sides and taller alliance station walls on the short sides. The Single Substations (part of the human player stations) on the long sides also feature a taller wall made of wire mesh panels.

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The field was divided in half by a white line, and each half included one alliance's Community and the other alliance's Loading Zone. The primary scoring areas were the two Communities (one per alliance), which are located near the two alliance station walls. Robots began the match fully contained within their alliance's Community. Each Community included a Grid where game pieces can be scored and a Charging Station that robots can drive onto and balance on during the autonomous period and towards the end of the match.

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There were two game pieces in Charged Up: Cones and Cubes. Cones are yellow rubber cones, approximately 1 foot (30 cm) tall with an approximately 8 inches (20 cm) square base. Cubes were cube-like objects made of purple fabric that are inflated to approximately 9.5 inches (24 cm) when measured from face to face. Cubes had rounded corners and may not have had flat surfaces.