Middle School Robotics Challenge

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Middle School RoboticsChallen e

TSA CompetitionNew England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich CampusMarch 31, 2012


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Board Set-up The playing field is a 4X4 foot square, with 2X4s

placed on the edges of the board. Similar to thea First Lego League table, only smaller.

All dimensions are taken from the inside of the

2X4 on the 4X4 foot square playing field. The PVC pipes are taken from the inside

diameter of the pipes, and are labeled on the

side of the pipes.


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North

South


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Challenges Just like FLL you can complete as many or as few of the

challenges as you want. All challenges are scored at the end of the match. You

do not receive points for a challenge that is completed,and then voided later in the match. (Ex. Place a barrel onX and later barrel is knocked over ou can not receive

the 10 points) Rules will be taken literally. If a piece is knocked over/left behind it is considered in

play and will not be removed or reset on the play field.

If you touch your robot outside of the start box, or theparking lot, you must restart back in the start box (SeeParking Lot for rules in regards to losing one Legoperson). You will also have 1 penalty marker removedfrom the South West corner of the Lego table.


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The Stands The stands are made of a 12 by 6 piece

of cardboard that is taped to the 2X4 onthe west side. It is 22 from the north wall.

The are sittin on four in side

diameter legs. Legs are 2 tall. These arenot taped down.

If the stands are knocked over, you cannot

receive the points for delivering the Legopeople to them.


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North12 X 12

West


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Goal Box A and B The Goal box is made out of a square piece of wood.

(It was bought as a 1X1 but it actually measures X)

It is 16 inches long, and a total of 11 across (Thecenter piece is 8 )

The PVC pipes on the sides are inside Diameter and5 tall.

The PVC pipes on the sides must remain standing inorder to receive points for the spheres in the goal. If any

of the pieces are removed (from the south west corner)do to the touch penalty, they do not apply to the standingrule.


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South


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Spheres The spheres are supported on a piece of

PVC pipe. This is measured from theinside of the pipe at the diameter.

The two end i es are 4 tall and the

center is 2 tall. Colors of the spheres may change

The spheres a located on top of the PVCpipes at the North East part of the playingfield


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Sphere Points Knock the spheres off of their posts

1 point a piece

Get the spheres in base 5 points a piece

Deliver the spheres to the basket with the side pipes all

10 points a piece Box A 15 points a piece Box B

If any of the side pipes on either of the sides of the boxare knocked over, you receive 5 points for any sphere in

either Box A or Box B. If any of the pieces are removed(from the south west corner) due to the touch penalty,they do not apply to the standing rule. No pieces thatare already knocked over may be removed.


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Traffic Cones The traffic cones are 1 PVC pipe as

measured from the inside diameter. They areboth 4 tall.

The traffic cones will start in home base.

e ra c cones are o e e vere o e sat the North end of the playing field

In order to count, all of the 1 by 1 X must becovered and the traffic cone must be in theupright position 10 points a piece for covering the X


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Parking Lot The Parking Lot is located in the northwest corner of the playing field The Lego people will start in the parking lot

The parking lot is treated as a second home base in regards tobeing able to touch and move the robot once it is inside the box

The Lego people may be picked up once the robot is in the box andattached in any legal way to the robot, just like in the start box

parking lot) if it is touched 1 of the Lego people will not be countedas retrieved or delivered and the robot must be restarted in the StartBox

The pvc pipes are 5 points for each one that remains standing at theend of the round

Retrieving Lego people and in base at the end of the round 5 pointsa piece

Delivering the Lego people to the stands 10 points a piece


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Knock Down


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Parking Lot PVC pipes remain standing

5 points a piece

Lego People Retrieved

po nts a p ece e t er on ro ot or n omeBase at the end of the round

Delivering the Lego people to the stands

10 points a piece


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Poles Knocked Down The 2 PVC pipes between the Stands

and the side cones of the Parking Lot areto be knocked over.

10 points a piece

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