2010 NJ FIRST Robotics Competition
The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) New Jersey Regional is coming to the Sun National Bank Center on March 5, 6 & 7 presented by Johnson and Johnson. We look forward to having you join in the celebration. It seems we will have teams coming from everywhere this year – New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Connecticut, Texas, Puerto Rico, and Brazil! WOW! It is shaping up to be a great weekend and planning committee is everything it can to bring you a 9 match event this year.
This year’s game is FIRST Breakway, an exciting game that combines soccer and pinball involving two alliances of three robots each. The video explaining the game can be found HERE.
Location
- Sun National Bank Center (Formerly Sovereign Bank Arena)
81 Hamilton Avenue
Trenton NJ 08609 - Venue Website can be found HERE
- Directions can be found HERE
Dates and Times
- March 5th, Friday – Practice Day
- 7:45 am – Doors open for 3 Team members only to uncrate the robot
- 8:30 am to 5:30 pm – Practice Matches
- March 6th, Saturday – Qualification Matches
- 8:30 am – Drivers Meeting
- 8:30 am to 5:30 pm – Qualification Matches
- March 7th, Sunday – Qualification and Elimination Matches
- 8:30 am to 5:30 pm – Qualification and Elimination Matches
More details will be posted posted as the schedule is finalized.
Special Events
The NJ Regional Committee in cooperation with a number of local FRC teams have special events planned during the competition. Please go HERE to see what is planned and how to be involved.
Lunch Pre-order
For those participating FIRST teams which wish to do so, the Pre-Order Lunch form can be found HERE. This offer is for registered teams only.
Safety
As always, safety will be a priority. Please make sure that everyone on your team has safety glasses. You will need to bring extras for your invited guests. Each team MUST bring 10 pairs of glasses for other guests or to replace lost glasses. These are to be dropped off at Pit Admin when you sign-in your Team.
The carrying of heavy items down the stairs to the arena floor will not be allowed. Only small, lightweight items should be carried this way. All other items must use the freight elevator to get to the pit area.
Gloves must be worn by anyone handling the robot. Please make sure that your drive team/pit crew members are properly equipped.
All children under the age of 13 MUST be escorted by an adult while in the pit area. No strollers will be allowed in the pit area and we ask any parents using back-pack style carriers to have the baby in the front, not the back. Any person wearing Open-toed, Open /sling Back, Flip-flops, Crocs, etc. will not permitted in the “Pits”
Volunteering
As always, we need lots of help to bring you the best regional around. We are asking each team to provide 2 volunteers for Saturday and Sunday to help from 8 AM to 5 PM or 4 volunteers to work half-day shifts. Remember, without the generous help of our volunteers, we would not be able to bring you the high quality experience that you enjoy. By February 18th, please send the volunteers’ names and email addresses to the NJ FRC Volunteer Coordinator, Daryl Reisfeld (VC.NJFIRST [at] yahoo.com), and have the volunteers register in VIMS which can be reached HERE.
Other information
- The Teams particpating can be found on FIRST’s website HERE, or Sorted by Town HERE
- During and After the Event, visit this page for:
Don’t forget to apply for FIRST Scholarships!!! See HERE for information on over $12 Million in scholarship available to students on FIRST teams.
Keep watching this page for more information as it becomes available!
