Judging Criteria
2008 Wisconsin Regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest
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Judging Criteria
2008 Wisconsin Regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest
Machine Impressions
_____ (15 max) Creative use of unconventional materials
_____ (10 max) Use of creative, uniform theme
_____ (10 max) Number of innovative mechanical steps vs.
electrical steps
_____ (10 max) Risk: 2 bonus points awarded for 21-25 steps,
3 points for 26-30 steps, 5 points for over 30 steps.
_____ Machine Impressions Total (45 max)
Machine Running
First Run
_____ (20) Successful completion of first run
_____ (-10 max) Human interventions and/or skipped steps:
5 points lost for first intervention/skipped step,
3 points for second intervention/skipped step,
2 points for third intervention/skipped step.
Reset
_____ (5 max) Completion of reset in smooth and well organized fashion.
Second Run
_____ (20) Successful completion of second run
_____ (-10 max) Human interventions and/or skipped steps:
5 points lost for first intervention/skipped step,
3 points for second intervention/skipped step,
2 points for third intervention/skipped step.
Timing
_____ (-5) Exceeds 9 minutes on run, reset, run
Spirit
_____ (10 max) Team working well together, cheering teammates on,
enthusiasm for machine/event/competition
_____ MACHINE RUNNING TOTAL (55 MAX)
Penalties
_____ (-10) Machine exceeds dimensions
_____ (-5) Too few copies of steps provided
_____ GRAND TOTAL (100 MAX)
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