2021 Awards

The team will enter into the following awards.

INFINITE RECHARGESM at Home Award Guidelines

Autonomous Award sponsored by Ford

Updated

  • January 29, 2021

Description

Celebrates the team that has demonstrated consistent, reliable, high-performance robot operation during autonomously managed actions. Evaluation is based on the robot’s ability to sense its surroundings, position itself or onboard mechanisms appropriately, and execute tasks.

Guidelines

  • The award is based on the performance of the robot’s autonomous (non-operator guided) operations

    • This may be through a submitted video from a 2020 event, a previous practice of an autonomous actions, or the skills challenge component.

      • Note: teams must upload a video in their submission, so Judges have access.

  • A team must be able to explain:

    • How the robot understands its surroundings, navigates on the field or positions onboard mechanisms and then executes tasks.

    • The factors the teams considered that could interfere with success during autonomously managed actions.

    • The design, development, and testing that was done for the robot’s autonomously managed actions.

Excellence in Engineering Award

Updated

  • January 9, 2021

Description

Celebrates the team that demonstrates a professional approach to the design process

Guidelines

  • A team must be able to describe the engineering process they went through and can trace components from conception.

  • The designs reflect an engineering solution to a specific problem, and it is functional and practical.

  • The designs are elegant and advantageous.

Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors

Updated

  • January 9, 2021

Description

Celebrates the team that demonstrates industrial design principles, striking a balance between form, function, and aesthetics.

Guidelines

  • A team must be able to describe how their robot is elegant, efficient (simple/executable), and practical.

  • The entire machine design, or the detailed process used to develop the design, is worthy of this recognition, and not just a single component.

  • The robot distinguishes itself from others by its aesthetic and functional design.

Quality Award

Updated

  • January 9, 2021

Description

Celebrates machine robustness in concept and fabrication.

Guidelines

  • A team must be able to describe their quality plan i.e. how their design ensures robustness.

  • A team must be able to explain how they designed in quality: workmanship, welds, attachment systems, wiring, paint, etc.

  • A team must be able to describe how they perform maintenance or do a repair on the robot.

Skills Competition Winner

Updated

  • January 9, 2021

Description

Celebrates a team’s outstanding success with the Skills Competition. The winner of this award will have the most points in their group. (not based on interview)

Skills Competition Finalist

Updated

  • January 9, 2021

Description

Celebrates a team’s outstanding success with the Skills Competition. The winner of this award will come in second place for the most points in their group. (not based on interview)


FIRST Innovation Challenge presented by Qualcomm Award Guidelines

FIRST Innovation Challenge Semi-Finalist

Updated

  • January 9, 2021

Description

Semi-Finalists are teams that achieve excellence across all required criteria as described in the guidelines within a group. For full details see the At Home Challenges Manual.