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2023 FIRST Global Challenge

7-10 OCTOBER 2023

HELP US TO CONTINUE EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF STEM LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD

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For recordings of the full event, view this playlist.

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Broadcast Schedule

Team Rankings

Team rankings are available at results.first.global.

Looking for when your favorite team is plays? Click on the country, and you’ll be able to see when the next match is scheduled for, and by clicking on that match, which field it will be played on.

Game Schedule

Matches on Field 5.

Matches on Fields 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Side-Field Streams

The livestream broadcast focuses on the center field out of the five playing fields. Side-field matches can be viewed on YouTube.

FIELD 1

FIELD 2

FIELD 3

FIELD 4

2023 Event Program Book

Learn more about the event and all of the teams participating in the 2023 FIRST Global Challenge! Click on the image to view the full book.

The Teams

View our 2023 map to learn more about each of the FIRST Global teams and even send them your support!

The Game

Hydrogen Horizons Theme

As our dependence on energy continues to grow, it becomes increasingly important to innovate the solutions that will ensure a cleaner and more equitable energy future around the world. While renewable energy comes from natural sources that are continually replenished, including the sun, wind, geothermal heat, and water, Hydrogen-based energy technologies allow for enhanced methods of carrying and storing this energy.

 

The Hydrogen Horizons theme challenges FIRST Global teams to reimagine the future of energy by harnessing the power of hydrogen and combat climate change by creating more sustainable ways to power our planet.

Challenge Overview

In the Hydrogen Horizons robotics game, two three-team regional alliances work together to produce, store, transport, and convert hydrogen — commonly found bonded to oxygen in water — into other usable forms of energy.

 

Each alliance produces hydrogen by first extracting water molecules from a central reservoir and using energy to separate them into hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Robots store hydrogen in hydrogen tanks, while both robots and human players store oxygen in oxygen accumulators. Once the hydrogen tanks are filled, robots transport them to align with the oxygen accumulators. The regional alliances then initiate the conversion process by releasing oxygen into the hydrogen tanks, representing either the combination of hydrogen and oxygen in a fuel cell or the combustion of hydrogen, depending on the accuracy of the alignment.

 

In the last 30 seconds, all six teams form a global alliance to support each other. Teams demonstrate their proficiency in hydrogen technologies by positioning their robots on the hydrogen hub. If five or six robots are fully supported by the metal structure, the global alliance earns a Coopertition Bonus.

Match Scoring

Regional Alliance Component

(all three teams on a regional alliance earn the following)

 

Hydrogen and Oxygen Points

  • Each oxygen atom inside the hydrogen tank at the end of the match – 1 point
  • Each hydrogen atom inside the hydrogen tank at the end of the match – 1 point

 

Conversion Points

  • Hydrogen tank not aligned with oxygen accumulator – 1x multiplier (applied to total hydrogen plus oxygen points at end of match)
  • Hydrogen tank partially aligned with oxygen accumulator – 1.2x multiplier
  • Hydrogen tank fully aligned with oxygen accumulator – 1.3x multiplier

Global Alliance Component

(all six teams on the global alliance earn the following)

 

Proficiency Points

  • Robot not positioned on hydrogen hub – 0 points
  • Robot positioned in hydrogen hub but not supported by metal structure – 5 points
  • Robot fully supported by metal structure – 10 points

 

Coopertition Bonus
(all six teams earn this)

  • Five robots fully supported by metal structure – 15 points
  • Six robots fully supported by metal structure – 30 points

 

A team’s final score = (hydrogen points + oxygen points) x the conversion multiplier, + the cumulative proficiency points of all six robots + Coopertition bonus points.

 

For more information, visit first.global/fgc/#game.

Awards

Award winners will be announced in the afternoon of Tuesday 10 October.

Main Awards

Albert Einstein Award for FIRST Global International Excellence
Awarded to the teams whose robots performed the best during the FIRST Global Challenge and exemplified all of the tenets of the FIRST Global community. This is the most prestigious team award.

 

FIRST Global Winning Alliance (Gold)

 

FIRST Global Finalist Alliances

  • Runner-up (Silver)
  • Second Runner-up (Bronze)

 

FIRST Global Grand Challenge Award
Awarded to teams that accrue the most cumulative points during the competition.

 

Zhang Heng Award for Engineering Design
Awarded to teams whose robot exhibits excellent engineering and displays elegance and effectiveness during the Challenge.

 

Ustad Ahmad Lahori Award for Innovation in Engineering
Awarded to teams that demonstrate creativity and innovation in building their robot to complete an aspect of the Challenge.

 

Dr. Mae Jemison Award for International Unity
Awarded to teams that emulate the best qualities of FIRST Global by breaking down barriers, demonstrating Gracious Professionalism®, and building bridges with fellow teams.

 

Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli Award for Courageous Achievement
Awarded to teams that exhibit a “can-do” attitude throughout the Challenge, even under difficult circumstances, or when things do not go as planned.

 

Francisco José de Caldas Award for Sustainable Excellence
Awarded to individuals who have helped contribute to strong and sustainable FIRST Global programs.

 

Katherine Johnson Award for Engineering Documentation

Awarded to teams that best demonstrate the journey they took in building their robot.

 

International Enthusiasm Award
Awarded to teams who support each other and other teams throughout the Challenge.

 

FIRST Global Innovator Award
Awarded to the top teams for their New Technology Experience projects, which promote a renewable and accessible global energy system.

 

Temasek Women in STEM Award
Awarded to three outstanding young women on FIRST Global teams who connect other young women with STEM opportunities.

Additional Awards

Sofia Kovalevskaya Award for International Journey
Awarded to teams that documented and shared their FIRST Global experience with the rest of the FIRST Global community.

 

Al-Khwarizmi Award for Outstanding Supporter
Awarded to institutions, sponsors, or governments that assisted a FIRST Global team.

 

Safety Award
Awarded to the teams who exemplify good safety standards in their pits and on the field.

 

Clara Barton Award for Helping Hands
Awarded to teams who help other teams in a time of need.

 

Fundraising Award
Awarded to teams who demonstrated to FIRST Global that they made a good-faith effort to fundraise.

 

Outstanding Mentor Award

Awarded to mentors who went above and beyond the call of duty for their team.

 

Judges Award – Technical
During the course of the competition, the judging panel may decide a team’s unique efforts, performance, or dynamics merit recognition (optional).

 

Judges Award – Non-technical
During the course of the competition, the judging panel may decide a team’s unique efforts, performance, or dynamics merit recognition (optional).

 

Outstanding Mentor
Awarded to mentors who went above and beyond the call of duty for their team.

 

Skills Challenge
Awarded to the top-scoring teams in the Skills Challenge, which consists of a solo performance by a robot as it plays Hydrogen Horizons robotics game.

 

Social Media Challenge Award
Awarded to teams that have participated in a majority of the online Social Media Challenges hosted throughout the season.

Let’s build a better world together.
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