Game

Breakaway is the game for the 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition, announced on 9 January 2010. Robots direct soccer balls into goals, overcoming "bumps" in the field, and suspend themselves on towers.

Balls are kicked, herded, or thrown into goals located in the corners of the fields. There are two goals for each alliance, adding up to 4 goals total.

Scored Ball — 1 point
At the end of the match, bonus points are awarded for robots that cling onto either of the two towers in the center of the field. More bonus points are awarded if alliance robots can suspend themselves from the robot clinging onto the tower.
Elevated Bot — 2 points
Suspended Bot — 3 points

Game Play
Robots play Breakaway on a 27 by 54-foot rectangular field known as the field. The field is bordered by a set of guardrails and alliance walls. During the game matches, the robots are controlled from alliance stations located outside the ends of the field. These rectangular zones consist of three team player stations that provide connectivity between the controls used by the robot operators and the arena. Goals are located at the corners of the field, and extend behind the alliance wall and adjacent to the player stations.