Contest Ideas; Please Help!

[Maggie]

Hey Everyone,

My team has a demonstration for a sponsor soon, and the sponsor wants us to do a contest with the demo. Any ideas? If you can help, thanks!:)

[Pat Arnold]

I'm not clear what type of contest they've requested. Is it between your robot & their employees? Team supporters always love a chance to drive the robot. Perhaps you could set up a simple driving or obstacle course and hold a driving contest?

[Akash Rastogi]

Obstacle course + hoops + any 06 robot= fun contests

simple as that.:cool:

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

It would help a lot if you told us what you have available.

Also, consider tailoring it a bit to the company that you're trying to gain sponsorship. Is it a software firm? You might try doing something fun with autonomous mode to demonstrate a big way that software ties in. Maybe it's a company that makes arms for industry robots - you might use a robot in a game where a great arm was especially useful. Getting people excited about what they could contribute share their talents and how the program could eventually benefit their company is a great way to encourage involvement and sponsorship.

Here a few ideas right off the bat.


Anything with track balls! I don't know about you guys, but those things are enormous and very entertaining to me. Havoc may ensue.
Definite second on the '06 shooting. An excellent game, and pretty simple to work with.
Dodgeball - humans vs robot + a couple people

[Koko Ed]

It would help a lot if you told us what you have available.

Also, consider tailoring it a bit to the company that you're trying to gain sponsorship. Is it a software firm? You might try doing something fun with autonomous mode to demonstrate a big way that software ties in. Maybe it's a company that makes arms for industry robots - you might use a robot in a game where a great arm was especially useful. Getting people excited about what they could contribute share their talents and how the program could eventually benefit their company is a great way to encourage involvement and sponsorship.

Here a few ideas right off the bat.


Anything with track balls! I don't know about you guys, but those things are enormous and very entertaining to me. Havoc may ensue.
Definite second on the '06 shooting. An excellent game, and pretty simple to work with.
Dodgeball - humans vs robot + a couple people
The dodgeball could get a bit scary especially with the robot doing the shooting. Remember: it's always fun til someone gets knocked stupid (often in rapid succession).
You might want to pass on that for liability's sake.
Better safe than sorry.

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

The dodgeball could get a bit scary especially with the robot doing the shooting. Remember: it's always fun til someone gets knocked stupid (often in rapid succession).
You might want to pass on that for liability's sake.
Better safe than sorry.

I stand corrected. :) Lesson: Use your personal judgment when evaluating contest ideas!

[Taylor]

Trackball balancing - who can stay up longest!

If you got some VEX kits, make some squarebots and an obstacle course or racetrack.