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MAE 3: ENDGAME
Whatever It Takes
In celebration of the victory by the great galactic overlord Thanos, the SP19 contest is MAE3: ENDGAME!!!
Half of MAE 3 will be eliminated in each round of this galaxy crushing competition. Gather as many Infinity Stones as possible in your gauntlet to survive!
MAE 3 students will design robots to gather six Infinity Stones (plastic gemstones) scattered both in hiding and in plain sight across the galaxy (contest table). As the difficulty of scoring increases, the point value also increases!
The six Infinity Stones wield incredible power that few beings can harness, and anyone who wields all six at once can destroy half of all life in the galaxy. Earth’s mightiest heroes, the Avengers, have attempted to prevent this from happening by scattering and hiding the Stones. To defeat these puny humans and to impose your will on the galaxy, you must find and place the six stones in the Infinity Gauntlet!
Here, MAE 3 students have been tasked with creating robots that will challenge each other for dominion over the entire galaxy.
60 Second Competition:
Two robots will compete head-to-head for sixty (60) seconds. Robots will try to score as many Infinity Stones as possible in either the spaceship on the table or in the Infinity Gauntlet elevated above the back corner of each side of the table. All scoring will be done at the completion of the contest after all parts have finished moving.
Scoring:
Six Infinity Stones approximately 1.2" x 0.8" start in various locations across the field as shown below
To score points, a team must move an Infinity Stone into one of the four areas listed below:
Zone A: on the spaceship cutout (stone must not be touching the surface of the table or the robot) -> one (1) point per Stone for a maximum of six (6) points
Zone B: in the knuckles of the gauntlet -> two (2) points per Stone for a maximum of eight (8) points
Zone C: in the thumb of the gauntlet -> five (5) points for a maximum of five (5) points
Zone D: in the wrist of the gauntlet -> ten (10) points for a maximum of 10 points
BONUSES: Scoring the Mind Stone is worth two (2) additional points. Scoring the Soul Stone is worth five (5) additional points.
Example: Space Stone in Spaceship, Soul Stone and Time Stone in knuckles of the gauntlet, and Mind Stone in the wrist of the gauntlet scores: 1 + 2*2 + 10 + 2 + 5 = 22 points and the tiebreaker (see table)
Example table
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 of the gemstones) when placed over the robot.
Tie Breakers:
In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be possession of the Mind Stone (yellow gem). Whichever team has the Mind Stone on its side of the table will be the winner. Note that the Stone does not need to be scored in the spaceship or in the gauntlet to act as a tiebreaker.
If the Mind Stone has not been dislodged from its starting position, then the second tiebreaker goes to the team who scored more gems in the highest point location (for example, one gem in the top of the gauntlet beats three gems in the bottom of the gauntlet).
Robot Contest Results from Spring, 2019
Complete Contest Pyramid and Results
Pyramid 1, Pyramid 2, Pyramid 3, Top 3
Contest Winners
Jurrasic Pokemon Trainers (Team 25)
High Quality Presentation Award
- Undecided -
High Quality Animation Awards
- Undecided -
High Quality Design Feature Award
- Undecided -
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