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FIRST Design

FIRST Design

Team Member 1 (out of panel): Wow, this is a much better design. Team Member 2 (out of panel): Let's build it. [[A blue print depicting a robot design for the FIRST competition. It consists of a standard mobile platform, with a pusher blade at the front. Additional parts include an umbrella on top and a trailer unit consisting a telescoping pole with a matchbox and match on top.]] Referee (out of panel): Go! <<CLICK>> [[A FIRST competition field, with teams at opposite ends. Various robots appear on the field, and the team whose design appears above activates their robot.]] [[The robot's trailer unit detaches as the telescoping pole begins to extend, and the mobile platform with umbrella rolls forward.]] <<VRRR>> <<CLICK>> [[Telescoping pole extends further.]] <<VRRRR>> [[Telescoping pole extends further.]] <<VRRRR>> [[Telescoping pole extends further, approaching a sprinkler head fixture.]] <<VRRR>> [[Telescoping pole stops extending, placing the matchbox and match very near the sprinkler head fixture.]] [[The mobile platform stops moving.]] [[The umbrella deploys, extending beyond the dimensions of the mobile platform.]] <<FWOOMP>> [[The match box and match are lit beneath the sprinkler head.]] <<FWOOSH>> [[The heat from the match triggers the sprinkler's valve, and water sprays out of the sprinkler into the room below.]] <<PSSSSHH>> [[Water pours from the sprinkler onto the competition field, causing the electrical components of the opposing team's robotics platform to short and malfunction. The opposing team appears distressed and confused.]] <<FZZZT>> <<BWooooooo!!!>> [[The initial robot, still protected by its umbrella, pushes along the balls toward the goal zone without any difficulty.]] {{Title text: Pool on the roof must've sprung a leak.}}

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