For this year's FLL Rules, click here.
For this year's kick off video, click here.
For the Rubrics (the rating papers) click here.
The robot interacts with mission models on the field for points. The mission models are built in Sessions 1-4 in the Engineering Notebook. To build the mission models (models), use the LEGO pieces from your Challenge set and instructions from firstlegoleague. org/missionmodelbuildinginstructions. It would take one person about six hours to build all the models. Models need to be built perfectly. “Almost perfect” is not good enough. If you practice with incorrect models, the robot will have problems at competitions. Best practice is for at least two people to check each other as they build.
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STEP 1 – Check the table surface for bumps. Sand or file them away and then vacuum well.
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STEP 2 – On the vacuumed table only, unroll and place the mat as shown below. Never fold the mat, and never crush or bend a rolled mat.
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STEP 3 – Slide the mat against the south and east border walls. When table size and mat placement are correct, the area west of the mat measures about X = 13.5 by Y = 45 in. (343 mm by 1,143 mm).
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STEP 4 – Optional – To hold the mat in place, you can use thin strips of black tape, covering only the mat’s east/west black borders
Find the tan sheets of this reclosable fastening material from 3M™ in your challenge set. SECURING MODELS – “X” squares show where to Dual Lock models to the mat. Use the Dual Lock as in this example and be very exact.
SECURING MODELS – “X” squares show where to Dual Lock models to the mat. Use the Dual Lock as in this example and be very exact.
MODEL STRESS – When pressing a model down, press on its lowest solid base instead of crushing the whole model. Lift that same part if you need to separate the model from the mat.
LOOSE MODELS – Place loose models as described or shown here. Models outside home need to be placed exactly within their outline marks and aligned with any directional marks.
HOME – Anywhere in home, place: 3 health units, 1 yellow cube, 2 red cubes, 2 blue cubes, 8 green cubes, and your Innovation Project (not shown here).
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The team will build a robot using LEGO® elements and technology. They program it to autonomously complete a series of missions in a 2.5-minute Robot Game to score points. The robot starts in the launch area, tries missions in the order chosen by the team, and then returns anywhere into home.
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The team can modify the robot when it is in home before launching it again. If needed, the robot can be brought home by hand, but the team will lose a precision token. The team will play several matches but only the highest score matters.
