Food Factor
| Food Factor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Challenge Number | 14 |
| Released In | 2011 |
| Champions | 1.  Falcons2.  Blue Gear Ticks3.  NXTremers[1] |
| Missions | 15 |
| Tournaments | 244[2] |
| Championship Tournaments | 40[2] |
Food Factor is the FIRST Lego League (FLL) competition for 2011-12; released on September 2. It focuses on food safety and methods to prevent contamination.[3][4]
This is the first year that the name of the challenge theme of FLL is different from Jr.FLL. Jr.FLL's theme for 2011-12 is Snack Attack.[5]
Project[edit]
Teams are tasked with identifying a food item and tracking its journey from creation to consumption.[6] From this, teams identify potential sources of contamination and create solutions to those problems. Teams then share their project with the community and with judges at competition.[7]
Gameplay[edit]
The table performance portion of Food Factor is played on a 4 ft by 8 ft field rimmed by wood boards. At competition, two of these fields are placed together to form an 8 ft square. In each 2+1⁄2-minute match, a team competes on each field with their robot to earn up to 452 points[8] manipulating the mission models.
The touch penalty objects are "good" bacteria models.[9] All 12 are worth 6 points each when located in base, but are removed every time the robot is touched outside of base.
Missions[edit]
All of the Food Factor missions relate to various food topics and food safety problems:[9]
- Pollution Reversal - 4 points per ball (up to 8 points)
- Corn Harvest - up to 9 points
- Fishing - up to 18 points
- Pizza and Ice Cream - 7 points each (up to 14 points)
- Farm Fresh Produce - 9 points
- Distant Travel - 9 points
- Cooking Time - 14 points
- Storage Temperature - 20 points
- Pest Removal - 15 points each (up to 30 points)
- Refrigerated Ground Transport - up to 20 points
- Groceries - 2 points each (up to 24 points)
- Disinfect - up to 12 points each (up to 48 points)
- Hand Wash/Bacterial - 3 points each (up to 144 points)
- Hand Wash/Viral - up to 13 points
- Good Bacteria - 6 points each (up to 72 points in total)
References[edit]
- ^ "2012 FIRST Championship Celebrates Science, Technology and Robots". FIRST. April 28, 2012. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
- ^ a b "What Events And Teams Are In My Area?". FIRST. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ "2011 Food Factor Challenge". FIRST. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "2011 FOOD FACTOR FLL@SUNYIT Championship Tournament". WKTV News. 14 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ "FIRST History". FIRST. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "The project" (PDF). FIRST. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ Hobbs, Holly (30 November 2011). "Fairfax students to compete in state Lego robotics competition". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ "Robot Game Updates". FIRST. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Robot game" (PDF). FIRST. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
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