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Congratulations Padawan! The time has come for you to build your lightsaber! If you do it well we may even grant you the rank of Master...
If you build your lightsaber with careful balance, it will serve you well for many years. Build it hastily and it can crumble in mere seconds. Outpace your opponent to win the attention of the jedi council.
MAE 3 students will design robots to gather lightsaber pieces scattered across the galaxy (contest table), and stack them up to form their lightsaber. As the difficulty of balancing the pieces increases, the point value also increases!
60 Second Competition:
Two robots will compete head-to-head for sixty (60) seconds. Robots will try to score as many points as possible, by stacking pieces higher, by including special pieces, and by turning on their lightsaber to prove their craftsmanship. All scoring will be done at the completion of the contest after all parts have finished moving.
The pieces are spread throughout the field, as shown in the following pictures.
Scoring:
Each side of the field has 3 normal lightsaber pieces, plus one kyber crystal piece. In addition, there is a "tie fighter" piece in the middle of the field. These pieces can be used to build your lightsaber, by stacking them end-to-end in your hilt. Lightsaber pieces must be stacked end to end to earn points. If you include a kyber crystal in your lightsaber, it can be turned on for extra style, honor, glory, and points. Your lightsaber must be free standing or the council will be very displeased, will cut your points in half, and won't grant you the rank of master.
The base layer of your lightsaber is worth one point, and each successive layer is worth one more than the layer below it. ie. the higher layers are worth more.
The kyber crystal piece is worth the same as a normal piece, but if you include it in your lightsaber you will be able to turn it on.
Turning on your lightsaber is worth 2 points.
The tie fighter piece is worth twice as much as a normal piece. In the case of a tie, the team with the tie fighter piece on their side wins.
Summary of point values
Summary of penalties
problem
lightsaber is being touched by robot at end of match
part of robot is outside of your side of playing field at end of match
penalty
1/2 points
5 points
Some example scoring tables
The Starting Boxes and Climbing the Wall:
Robots must fit entirely within a 10x10x10in starting box at the start of the competition, but can be located in any position within the team's half of the field so long as no part of the starting box is touching any object on the contest table (including the side walls and any lightsaber pieces) when placed over the robot.
If any part of your robot is touching a surface outside your half of the field at the end of the match, you will suffer a 5 point penalty.
Tie Breakers:
In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be possession of the Tie Fighter. Whichever team has the Tie Fighter on its side of the table will be the winner. Note that the Tie Fighter must be fully dislodged from it's starting location.
If the Tie Fighter has not been dislodged from its starting position, then the second tiebreaker will be settled in a duel of rock paper scissors.
Robot Contest Results from Fall, 2019
Complete Contest Pyramid and Results
Live Contest Pyramid Top 3
Contest Winners
- Undecided -
High Quality Presentation Award
- Undecided -
High Quality Animation Awards
- Undecided -
High Quality Design Feature Award
- Undecided -
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