2017 FIRST Robotics Competition STEAMWORKS Game Animation

This is the official game animation for the 2017 FIRST Robotics Competition game, FIRST STEAMWORKS. The game was announced Saturday, January 7, 2017. For more information, visit www.firstinspir.... Special thanks to AutomationDirect.com for creating this year’s animation.
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Spanish subtitles are available by clicking the Settings gear in the bottom right hand corner of the video and selecting Spanish as the language.
Subtítulos en español están disponibles haciendo clic en el icono de configuración (engranaje) en la esquina inferior derecha del video y seleccionando español como idioma.
Thanks to FIRST Robotics Competition Team 2375 for providing the Spanish subtitles for this video.
Please note: This game animation shows the Blue airship rails and rotors 2-4 reversed from how they appear, and actually are, in the 2017 Game & Season Manual (i.e. ROTOR 3 is immediately to a PILOT’S left as they enter the AIRSHIP vs. on their right as shown in the animation).

[@trainmaster7225]

They clearly launch a gear in the animation but that is clearly against the rules....

[@everardogonzalez5702]

I think that you can launch the gear onto the little pin, but that launching the gear to the human player past the barrier from the field is illegal

[@trainmaster7225]

It says no throwing gears in general I just thought it was funny that that happened...

[@jenniferguevara3394]

Train Master You beat me to the comment lol

[@trainmaster7225]

It was funny to see and watch someone goes down the ladder wrong

[@Maxman013_]

"You went two rungs at a time! This is getting reported to the Head Referee!"

[@lucasbell1987]

Well... The water game evades us yet again... Regardless, this game looks amazing and very challenging. Best of luck to all the teams!

[@Tim4473]

well steam is water so... space game 2018

[@Lucs100]

Tim4473 you were only off a year

[@aayush5494]

@@Lucs100 pretty insane

[@The_Almighty_Monke]

Here we are, 5 years later, still waiting

[@liran3381]

the 2023 was just announced a couple of days ago.. still n water game

[@ToolboxT71]

I'm in FTC, and was doing research for this upcoming season. I thought this may have been an april fools joke but I then checked the date and nearly had a heart attack. It was only then that I realized it was FRC not FTC.

[@tracelabrenz5206]

Climbing that rope is going to turn the robot into an expensive wrecking ball.

[@molly9423]

true

[@redrix1787]

Trace LaBrenz yup

[@strontium9041]

Trace LaBrenz that's why you'll need a light build for it. It may sound crazy but our first prototype is actually made out of plywood

[@DawnfireGalinndan]

AND THEN I CAME IN LIKE A WRECKING BALL!

[@sopheliashook5349]

WRONG. Just went today and the rope was easy for the Pumatrons. (team #5918)

[@andrewtickel6804]

I was in first 2 years ago when they did "Recycle Rush". My parents and grandparents were excited to come to my matches but they had no idea what was going on. I feel like other parents and relatives will have the same level of enthusiasm and confusion my folks did during this game

[@BFedie518]

This game is definitely better than that one though. Also, it's pretty simple: get as many balls and gears in place as possible, then climb the rope at the end.

[@Elemental-Phoenix]

recycle rush was simple too though: stack stuff to score points.

[@BFedie518]

Elemental_Phoenix That itself was simple, but the scoring system was complicated.

[@dianetompkins3982]

When Team 4508 went to its first FRC competition we, too, had no idea what too expect. I watched my son's team online. The following year I was able to attend the event in person. It was beyond my wildest dreams. Viewing online was nice, but it was nothing compared to being there in person. So much energy! Now I'm hooked to go to every tournament!

[@jackielinde7568]

If it makes you feel any better, Andrew Tickel, My daughter had her first comp today (Oct 21st, 2017). I work in IT and have a general understanding about robots. But I was still a bit confused. Sigh.

[@traykeller5717]

This competition is going to be so lit, i mean....A JOLLY GOOD SHOW. FRC BROS!!!

[@zefrorsgaming881]

Tray Keller lol

[@Arcimedes36]

FORCED LAUGHTER!!! THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME!!!

[@kirstenspringer5401]

I went back and watched the older game animations and it just makes me appreciate this one even more. Steamworks may have been a rough year for my team but at least the theme was dope.

[@aricradzin]

No flying robots..

[@janeilnold5863]

I was SOO afraid it was going to be flying mini-bots XD

[@kopskey1]

I was watching the theme song and thinking "This has more pictures of planes in it than what I am comfortable with seeing"

[@CCRLH85]

Why afraid? That would have been a nice challenge, impossible with the current control system because of its mass but, still nice.

[@Exquisite_Blue]

Building quads is surprisingly similar to robots.

[@kopskey1]

HAVE you SEEN how bad the connection is inside of matches? One disconnect and your robot is scrap metal. Plus bumpers would be virtually impossible, and if two robots collide one could be sent flying into the viewing audience.

