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Heartland BEST
2012
Warp
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KICKOFF – September 15, 2012
NWOSU Campus
MALL DAY – October 13, 2012
NWOSU Campus
GAME DAY – October 26-27, 2012
Alva Rec Center
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Welcome to Heartland BEST
Steve Maier
Heartland BEST Director
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Welcome to NWOSU
Dr. Janet Cunningham
President
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
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What is BEST?
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Boosting Engineering, Science & Technology
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Founded in Texas in 1993 by two engineers
Student teams are guided by professional mentors and
school coaches.
BEST has expanded to 14 states an over 800
participating schools.
Students have six weeks to design, develop, build and
test a robot that can outperform their competitors.
Each team receives identical kits of parts
Winning teams from each Hub compete at the Regional
competitions. (TX Best, South’s Best, Frontier Trails Best) 4
Regional competition…
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Frontier Trails BEST in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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Heartland BEST will send 4 teams.
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November 30 – December 1, 2012
(1st and 2nd place Game & 1st and 2nd place BEST Award)
Other hubs at our regional include:
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Kansas BEST (Wichita, KS);
Billiken BEST (St. Louis, MO);
Northwest Arkansas BEST; (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
River Valley BEST (Ft. Smith, Arkansas);
Crowley Ridge BEST (Jonesboro, Arkansas);
NorthArk BEST (Harrison, Arkansas)
Bison BEST (Fargo, ND)
Mid-South BEST (West Memphis, Arkansas)
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Heartland BEST Sponsors
Heartland BEST Robotics is a FREE
competition – open to all schools!
This would not be possible without the
generous support of our sponsors!
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Heartland BEST 2012 Sponsors
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Charles Morton Share Trust Foundation
Igus, Inc.
MathWorks
SolidWorks
Innovation First Int’l
Pettit’s Carpet
Rigg’s Advertising
Central Nat’l Bank
Community Bank
State Farm Ins.
Larry Schmidt
Tom Boren (Sandplum Consulting)
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Heartland BEST 2012
17 Participating Teams
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Burlington HS
Cheyenne HS
C.O.A.C.H. HS
Deer Creek HS (Edmond)
Elk City HS
Fairview HS
Inola HS
Kingston HS
Lawton Acad. of A&S HS
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Oklahoma City Homeschool
Perry High School
Pratt High School
Shattuck High School
Team Phoenix Homeschool
US Grant HS
Western Heights HS
Wynona HS
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Awards @ Heartland BEST
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BEST Award
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Game Award
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Special Awards – most photogenic, most
robust, most elegant, founders award
T-shirt Award
**Awards ceremony immediately following the game day competition
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The BEST Award
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All teams that compete are eligible
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inform HL BEST of intent to participate by Sept. 24th )
A panel of judges will evaluate each school
using a 100 point grading system
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Project Engineering Notebook
Marketing/Oral Presentation
Table Displays/Team Exhibit
Spirit and Sportsmanship
Robot Performance
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Special Awards
Separate from the BEST Award and Game Award
Most Robust Robot - for the machine requiring the least maintenance during
the contest. Robustness during matches, minimal maintenance required between
matches, general sturdiness and durability.
Most Photogenic Robot - for the most eye-pleasing, functioning machine.
Most Elegant Robot - for the machine with best-of-show design and execution.
The machine that makes you say, “Wow!”
Founders Award for Creative Design - for the most unusual approach to
solving the problem. Utilizing creative, unusual, and/or unique offensive and/or
defensive machine capabilities.
BEST T-shirt Design –judged at game day, voted on by teams. T-shirts to be
turned in on Mall Day. (please submit a t-shirt on Mall Day)
Team participation Awards – teams will receive a participation plaque & picture
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Robot Kits
Steve & Amber Maier
Heartland BEST
Kit Committee
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Kits – Overview
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Consumable Kit – PVC, plywood, wire, switches,
hardware, adhesives, igus components, etc. Items
can be modified, and can also be replenished by
teams as needed.
Returnable Kit – Controller, microcontroller,
batteries, chargers, electronic components, etc. In
general, items cannot be modified.
HL BEST Items – Yellow toolbox, black SUV box,
etc. (please take care of these items and return with your
returnable kit at the end of the competition)
5 Items for the kit to pick
up before you leave today:
Returnables–yellow toolbox
Returnables–black carry case
Consumables–black SUV chest
Consumables–PVC pipe
Consumables–plywood
More info about kits at
the Kit Workshop sessions
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Heartland BEST 2012
deadlines, schedules, important dates, and policies
Steve Maier
Heartland BEST Director
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Heartland BEST 2012
deadlines, schedules, important dates, and policies
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Turn in Yellow Team Information Sheet today
(if you do not have your list of team members,
please email that to [email protected] next
week)
BEST Award – email Debra at
[email protected] by Monday, Sept. 24th if
your team intends to compete for the BEST
Award.
 Table Displays done at Mall Day (Oct 13)
 Project Notebooks Due at Mall Day (Oct 13)
 Oral Presentations Friday afternoon/evening
(Oct 26)
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Heartland BEST 2012
deadlines, schedules, important dates, and policies
 Please Check your email regularly for
announcements and other information
 BEST Robotics Inc., policy – each
participating team MUST have a fulltime school employee at each
Heartland BEST event (Kickoff, Mall
Day, Game Day)
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Information in the Kickoff Packet
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Yellow Team Information Sheet – please turn-in today!
