Permitted materials and parts
Each team will receive a single Lego Mindstorm kit and 4 extra wheels
Use only parts in kit for the robot.
Teams are allowed to swap parts
Software is provided in the kit.
Teams may use any compatible software.
The design team will provide minimal support with "external" software.
Use of adhesive or permanent modification to the parts in the kit are NOT allowed
Batteries will be supplied by SDM
Teams may not spend more than $25 on additional items for the competition.
Practice / testing area
All courses will be available on Friday, Aug 24, 8 am.
A picture of the course will be posted on the wiki at 9pm, Thursday.
Pit area (stagging area)
Separate area but close to track
Each team will select two people as the pit crew members to be allowed in the pit area
The two people are permitted in the pit area to make changes to the robot with instructions from the officials for all events during competition
Competition
ONCE THE START BUTTON HAS BEEN PRESSED, the robot is not allowed influences such as:
Physically touching the robot
Visual, Bluetooth.
Communication and updates
Ask questions to the Challenge team in the Breakout area.
Ask questions at the Q&A Sessions (See schedule on Home page for times)
Ask questions on the wiki Q&A page. (Q and A)
Visit wiki page (http://cp07dc.pbwiki.com
)
Password: designChallenge
Team setup
Pick members and form team with diversified skills (Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Hardware)
Each team must be comprised of no more than 2 people from any company.
Each team should have at least one computer software engineer and hardware engineer.
Challenges overview
Hammer Toss
Race
Relay
Bonus Points
A robot playing the team's theme music will earn 5 extra points to any final score.