[@jenniferguevara3394]

Ready to see that team with 4 drivers... and the bots that hit and run... this is going to be fun... also, let's take a moment to praise the fact that they went all out and used kilopascals :D

[@alphacentauri34]

yo whats that song in the beginning shits straight 🔥🔥🔥

[@FridaySessions]

awesome! one of the most unique games in quite awhile

[@ThunderBow98]

This is so much better than last years

[@tiexiaowang7939]

Wow! FRC seriously stepped up their games in the past two years! Why can't FTC games be this cool?

[@perrystyle6028]

Word, here we are with reused game elements for the past 4 games :(. Velocity Vortex is not hype at all, RES-Q was so much fun.

[@harlander-harpy]

Even if you don't like this (I do) you can just think, 'at least its better than '09'

[@Starfighterace421]

Lucas Nalley every game ever is better than 09

[@hawke65]

No. 2001 and 2015 were worse imo

[@Doink1234]

this is an awesome game and yet my last year i got pick up the garbage with recycle rush

[@shaylahbarron910]

shane mcawesome so did I. I was so disappointed

[@cragorichard]

FIRST!!!!!!!

[@j.c.527]

Richard Crago lol

[@ajpynnonen730]

Robotics!!!!!!!!

[@johnlurie5384]

RIP dozer

[@exowarlock9031]

anybody know how to put the gear on the airship besides using a giant hand

[@ellafairy]

Exo Warlock Maybe a claw arm or something to lift the gear into place.

[@ryguythevlogger9157]

Exo Warlock illegal the only was is up the spring

[@strontium9041]

Exo Warlock forklift thingy

[@sopheliashook5349]

Yes, actually. Your robot has to have a thing that slides the gear in, then you have to put it in from there and back out.

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[@red.barchetta7353]

last year's game was way better... however, this is WAY better than Recycle Rush lol

[@enderk9628]

doods I am a first year novice. this looks scary, confusing, difficult and awesome all at the same time. please tell me this is not a stupid "Rookie" thing... cause if so then I should probably stop with all the "good design ideas" I have as well right? (btw team 447 FTW)

[@Earthenfist]

Oh man am I SAD I missed this one!

[@MrSammyBoi99]

Anyone else thinking it may have been a football game?

[@carolinek.34]

It sounds like Professor Elemental's voice... Am I correct?

[@mangomyles]

Yes

[@ryanhoffmann4712]

it really does tho

[@mangomyles]

Ryan Hoffmann Because it is.

[@zoefisk]

It's actually illegal to throw gears lol. at 0:20 in

[@monkeymafia5746]

Yooo I was at the kickoff XD

[@ajpynnonen730]

I still AM at the kickoff :)

[@dakotajohnson5009]

Man the animation is getting really good

[@Droidman1231]

Gotta Iove Disney making fun games like this. This game and Stronghold were made with their help, that's why there was a big quality boost from Recycle Rush to Stronghold.

[@thefourstooges2376]

wait really???

[@edin3074]

this is my first year in a FIRST directed robotics team, and I'm super amped! this is something I love doing and I love the math and thought that goes into everything we have to do. personally I'm a programmer but I don't have a problem doing design/engineering. Best of luck to everyone else competing this year, especially noobs like me and rookie teams!!

[@Mogara5]

FIRST, please have another game like aerial assist

[@ninah8381]

Oh nooooo

[@ninah8381]

this is gonna be fun

[@GrimReaper2005]

easy stuff

[@EdgeLordisedgy]

who's ever idea was to get professor elemental needs an award

[@r.k2482]

This year's competition is gonna be sick. Let's go team 614!

[@BloodEyePact]

Huh. This a far cry from the FRC what I remember, which boiled down to "Kick the ball" or "Pick up the Ball. /Then/ kick the ball."

[@RyanHolmesTV]

Come to Rhode Island

[@gamerbychoice2943]

Ryan Holmes I hope we come to RI this year

[@Lucybell783]

Top hats, goggles,gears and robots! Oh my!

[@CapsUnlocked]

But aren't gears overpowered?

[@Skimm_lk]

at 1:19 it reminds me of the video 'going to the store

[@kennyfoster4733]

love those yellow steampunk gears.

[@AndyLeeVlogs]

I am part of team 801, and i say good sir, dis is a joy good show we shall put on! lol

[@georgehare1905]

it's jolly good show

[@AndyLeeVlogs]

George Hare I'm actually Scottish, so that might be why...

[@mjolnirmayhem5701]

this...is going to be hard

[@cazzhmir]

They focus so much on scoring fuel points in this animation, but it hardly impacts the score in-game. At my team's first competition, literally no team focused on scoring fuel.

[@elainezheng3119]

Zach M. there were a couple 1 point victories and even more 2-10 point victories at the Glacier Peak PNW event... Because all other scoring methods have maximum caps, once teams start hitting that cap, the fuel starts deciding matches.

[@cazzhmir]

Yeah, at the competition (MAR Springside) afted I made that comment, I noticed the same thing. Scoring can get pretty predictable, and there were even some ties. Having the one or two point advantage from the fuel boiler can win it.

