Resources
Anything goes? Hardly. You’ve gotta have rules, or we’d have unlicensed nuclear accelerators on the arena floor. And how would that be fair? Of course, it’s a bit more complicated than “no hitting below the belt,” so you can find everything you’d ever need to know in the PDF links below. Happy building!
Updated Competition Rules & Regulations
For Educators
- Team Resource Guide
- Welcome Packet and Commitment Letter
- Liability & Media Release Form
- Code of Conduct: Adult Interactions with Minors & Protection of Minors
- Safety Inspection Checklist
- Competition Basic Safety Rules and General Inspection Requirements
- Bot Building & Teacher Resources
- Tips on Organizing a Robotics Club
- Components List for New Teams
- Battery Research & Mitigation Plan (required if using Lithium-based batteries)
Student Resources
- Safety Best Practices
- Competition Robot Handling Guide
- Preparing for the Interview
- Interview Rubric & Scorecard
- Team Binder Documentation & Outline
- Team Binder Template
- Binder Documentation Rubric & Scorecard
- Competition Rubric & Scorecard
- Liability & Media Release Form
- Competition Basic Safety Rules and General Inspection Requirements
- Gears Battle Bot SolidWorks Files
- Components List for New Teams
- Safety First and Best Practices
- Battery Research & Mitigation Plan (required if using Lithium-based batteries)
- Fundraising Flyer for Teams
For Industry Advisors
Volunteer Resources
- Volunteer Roles and Descriptions
- Sign-up to be a volunteer via Signup Genius
- Volunteer Liability & Media Release Form (please sign and bring to competition)
- Volunteer Registration Form (please sign and bring to competition)
- Code of Conduct: Adult Interactions with Minors & Protection of Minors
- Technical Regulations
Judges & Referees
Safety - Inspections & General
Awards & Scoring Sheets
- Grand Champion (Winning team’s school will receive $500). Graded on:
- Team Binder Documentation (Binder Documentation Rubric & Scorecard)
- Interview (Interview Rubric & Scorecard)
- Competition (Competition Rubric & Scorecard)
- Engineering Score
- Bonus Video (Criteria)
- Best Engineered (New)
- 1st Place Competition Winner (New)
- Crowd Favorite (New)
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