Robot Challenge Written Report
Written report requirements include:
File naming convention: RC2025_Team Number.pdf
If your Team number is A123 your file should be named RC2025_A123.pdf
You may use any word processor you choose, but the files should be submitted in
Acrobat .pdf format.
A written report is a key component of any successful engineering project. The
purpose of the written report we require you to submit is primarily to give you
experience in documenting your activities, and also to give the judges an idea of
what you have gone through in creating your robot. This information includes (but
is not limited to) what decisions were required, what sketches you prepared to
develop your ideas, what problems you encountered, and more.
An appropriate written report is a requirement of the Challenge. Failure to provide a
suitable report will cost you 25 points! You will be penalized 5 points if the report is
not submitted by the due date.
The maximum file size is 10MB. If your report is larger than this, you should use a file
compression for your pictures to reduce the size. Submit your report in .pdf format.
Do not use links to external sites. Antivirus software may remove the links or block
your entire report. Additionally, the judges may ignore them: this must be a stand
alone report.
Report Guidelines:
- Good English grammar
- 20-35 pages long
- Pictures/figures should be legible.
- Two pictures of your robot’s soldered joints
As guidance in preparation of this important document, we offer the following
guidelines:
- Provide the names of team participants, the team name and number, the
School name and teacher name, the name of the Robot, a description of the Robot
(including colors), and a picture or sketch of the Robot and team logo. - Remember you have three main tasks, and we want to read about all three:
a. Construct Power Unit and Control Unit
b. c. Create, design, and build the Robot body
Learn to walk the Robot. - Typically start with a Table of Contents, which should list all the topics you
wish to include. You might add an Appendix at the end for reference or less critical
items, such as Safety precautions, Bibliography and CertiEcation, Sketches and Logs. - Tell us a little about your team members, describe your work in part A, and be
sure to include what happened when you “created, designed, and built the Robot
body” in part B, and why you made these decisions. You may not get to part C at the
time you write the report, so you can tell us about that during the Oral presentation. - In the written report we want to read about what you tried and rejected, as
well as what worked and why. Include sketches of the ideas you rejected, and the
Enal ideas that you all agreed to. Why did you select your particular approach? Was it
easier to do, would it take less time, cost less, or would it be more reliable, Et better,
be more attractive, striking, or just because you liked it, or felt better about it? - Include an agenda of what you had planned to do, and a summary of what
actually happened. Explain the problems encountered and how you resolved them.
Include a log of your daily activities in case we want to examine them in more detail.
Do not include copies of any of the pictures that are in the Manual - Show costs and trade-offs, i.e., how you made decisions (what factors were
taken into account, such as cost, size, availability, time, etc.). - Provide a Bibliography page listing your research and any guidance from
parents and friends (but not from members of other teams as this is not allowed),
followed by a certiEcation that: The majority of the ideas, design, and work was
originated and performed by the students, with limited assistance by adults, as
described above. This page should be signed by team members and their teacher.
Written Report Check List
We recommend that you review your written report against the following Check List
to be sure that you have not left out anything vital that the judges will be looking
for:
- Did you define the Project Objectives clearly?
- Will the judges be able to evaluate all the problems you encountered and how
you overcame them? - Did you provide the data that led you to identify and resolve problems?