2008

The game for 2008 was Overdrive. This game was played on a field divided in half lengthwise with a fence that separated the field into Red and Blue alliance zones. An overpass divided the field widthwise that also marked the "finish lines" for the alliances. Teams could place 40 inch diameter "trackballs" on top of this overpass. In the 15 second Hybrid period, teams could score points by knocking their alliance's trackballs off of the overpass, completing laps around the track, and passing trackballs over the overpass. In the teleoperated mode, robots could continue scoring in the same way. At the end of the game, however, if an alliance's trackball was placed on top of the overpass, the alliance would receive an extra 12 points.