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Purpose

• Strength
  

Objective

• To exert a force greater than the competition and pull them a set distance
  

Purpose: Strength

Objective: To exert a force greater than the competition and pull them a set distance

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Gameboard and Setup

• Gameboard dimensions: 90in x 80in, no walls
• Gameboard layout:
  • Center line to mark the placement of the ribbon
  • Two lines parallel to the center line and offset by 24 inches
    

Rules

• One team member may place their robots at opposite ends of the arena

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• and attach the rope to their bots

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• (the rope can be connected in any manner, as seen fit by the team)
• The committee will make final positioning and adjustments to ensure of a proper set up
• Bots

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• will autonomously start the competition when the horn is sounded
• A winner will be declared the ribbon on the rope is pulled across the 24 inch line on their side

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• The rope will be 4 feet in length with a knot tied at each end
  

Scoring

• The competition will be a tournament style bracket, single elimination,

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•  with points awarded depending on when a team exits the tournament
• There are three potential outcomes to a match: win, lose, or tie
  • A tie occurs if two minutes have passed and there is no clear winner
  • In the event of a tie, the judges will use their discretion to determine a winner based on the movement of the ribbon 
• If a bot drops the rope, a 5 point deduction will be assessed.
  • If a bot drops the rope twice in the same match, it will result in a disqualification
• The team member will have two minutes to set up and attach the rope to their bot.  Over two minutes will incur a penalty of -3 points.
• If a robot goes out of bounds (off the board), a penalty will be incurred of -3 points.
• Point Structure
  • First round elimination - 10 points
  • Second round elimination - 15 points
  • Third round elimination - 20 points
  • Fourth round elimination - 30 points
  • Winner - 45 points