FIRST Overdrive
| Year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Season Information | |
| Number of teams | 1501 |
| Number of regionals | 41 |
| Championship location | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia |
| FIRST Championship Awards | |
| Chairman's Award winner | Team 842 - "Falcon Robotics" |
| Woodie Flowers Award winner | Mark Breadner - Team 188 |
| Founder's Award winner | BAE Systems |
| Champions | Team 1114 - "Simbotics" Team 217 - "Thunderchickens" Team 148 - "Robowranglers" |
A FIRST Overdrive robot carries a trackball over the overpass Lunacy → | |
FIRST Overdrive was the 2008 game for the FIRST Robotics Competition, announced on January 5, 2008. In it, teams competed to complete counterclockwise laps around a central barrier while manipulating large 40 in (1 m) diameter "Trackballs" over and under overpasses to score additional points.