2021 FIRST Global RoboCo Challenge
In 2021, RoboCo collaborated with robotics non-profit FIRST Global to produce their first-ever virtual robotics challenge. Called The FIRST Global RoboCo Challenge (or FGRC21), over 37 countries participated in a two-month long challenge to build the best robots. Learn more at fgrc21.roboco.co.
⚙ Structure
The challenge season was divided into 3 rounds of competitive play: Qualifiers, Playoffs, and Finals. Each round of the challenge started when the game board was released. Game boards are objective-based scenarios (AKA puzzle spaces) in RoboCo. Each board was comprised of 1 main objective, 2 sub-objectives, and 5 “secret” objectives, and each was associated with one round of the challenge. Once participants downloaded the game board, they worked in teams to build a robot that could achieve the highest score possible then submitted a video of their best run.
To complete each round, FIRST Global and Filament Games streamed a video broadcast of all participants’ challenge runs, complete with announcer commentary and scoring for every team.
⚙ Scoring
In the game, quantitative results were generated during the team’s run and include the following criteria.
In addition to the game-generated results, expert judges reviewed team submissions and scored them based on the following qualitative criteria and detailed judging rubric.
⚙ Results
On December 18, 2021, FIRST Global and Filament Games crowned the first-ever Season Champion of FGRC21 - Team Algeria. Their robots included Morgana, Elliot, and Ruby (pictured below).
⚙ Awards
In addition to crowning an overall winner for FGRC21, there were awards for the most aesthetic robot, most creative robot, most elegantly engineered robot, fastest robot, most cost-effective robot, and highest scoring robot.
Most Aesthetic Robot Winners
- Gold - Morgana from Team Algeria (Finals)
- Silver - Robo Grandeur from Team Palestine (Qualifiers)
- Bronze - KOFETARICA from Team Slovenia (Playoffs)
Most Creative Robot Winners
- Gold - THESTAGV3 from Team Seychelles (Finals)
- Silver - CRAZYVICK from Team People’s Republic of China (Finals)
- Bronze - Robogee from Team Hope (Qualifiers)
Most Elegantly Engineered Robot Winners
- Gold - NEOWOODHACKER Sri Lanka (Finals)
- Silver - CORO from Team Venezuela (Finals)
- Bronze - R2045 TECHNONATURA from Team Indonesia (Finals)
Fastest Robot Winners - Qualifiers
- Gold (Tie) - THE R2045 from Team Indonesia & THESTAG from Team Seychelles
- Silver (Tie) - STPCHEF from Team Sao Tome and Principe & A’SHI from Team Syria
- Bronze (Tie) - DEUTEROKOMAT12 from Team Greece, IRAQ from Team Iraq, RAVINALA from Team Madagascar, and EXTERMINATOR from Team Poland
Most Cost-Effective Winners - Qualifiers
- Gold - EXTERMINATOR from Team Poland
- Silver - The R2045 from Team Indonesia
- Bronze - A’shi from Team Syria
Highest Score - Qualifiers
- Gold - RUBY from Team Algeria
- Silver - STEAMPUNK from Team Sri Lanka
- Bronze - EXTERMINATOR from Team Poland
Fastest Robot Winners - Playoffs
- Gold - THESTAGV2 from Team Seychelles
- Silver - R2045 from Team Indonesia
- Bronze - Butler Mecha MK 3 from Team Cuba
Most Cost-Effective Winners - Playoffs
- Gold - Exterminator V2 from Team Poland
- Silver - R2045 from Team Indonesia
- Bronze - BOKii from Team Montenegro
Highest Score - Playoffs
- Gold - Elliot from Team Algeria
- Silver - COFFEE CHAMPION ULTIMATE from Team Burkina Faso
- Bronze - R2045 from Team Indonesia
Fastest Robot Winners - Finals
- Gold - B.R.U.C.E from Team Australia
- Silver - R2045 TECHNONATURA from Team Indonesia
- Bronze - THESTAGV3 from Team Seychelles
Most Cost-Effective Winners - Finals
- Gold - Morgana from Team Algeria
- Silver - THESTAGV3 from Team Seychelles
- Bronze - MR WOOD from Team Burkina Faso
Highest Score - Playoffs
- Gold - Morgana from Team Algeria
- Silver - CORO from Team Venezuela
- Bronze - R2045 TECHNONATURA from Team Indonesia