Breakaway is the game for the 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition, announced on January 9, 2010. Robots direct soccer balls into goals, traverse "bumps" in the field, suspend themselves and each other on towers, and/or go through a tunnel located in the center of the field.

In 2010, a new driver station was introduced, the Classmate PC, replacing the previous Kwikbyte driver station.

Game overview

Scoring Balls are kicked or herded into goals located in the corners of the fields. There are two goals for each alliance, adding up to 4 goals total. Scored Ball — 1 point

At the end of the match, bonus points are awarded for robots that cling onto either of the two towers in the center of the field. More bonus points are awarded if alliance robots can suspend themselves from the robot clinging onto the tower. Suspended Bot — 2 points Bot Suspended From Another Bot — 3 points

Game Play

Robots play Breakaway on a 27 by 54-foot rectangular field. The field is bordered by a set of guardrails and alliance walls. There are two "bumps" in the field that divide it into three zones. During matches, the robots are controlled from alliance stations located outside the field at both ends. These rectangular zones consist of three-team player stations that provide connectivity between the controls used by the robot operators and the arena. Goals are located at the corners of the field, and extend behind the alliance wall and adjacent to the player stations. After goals are scored, human players must pick up the balls and pass them to the center of the alliance station to be placed on a ball return rack, after which they will re-enter play at midfield. Teams are penalized if balls are not re-entered within a set time limit.

Starting Positions Each round lasts two minutes and fifteen seconds. In the first fifteen seconds of a round, the robots run in autonomous mode, then there are two minutes of game play during which robots are user-controlled. The game is played by two three-robot alliances with each team starting one robot in each of the three sections of the field. At the beginning of a match, every robot must be touching either one of the bisecting bumps or an alliance wall. Also, at the start of the match each of the 12 balls in play must be placed at one vertex of a six foot by six foot grid. There are two grids marked at either ends of each of the three zones. Source

Competition schedule Kickoff — January 9, 2010 Shipping deadline — February 23, 2010 Championship — April 15–17, 2010FIRST Robotics Competition | FIRST

Seven different fields were built and shipped around different events to be played on.Bill's Blog: One week to go

Events 51 events were held in the 2010 Breakaway season over 5 weeks, from March 4th to April 3rd, 2010. There were 44 regional events and 7 district events. District events were held only in Michigan and led up to the Michigan State Championship in Ypsilanti. In the 2010 season, weeks 1-5 were considered the Regular Season, with the Michigan State Championship and the FIRST Championship be considered Post-Season.

Week 1 +EventLocationDateChampionsWashington DC RegionalWashington, D.C.March 4 – 61727 REX, 3123 Wildcogs, 176 Aces HighPeachtree RegionalDuluth, GeorgiaMarch 4 – 61466 Webb Robotics, 1771 North Gwinnett Robotics, 1683 Techno TitansGranite State RegionalManchester, New HampshireMarch 4 – 61073 The Force Team, 1519 Mechanical Mayhem, 1058 PVC PiratesFinger Lakes RegionalRochester, New YorkMarch 4 – 61551 The Grapes of Wrath, 217 ThunderChickens, 174 Arctic WarriorsGreater Kansas City RegionalKansas City, MissouriMarch 4 – 62345 Kearnage, 525 Swartdogs, 931 Perpetual ChaosBayou RegionalWestwego, LouisianaMarch 4 – 61421 Team CHAOS, 2992 The S.S. Prometheus, 3364 Panhandle PiratesOregon RegionalPortland, OregonMarch 4 – 6997 Spartan Robotics, 2130 Alpha+, 1515 MorTorqSan Diego RegionalSan Diego, CaliforniaMarch 4 – 6359 Hawaiian Kids, 100 The Wildhats, 294 Beach Cities RoboticsMichigan Kettering University District CompetitionFlint, MichiganMarch 5 – 767 The HOT Team, 910 The Foley Freeze, 70 More MartiansMichigan Traverse City District CompetitionTraverse City, MichiganMarch 5 – 71918 NC GEARS, 2645 PowerSurge, 1254 Tech ForceNew Jersey RegionalTrenton, New JerseyMarch 5 – 725 Raider Robotix, 1676 The Pascack PI-oneers, 3059 Riverside Envirobotics

Week 2 +EventLocationDateChampionsFlorida RegionalOrlando, FloridaMarch 11 – 1386 Team Resistance, 1612 Robo-Sharks, 1251 TechTigers RoboticsChesapeake RegionalBaltimore, MarylandMarch 11 – 131517 AMP'D UP, 2377 C Company, 2534 Lumberjack RoboticsWPI RegionalWorcester, MassachusettsMarch 11 – 13230 Gaelhawks, 20 The Rocketeers, 228 GUSWisconsin RegionalMilwaukee, WisconsinMarch 11 – 132574 RoboHuskie, 1732 Hilltopper Robotics, 171 Cheese Curd HerdArizona RegionalPhoenix, ArizonaMarch 11 – 13359 Hawaiian Kids, 330 The Beach Bots, 2403 Plasma RoboticsMichigan Cass Tech District CompetitionDetroit, MichiganMarch 12 – 13217 ThunderChickens, 469 Las Guerrillas, 2960 Automation NationPittsburgh RegionalPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaMarch 12 – 131114 Simbotics, 63 McDowell Robotics, 117 Steel Dragons RoboticsMichigan Ann Arbor District CompetitionAnn Arbor, MichiganMarch 12 – 13573 Mech Warriors, 2337 EngiNERDs, 66 Grizzly RoboticsNew York City RegionalNew York, New YorkMarch 12 – 14341 Miss Daisy, 694 StuyPulse, 3204 Steampunk Penguins, 2265 Fe MaidensIsrael RegionalTel Aviv, IsraelMarch 14 – 161657 Hamosad, 2669 KY Bots, 2630 Thunderbolts

