Sumobot Competition Debrief

Competition

Good:

• Screens (two big ones)
• Lots of help
• Student run
• MC was excellent
• More success
• Organized
• Went fast
• Added challenge with the Engineers

Bad:

• MC needs to annnounce the winners!
• Music needs to be more background orientated
• On Deck/In the Hole competitors did not sit in front or did not hear announcement
• Better labels for chairs
• Rules: Button pushing needs to be clearer
• Ref. needs to identify "outlaw" bots and insure they win twice against legal bots
• Bracket program needs better size text and colors
• Insure brackets are random (random button)
• More soldering stations
• Going against engineers
• Need more schools
• Double elimination would be good

Sumobots In General

• Start talking about it earlier
• Make some assignments homework; design, solder practice, knowing the parts
• Use Digikey bidding process
• Follow up on PO religiously (treasurer)