This section is about team 56 where all our team information. You can find the team members’ bio on the left navigation. The sub-group tab describes the team groups that we are divided in. If you would like to sponsor us, click on become a sponsor button.
Here is where all FIRST information lays. Anything and everything you would like to learn about the program is here. If you are interested in learning more about FIRST Teams, choose which team you would like to explore. Under FIRST resources, there is a list of all New Jersey teams as well as FIRST board of directors.
FIRST 2008 Game, Over Drive information. Watch game video and learn more about it.
Team 56 has a great history with great robots. If you would like to learn more about our team history, choose the year you want to view and you will find our robot, our team picture, and the awards won in that year.
This is Team 56 Multimedia section where we add the team pictures and videos. Please visit it often because it will be updated constantly. There is also an Arcade section where you can play some fun games on whenever you get tired of reading.
This is an important section where it contains all the helpful resources that a visitor would like to have. Lots of helpful links, FAQs, Files & Documents, a download section, and a site map to easily locate what you are looking for.
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The OVERPASS structure extends across the minor axis of the TRACK. The OVERPASS is
constructed of 1-1/2 inch O.D. steel pipe and connecting hardware. The OVERPASS is supported
by three vertical supports – one at each end, and one in the center (the center support is also part
of the LANE DIVIDER).
The game pieces, known as “TRACKBALLS,” are large balls made of an inflatable plastic bladder
and an outer fabric covering. When inflated, each TRACKBALL is approximately 40 inches in
diameter, and weighs approximately 7.3 pounds. Two TRACKBALLS of each alliance color, red
and blue, are in the arena during the MATCH. One TRACKBALL of each color will be marked with
a set of six-inch diameter white dots so that it may be uniquely identified for tracking purposes
during the match.
Each ALLIANCE ZONE shares the Alliance Station Wall with the TRACK and has its outer and
back edges marked on the carpet with white gaffers tape. The ALLIANCE ZONE extends eight feet
back from the Alliance Station Wall, and is the width of the Alliance Station Wall (eighteen feet).
Four feet from the Alliance Station Wall, the Players Line is marked on the carpet with a two-inch
