[Al Skierkiewicz]

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The judges will interview teams on both Friday and Saturday. There are usually different judges for different awards. The tech judges will ask about robot design, innovations, problems and your teams work arounds. Other judges will observe how you interact as a team, how you handle team issues like fundraising, what obstacles you might have overcome, etc. The judges don't have a set list of questions. Your answers might drive the questions they actually ask of your students. Judges understand that you have matches and will return if you are not in your pit. Judges will also observe teams in the stands or walking through the venue. They also will watch your interaction with other teams on and off the field. Generally, judges want to wrap up most of their team duties by lunch on Saturday so that they can deliberate which team should be given an award. There are generally about 20 judges at an event.