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FTC Judging 2016-2017FIRST Velocity Vortex
12/6/16Jeanne Boyarsky
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Judges view of day• Morning briefing, groups of 2-3• Team “interviews” and presentations• Pick top team(s) for each award• New groups by award• Observation• Deliberate• Write award scripts• Awards and high fives
Also: Match observersNotebook judges
Teams view of day
• Matches & scheduled judge presentation• More matches & visiting judges• More matches• Pick teams for eliminations• Final matches• Award announcements
Game animation
• Don’t need to know points• Should have general idea of game• Should know two periods exist
• Autonomous• Driver operated including end game
Brainstorm: what are some tasks?
• Auton park on vortex• Score in vortex• Claim beacon• Cap ball
AwardsAward Description
Inspire Overall
Think Engineering notebook
Connect Working with community/business
Rockwell Collins Innovate Creativity/uniqueness in robot
PTC Design Industrial design, ideally with CAD
Motivate Spirit/outreach
Control Sensors/software
Promote/Compass/Judges Optional
Team “interviews” and presentation
• Presentation or just Q&A• Mentor/coach/adults can be present, but
must not speak• Team hands engineering notebook• 10 minutes total – recommend timing self• 5 minute break for rubric• Take copious notes!
Goal of this phase
• Determine which teams are best for each award category
• Ask questions to see really did• Ask questions to see what forgetting to
mention• Remember: teams have the criteria
Practice
• Pretend to present as if I were a team for 30-60 seconds
• Have judges ask questions• Which award best for?
Judge deliberations – part 1
• With partner(s), put best team(s) on board• Discuss why teams are on there in case
one judging group saw stronger teams.• Remove teams if so• Pick judging groups by award
Example
Engineering Notebook
• Most awards require engineering notebook• Think award
• Judges stay in room• Look at notebooks in detail• Eliminate those without required elements• Pick best few
Example: Show Notebooks
• Team name and number• Sections (ideally table of contents)• Summary• Engineering – log, diagrams, etc• Team – outreach, team members, etc• Business/strategic/sustainability Plan
Observation
• Ask more questions• Directly compare teams• Observe teams competing, in pits, in
stands• Talk to teams not on list too so not obvious
and for morale• Goal: Ordered list of teams for award
Judge deliberations – part 2
• With partner(s), put ordered list on board• With judge advisor moderating, pick
winners for each award• Ex: Who gets Inspire
• Many teams go on from a qualifier• Many teams are really good
Award Scripts
• Observing group writes• Three sentences• Ok to be corny• Ex: of a team that used a tennis ball to park
on the vortex)• This team wowed us with their PARKING. The robot
was almost BOUNCING with excitement. We were almost GREEN with envy. The Innovate award goes to team XYZ, the RoboLizards.
What should I bring?
• Safety glasses (if have own; can borrow)• Comfortable shoes• Your sense of fun!
• You’ll be given water, breakfast and lunch.
Q & A
Remember to take the cert in VIMS
Also, recommended is to sign up as a Dean’s List interviewer and certify on that
Resources• Full game animation
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQLrcQbm8cg
• Manuals• https://firstinspiresst01.blob.core.windows.net/ftc/game-manual-part-
1.pdf• https://firstinspiresst01.blob.core.windows.net/ftc/game-manual-part-
2.pdf
• Engineering notebook • http://robokats.org/FTC/EngineeringNotebookFTCTeam2864.pdf• http://ftcgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bowled_over_sm.pdf• http://www.firstinspires.org/node/5226