Make one robotic behaviour reliable before adding another.
The proposed challenge asks teams to solve a bounded physical task and show how sensing, mechanism and control contribute to the result.
Build the required foundations before attempting a multi-subsystem challenge.The mission framework
Teams receive a task environment, measurable objective, material boundary and explicit stopping conditions. A final mission theme should be published only after equipment and delivery conditions are confirmed.
Evidence beyond a demonstration
A run log, subsystem test, control-state diagram and failure analysis make performance understandable. A single successful run is not enough to claim reliability.
Suggested review dimensions
Review can consider task completion, repeatability, mechanical reasoning, code clarity, safe operation, teamwork and the quality of the technical explanation. It is not an external award rubric.
Study the robotics programme
Build the required foundations before attempting a multi-subsystem challenge.