Robotics Competition Code of Conduct
Sportsmanship
- Celebration is allowed as long it doesn't get excessive
- Excessive celebration limits to be determined by the judge
- No smack talk
- Negativity directed to other team's members or their robot
- No whining
- In losing one has the opportunity to learn, suck it up
- Shake hands
- Sew the seeds of tolerance through positive reinforcement of the competive process, win or lose
Teamwork
- Divide work into equal parts
- No more than three people on a team
- Team task responsibilties
- Building team
- Programming team
Success
- Victory solely is determined by the judge
- Judge has the last word on decisions
- Sumo
- Robot pushed out
- Last one in ring wins
- Attached together when pushed out = tie
- Locked up for more than 30 seconds = tie
Judging
- Mr. Wright
- Mr. Le Duc
- Mr. Bove
- Objective 3rd Party