Design Competition 2002

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FAQ
1	What are the heights on the course? The walls around the islands and bridges are 4" above island ground. Height of pipe = 6" Max. depth of water = 5" Distance from top edge of pipe to top of island walls = 10" Distance from water surface to top of island walls = 11" Distance from top edge of pipe to outer walls = 2.25"
2	Do the ramps go to the bottom of the pipe? Is there clear passage under the ramps to the other side? Can you go under? The ramps go to the bottom of the pipe. This means that there will not be passage clearance under the starting block.
3	What are the balloon specifications? Coming soon...
4	What color is the course? The wood will be black. Pipes will be whatever color they come in.
5	How are the balloons going to be attached? Taped on land. Clipped or clamped to string in water.
6	How deep will the balloons be in the water? The balloons will be on the surface of the water.
7	Projectile definition: A projectile is any component (of the three possible components) that simultaneously loses contact with both land and water surfaces. Exceptions are when a component is dropped vertically, slides off (soley due to gravity), or is submersed in water.
8	What constitutes the starting single unit before the components separate? The components are considered one unit at the start of a round if they are physically in contact (touching).
9	Can components (i.e. motors, popping mechanism, ...etc.) be already active before a round starts? No part of the robot can be in motion before the round starts. This could mean that you have a component activated but somehow stopped from moving until the switching at the start of the round. This could also mean that judges cannot tell that your robot has parts moving before the start of the round.
10	The longest diagonal of a cubic foot space is 20.785 in. Does any robot exceeding 12 in. have to fit within a 1 ft. cube starting space when placed in the starting block? The rules state that the robot must fit within a 12" cube measuring box and within the starting block at the start of each round. These are the starting size qualifications. This means: At the start of a round, if a robot exceeds 12 in., but still fits in a 12" cube, this "imaginary" cube could be tilted as long as the robot starts within the boundaries of the 3' x 1' starting block.