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Spring 2016
Robot Contest June 7, 2016
11:30am-2:30pm at the Main Gym
In a few months the world will be watching the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Athletes and countries will be focused on the medal count for each country. In preparation for this event, MAE 3 students will be designing robots to assist their country gain in the medal count and bask in glory atop the olympic podium.
A contest table has been built with Olympic podiums and medals:
The goal of the contest is to place the medals onto the podiums. All the medals have been 3D printed, but the 1st place medals are filled with metal washers, the second place medals are half filled, and the 3rd place metals are all plastic. Following Olympic traditions the 1st place podium is the highest and the 3rd place podium is the lowest.
There are 2 sides to the contest tables with robots starting on either side in a head-to-head contest. Each side has its own set of podiums. A set Olympic Rings, symbolizing unity of the 5 continents of the world, will be fixed to the center of the rail.
Each robot must start in a designated starting area sized 10"x10"x21" as shown below. Robot parts can be screwed into the threads in the base of the playing field, mounted on the rail, freely placed on the field, or any combination.
Scoring is based on placing a medal onto a podium. The heavier 1st place medals score a nominal 3 points, the 2nd place medals score 2 points, and the 3rd place medals score 1 point. However, if a medal is placed on the podium that corresponds to its place, then the points for that medal are multiplied by 3. Accordingly,the points are as follows:
For a medal to be considered on a podium it must:
A portion of the medal must be in the air space above the podium.
AND
A portion of the medal must touch the top surface of the podium OR it must touch another medal that is officially on the podium.
For example, a medal touching the podium top can touch another medal which touches a third medal, and all 3 medals will count as long as they all have a portion in the air space above the podium.
The robot contest will last for 60 seconds, and all scoring will be done at the completion of the contest after all parts have finished moving. There is a maximum of a 2 minute setup time during which robots must be loaded onto the contest table and be ready to go.
Robots can interact, cover opposing starship, or even remove droids docked in an opponent's starships. However, robots that are designed to damage another robot will be disqualified. See Full Contest Description for complete details.
MAE3 Robot Contest Awards
Contest Winners
TBD
Second place
TBD
High Quality Presentation Award
TBD
High Quality Animation Awards
TBD
High Quality Design Feature Awards
TBD
3D Printing Awards
TBD
Contest Prediction Winner
TBD
Complete Robot Contest Pyramid
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