General Info

This event is Invitational Only. Once a team has a scored submission for all 3 phases, that team will receive an invitation to register for this event in order to submit their Digital Notebook and Interview Video.

Key criteria of the Overall Champion Award are:
• Be at or near the top of all Engineering Notebook Rubric rankings with a Fully Developed Notebook. The
absolute minimum for a notebook to be considered Fully Developed is scores of two or higher for the
first six criteria of the rubric.
• Both the Team Interview and Engineering Notebook demonstrate independent inquiry from the beginning
stages of their design process through execution. The team demonstrates how their inquiry guided their
Workcell design and programming. Independent inquiry can take many forms, including speaking with
engineers, touring factories virtually or in-person, and industry research.
• Team embodies the student-centered ethos.
• At the conclusion of the season, be in the top 30% of the global leaderboard.
• Teams must be in the top 30% of the overall Engineering Notebook scores.
• Teams must be in the top 30% of the overall Team Interview scores.
• The Engineering Notebook is consistent with the qualities demonstrated in the team interview and
Workcell design.
• Team Interview demonstrates their ability to explain their workcell design and strategy.
• Programs are cleanly written, well commented, and easy to follow. Team also clearly explains their
management process/version control.
• Students understand and explain how they worked together to develop their Workcell code.

• Team demonstrates thorough testing throughout the design process by documenting the testing
process and data used to make decisions.
• Workcell construction is durable and robust, and is designed with attention to safety and detail.
• Students understand and explain how they worked together to develop their Workcell design through
effective project management.
• Team Interview showcases effective communication skills, teamwork, and professionalism.
• Team interview videos must be under 15 minutes. Any video submission that is longer than 15 minutes
will be stopped at the 15 minute mark and nothing after that will be considered by the judges. Teams
can incorporate presentations throughout their video to provide supporting evidence. All team members
must be visible at all times during the video.

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: No