[@aleccarpenter1393]

This was my favorite year

[@thegabe7802]

my first year and we already have the robot built for Team 2232 Deus Ex Machima (Anoka High School)

[@Kleckna]

Can't wait to play Stronghold 2.0!

[@rimenuir910]

RIP Ultimate Ascent, but if anything- look at that game for endgame mechanics.

[@_everlasting_5525]

Nice

[@KemilyPlay]

uau mega bjss da kemily play

[@pancake-th7qy]

My team lost so bad. Our robot's wifi router died on the first match and we just sat there the entire time because we couldn't do shit.

[@sopheliashook5349]

Just went for my sister today in KC, (GO PUMATRONS!!!!) And, yes, sometimes climbing the ladder was hard for them, some yellow cards were pulled for 5918, but they'll do better tomorrow. And the robots STAY ON THE ROPE, unless it's not built properly.

[@alllowercase5997]

Two Elephants meet a totally naked guy. After a while one elephant says to the other: “I really don’t get how he can feed himself with that thing!” I have a few funny animations like this, and I'll be making even better new animations soon.

[@alllowercase5997]

Thanks!

[@jackboettcher1248]

Can we use part of this video for an English project? We'll credit you of course. Thanks!

[@BFedie518]

I'm excited for this one. My last year at FIRST was 2015, and that was not a good game. This year looks like it'll be fun again.

[@LuisSpinns]

"Oh dear..."

[@jorgeluisrinconescaracciol4403]

Buena resolución

[@lukefl]

So excited! This year's game looks much better than previous years', especially 2015.

[@sopheliashook5349]

Collecting buttons and putting them on your pant leg is a blast! You sound like a cyberman when you walk. I took a photo and my leg looked like it was made of pins.

[@davidlorens4289]

Good luck everyone who will be going to competition

[@JToaster]

Was here today at the Michigan completion :D very interesting matches, and a great game to.

[@briaadams3649]

Good luck to all the teams. And see u guys in 6 weeks @ FIRST Steamworks!!

[@taimana1115]

All the cool games happen after I graduate :(

[@erencoskun2395]

Team #6380 OrionFRC

[@angelliem6131]

My club is doing relic recovery and I'm so sad we don't get to do this one i love steampunk

[@itzeddieboi]

Robonauts cannot tie a knot. Lmao

[@LundBrandon]

meh... wish it was something like ariel assist or ultimate ascent

[@I-VisiBomb-I]

CompuGaming there are players in the field this year, be greatful for what you get.

[@johngalt1494]

CompuGaming Ultimate Ascent was definitely one of the coolest. Stronghold was also cool.

[@albertpolak786]

Keeping up the quality from FIRST Stronghold!

[@sopheliashook5349]

Why everyone hatin' on Recycle Rush?

[@scottliu6679]

Let's go team 226 the hammerheads👍👍👍

[@joywatson5522]

my team 4838 will be there i cant wait!!!!

[@hamzah2556]

Not a water game, but close nuf.

[@nonononya3332]

Watching this for the 168 time

[@thePankakeManne]

The competitions are going to be so posh this year. Can't wait! ^_^

[@withoutagoodname]

i was wondering if it was professor elemental, glad to know i was right lol

[@darrenso3040]

Anyone gonna dress as a steampunk?

[@rinncroninkleinman6402]

I CANNOT WAIT TO BUILD THIS BOT!!!! THIS COMP IS GOING TO BE DOPE AS HELL...

[@shyceWIKI]

dope

[@matthewkinney5474]

RIP Dozer, you will be missed.

[@nicoleplus]

Super excited, got to see this live!

[@Battlefieldfan146]

so happy they get Professor Elemental

[@janeilnold5863]

This looks like so much fun! Good luck everyone!

[@uniworkhorse]

Crikey

[@commasama1098]

Is destruction of a rope you bring okay?

[@789632145LLL]

Raven Elric yes

[@Bowie5386]

Thank you for the proper captions.

[@stevedeonarine4402]

stronghold 2.0

[@alphacentauri34]

im eat some food

[@barbaramusik1]

Amazing1

[@sofiavega456]

so coooool

[@jubbjubb535]

hi stella

[@xandraornot8331]

This looks so fun! :DDD I can't wait omg!

[@xandraornot8331]

I like how the spotters are on the field this year. I think it's a cool twist. AH BUT FOR REAL THOUGH IM SO EXCITEDDDD! Can't wait to start building!

[@KyleByquist]

DRONEZ

[@MrMathews]

Can't wait:3

[@joshuapawlak4605]

Hyyyype

[@nguyendesign4517]

INFINITE RECHARGE!!

[@Lucs100]

Nguyen Design :(

[@johnnguyen307]

@@Lucs100 lol

[@gameguy99ful]

ohhhhh baby im ready

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[@xandraornot8331]

Also this year's game gives me total reason to deck myself out in Steampunk fashion. :3 Anyone else going to dress up?