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Rapid React
Rapid React, stylized as RAPID REACT and officially known as Rapid React presented by The Boeing Company for sponsorship reasons, is the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) game for the 2022 season. The game is themed around transportation as part of the FIRST-wide FIRST Forward theme for 2021-2022.
Rapid React is played by two alliances of three teams each, with each team controlling a robot and completing specific actions in order to score points. The game revolves around both alliances shooting inflatable balls known as Cargo into a central Hub and climbing within their Hangars at the end of the match. The overall objective of each match is to score more points than the opposing alliance before the match ends.
The 2022 season was the first season since 2016 to feature a single championship, which took place in Houston, Texas on April 20 to April 23. As a result of the reduction from two championships to one, 456 teams were invited to compete at the championship as opposed to over 800 teams in 2019.
Kickoff occurred on January 8, 2022. It was streamed live on Twitch, with the broadcast beginning at 11:45 A.M. Eastern Time. The game was revealed approximately 45 minutes into the broadcast, which featured presentations from teams and game sponsors.
Similar to the 2021 kickoff, many kickoff events were hosted online, with the only in-person event being part pick-up. Some of these events were originally scheduled to be online, while others switched to virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rapid React is played on a 27 ft. (~823 cm) by 54 ft. (~1646 cm) field covered in grey carpet. The field is surrounded by low polycarbonate walls on the long sides and higher polycarbonate driver station walls on the short sides. The field is divided in half by a white line. The primary scoring area, called the Hub, is surrounded by four taped-off areas known as Tarmacs (two red and two blue) where robots start the match. At the end of the match, robots can climb monkey bars in areas called the Hangars.
Each alliance has their own alliance station on their end of the field, divided into three smaller stations (one for each team). The alliance stations are flanked by the alliance's Hangar on one side and a Terminal on the other side.
Alliances can use the Terminals to introduce Cargo into the field and return Cargo to their human players. Either alliance can use either Terminal, as opposed to player stations in previous games which were restricted to one alliance. Due to this, human players in the terminals must wear alliance-colored aprons to identify themselves.
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Rapid React
Rapid React, stylized as RAPID REACT and officially known as Rapid React presented by The Boeing Company for sponsorship reasons, is the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) game for the 2022 season. The game is themed around transportation as part of the FIRST-wide FIRST Forward theme for 2021-2022.
Rapid React is played by two alliances of three teams each, with each team controlling a robot and completing specific actions in order to score points. The game revolves around both alliances shooting inflatable balls known as Cargo into a central Hub and climbing within their Hangars at the end of the match. The overall objective of each match is to score more points than the opposing alliance before the match ends.
The 2022 season was the first season since 2016 to feature a single championship, which took place in Houston, Texas on April 20 to April 23. As a result of the reduction from two championships to one, 456 teams were invited to compete at the championship as opposed to over 800 teams in 2019.
Kickoff occurred on January 8, 2022. It was streamed live on Twitch, with the broadcast beginning at 11:45 A.M. Eastern Time. The game was revealed approximately 45 minutes into the broadcast, which featured presentations from teams and game sponsors.
Similar to the 2021 kickoff, many kickoff events were hosted online, with the only in-person event being part pick-up. Some of these events were originally scheduled to be online, while others switched to virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rapid React is played on a 27 ft. (~823 cm) by 54 ft. (~1646 cm) field covered in grey carpet. The field is surrounded by low polycarbonate walls on the long sides and higher polycarbonate driver station walls on the short sides. The field is divided in half by a white line. The primary scoring area, called the Hub, is surrounded by four taped-off areas known as Tarmacs (two red and two blue) where robots start the match. At the end of the match, robots can climb monkey bars in areas called the Hangars.
Each alliance has their own alliance station on their end of the field, divided into three smaller stations (one for each team). The alliance stations are flanked by the alliance's Hangar on one side and a Terminal on the other side.
Alliances can use the Terminals to introduce Cargo into the field and return Cargo to their human players. Either alliance can use either Terminal, as opposed to player stations in previous games which were restricted to one alliance. Due to this, human players in the terminals must wear alliance-colored aprons to identify themselves.