Kickoff is one of the core components of FIRST Robotics. Every season students are given a challenge they must complete.Each year the game becomes more challenging, and more fun overall. Kickoff is the second most important day in robotics besides shipping the robot for competition. Students must make a robot to the game's requirements. This year's game was LogoMotion. Our team discussed many problems that we thought we would come across including but not limited to:

• The arm mechanism, and how we were going to build it
• Minibot/Minibot Deployment Mechanism
• Which form of drive we will use, e.g. Omni Drive, Tank Drive, Modified Swivel, etc.
• Code structure (autonomous and tele-operated)
• Overall design

Dean Kamen with Will.I.AM at the FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff 2011

You can view a recording of Kickoff 2011 at: Kickoff Youtube Video