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4 Game Overview

Figure 4‑1 RAPID REACT
field
and key elements

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In RAPID REACTSM presented by The Boeing Company, two competing

alliances
are invited to process
cargo
for transportation. Each
alliance
is assigned a
cargo
color (red or blue, based on
alliance
affiliation) to process by retrieving their assigned
cargo
and scoring it into the
hub
.
Human players
assist the
cargo
retrieval and scoring efforts from within their
terminals
. In the final moments of each
match
,
alliance
robots
race to engage with their
hangar
to prepare for transport!

Each

match
begins with a 15-second autonomous period, during which time
alliance
robots
operate only on pre-programmed instructions to score points by:

  • taxiing from their
    tarmac
    and
  • retrieving and scoring their assigned
    cargo
    into the
    hub
    . In the final 2 minutes and 15 seconds of the
    match
    ,
    drivers
    take
    control
    of the
    robots
    and score points by:
  • continuing to retrieve and score their assigned
    cargo
    into the
    hub
    and
  • engaging with their
    hangar
    . The
    alliance
    with the highest score at the end of the
    match
    wins!

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3 Game Sponsor Recognition

5 ARENA

The ARENA includes all elements of the game infrastructure that are required to play RAPID REACTSM: the FIELD, CARGO, and all equipment needed for FIELD and ROBOT management.