Week 3 +EventLocationDateChampionsBoilermaker RegionalWest Lafayette, IndianaMarch 18 – 2045 TechnoKats Robotics Team, 868 TechHOUNDS, 2171 RoboDogsVirginia RegionalRichmond, VirginiaMarch 18 – 201676 The Pascack PI-oneers, 1086 Blue Cheese, 1418 Vae VictisDallas RegionalDallas, TexasMarch 18 – 20148 Robowranglers, 2016 Mighty Monkey Wrenches, 1817 Llano Estacado RoboRaidersMidwest RegionalChicago, IllinoisMarch 18 – 201732 Hilltopper Robotics, 16 Bomb Squad, 3352 Flaming Monkeys 4-H Robotics ClubSt. Louis RegionalSt. Louis, MissouriMarch 18 – 201208 Metool Brigade, 2775 Jackson Area Robotics, 3284 Camdenton LASERUtah RegionalSalt Lake City, UtahMarch 18 – 201696 RoboRevolution, 2122 Team Tators, 3405 ALChemistsSilicon Valley RegionalSan Jose, CaliforniaMarch 18 – 20971 Spartan Robotics, 254 The Cheesy Poofs, 649 MSET FishMichigan Detroit District CompetitionDetroit, MichiganMarch 19 – 2067 The HOT Team, 51 Wings of Fire, 1023 Bedford ExpressMichigan West Michigan District CompetitionAllendale, MichiganMarch 19 – 201243 Dragons, 3357 COMETS, 2054 Tech Vikes

Week 4 +EventLocationDateChampionsLong Island RegionalHempstead, New YorkMarch 25 – 27271 Mechanical Marauders, 358 Robotic Eagles, 263 AftershockBoston RegionalBoston, MassachusettsMarch 25 – 2788 TJ2, 1922 Oz-Ram, 1768 Nashoba RoboticsBuckeye RegionalCleveland, OhioMarch 25 – 272252 The Mavericks, 3010 The Red Plague, 2506 Saber RoboticsPhiladelphia RegionalPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaMarch 25 – 27341 Miss Daisy, 365 Miracle Workerz, 486 Positronic PanthersPalmetto RegionalClemson, South CarolinaMarch 25 – 27343 Metal-In-Motion, 1261 Robo Lions, 1398 Robo-RaidersWaterloo RegionalWaterloo, Ontario, CanadaMarch 25 – 271114 Simbotics, 2056 OP Robotics, 296 Northern KnightsOklahoma RegionalOklahoma City, OklahomaMarch 25 – 272419 Blue Valley CAPS Metal Mustang Robotics, 935 RaileRobotics, 1987 BroncobotsColorado RegionalDenver, ColoradoMarch 25 – 271540 Flaming Chickens, 2036 The Black Knights, 1584 PiratesLos Angeles RegionalLong Beach, CaliforniaMarch 25 – 27330 The Beach Bots, 1717 D'Penguineers, 1452 OmnicatsSeattle RegionalSeattle, WashingtonMarch 25 – 27488 Team XBOT, 2557 SOTAbots, 2990 HotwireHawaii RegionalHonolulu, Hawai'iMarch 25 – 27359 Hawaiian Kids, 368 Team Kika Mana, 2467 SabertronMichigan Troy District CompetitionTroy, MichiganMarch 26 – 27469 Las Guerrillas, 217 ThunderChickens, 1188 Ravens

Week 5 +EventLocationDateChampionsSacramento RegionalDavis, CaliforniaMarch 31 – April 1604 Quixilver, 3256 WarriorBorgs, 2761 IronHorse RoboticsConnecticut RegionalHartford, ConnecticutApril 1 – 31124 UberBots, 383 Brazilian Machine, 102 The GearheadsNorth Carolina RegionalRaleigh, North CarolinaApril 1 – 31086 Blue Cheese, 1902 Exploding Bacon, 48 Team E.L.I.T.E.Greater Toronto RegionalMississauga, Ontario, CanadaApril 1 – 31114 Simbotics, 2056 OP Robotics, 1547 "Where's Waldo?"Minnesota 10000 Lakes RegionalMinneapolis, MinnesotaApril 1 – 31714 MORE Robotics, 2062 CORE, 3038 ICEMinnesota North Star RegionalMinneapolis, MinnesotaApril 1 – 371 Team Hammond, 1986 Team Titanium, 2667 Knights of the ValleyLone Star Regional, TexasApril 1 – 3148 Robowranglers, 118 Robonauts, 647 CYBERWOLVESLas Vegas RegionalLas Vegas, NevadaApril 1 – 325 Raider Robotix, 254 The Cheesy Poofs, 3230 PrototypeX

District Championships +EventLocationDateChampionsMichigan State ChampionshipYpsilanti, MichiganMarch 31 – April 21918 NC GEARS, 469 Las Guerrillas, 2834 Bionic Black Hawks

FIRST Championship The World Championships were held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. Attendance was estimated to be around 20,000 at that all-seater stadium. Each division is named after a prominent historical figure in STEM, with the winners of each division playing each other in a final bracket on the Einstein Field. +EventLocationDateFIRST ChampionshipAtlanta, GeorgiaApril 15 – 17

FIRST Championship Results The World Championships were held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. Attendance was estimated to be around 20,000 at that all-seater stadium. Each division is named after a prominent historical figure in STEM, with the winners of each division playing each other in a final bracket on the Einstein Field.

The following tables show the winners of each division and the divisional playoff results.

Division Winners +DivisionCaptain1st Pick2nd PickArchimedes2542333357Curie11144692041Galileo162520563138Newton29467177

Divisional Playoff

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