Heartland BEST 2012 – tentative schedule of events
KITS – list of returnables and consumables
BEST 2012 Generic Kit Notes & Generic Game Rules
Warp XX – the 2012 Game Specific Rules
BEST 2012 Game Field Drawings & Gm Field Parts List –
printed copy NOT in packet – available on USB drive or online
BEST 2012 Awards and Judging Guidelines (Team
Demographics Form, Scoring Sheets, BEST Award guidelines)
BEST 2012 Driver List – to be submitted on game day
Electronic copy of the Kickoff PowerPoint Presentation
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Heartland BEST 2012
Important Dates
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Kickoff – September 15
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Teams receive kits and the rules are explained (Alva, OK)
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Mall Day – October 13
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Practice runs for robots, project engineering notebooks and
table displays for BEST Award are due (Alva, OK)
Game Day – October 26-27
Robot game competition Saturday, 9am – 5pm; BEST Award
oral presentations Friday afternoon/evening(10/26); awards
ceremony after competition, winning teams advance to
Frontier Trails BEST, November 30 – December 1, 2012.
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Click on File Manager to access BEST files
Password: r1bb0n
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Please contact us if you have questions.
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Dr. Steve Maier (Director) and Amber Maier, Kit
Committee, 580-327-8562, [email protected]
Dr. Tim Maharry, Game Committee Chair, 580-327-8583,
[email protected]
Dr. Cindy Pfeifer-Hill, Sponsorship & Finance, 580-3278563, [email protected]
Mrs. Debra Hogan, BEST Award, 580-327-8587,
[email protected]
Visit us on the web at: http://www.nwosu.edu/best
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2012 BEST Game Intro – Warp XX
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2012 BEST Game Intro
–> Warp XX
OBJECTIVE:
• Design and build a prototype robot
to transport cargo and equipment
on the space elevator tower during
the three-minute match. There are
a variety of tasks to do, to keep the
space station operational.
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2012 BEST Game Intro
–> Warp XX
What is a space elevator?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX
dorI3Mp40&feature=youtu.be
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2012 BEST Game Intro
–> Warp XX
What is the BEST 2012 space
elevator?
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2012 BEST Game field layout – Warp XX
RED Driver
Space
Elevator
GREEN Driver
YELLOW Driver
BLUE Driver
Spotters
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2012 BEST Game field layout – Warp XX
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2012 BEST Game Intro
–> Warp XX
Tasks for robot to accomplish:
• Remove the Waste Cargo Balls from the base
rack (tiebreaker)
• Trigger the summit indicator flag at the Midway
Station. (at top of space elevator)
• Transport Light Cargo Balls from the cargo ship
to the cargo bin on Midway Station.
• Move the Waste Cargo Balls to the cargo ship.
• Retrieve the Clear Fuel Bottle from Midway
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Station and store it on the base rack.
2012 BEST Game Intro
–> Warp XX
Tasks for robot to accomplish:
• Install Solar Panels from the base rack onto
the mounting studs at Midway Station.
• Install Habitation Module at Midway Station.
• Install the T-structure in either the front or
back slot at Midway Station.
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Midway Station
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Base Rack
Solar Panels
Green Fuel
Bottle
Waste Cargo Balls
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Base Rack
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Cargo Ship/Turntable Assembly
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Game Pieces
Light Cargo Ball
Waste Cargo Ball
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Game Pieces
Solar Panels
Green & Clear
Fuel Bottles
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Game Pieces
Habitation Module
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Game Pieces
T-structure
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BEST 2012 – Game Scoring
Diameter
Max
Weight
(Oz)
Point value
(PV)
Starting
Location
Scoring
Location
#Pieces
per Tower
Game Piece Name
Common Name
Waste Cargo Ball
practice softball
**4”
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Base rack
Spotter Rack
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Light Cargo Ball
softball whiffleball
**4”
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Spotter Rack
Midway Cargo
Bin
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Base rack
Midway
Magnetic
Mount
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Base rack
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Green Fuel Bottle
2-liter bottle
5.25”
Clear Fuel Bottle
2-liter bottle
5.25”
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Midway
Magnetic
Mount
T-Structure
Foamboard
8” x 12” Tee
1.5x.75”
Stem
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Floor near
base rack
Midway T Slot
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Solar Panel
Foamboard
6x8”; 1-3/4” hole
0.75”
thick
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6 for each
stud with a
panel
Base rack
Midway Solar
Panel Stud
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Habitation Module
cardboard hex prism,
11” long
9” across
flats
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Floor near
Base rack
Midway Module
Habitation Stud
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BEST 2012 – Game Scoring
Bonuses
Bonus Type
Achieved by
Fuel Tank
Exchange Bonus
Placing clear fuel bottle from station
into base rack holder and taking the
green fuel bottle and attaching it to the
mounting point on the station
Cargo Diversity
Bonus
Scoring a lightweight cargo ball, a solar
panel, and the T-structure
Rapid Turnaround Scored if the entire robot is below the
Bonus
Space Zone at the end of the match
Summit Bonus
Toggling summit indicator at Midway
Station
Additional
Points
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Robot examples
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Robot examples
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Robot examples
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Match Play
Four teams per match
 Three minute match duration
 Preliminary Competition
 6-8 matches for each team vs. randomly
selected opponents, lowest score dropped
 Semifinals – top seven teams + wild-card
advance and play 3 additional rounds each;
 Finals – top four teams advance and play 3
additional rounds each
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Game Competition: Comments & Hints
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READ THE RULES – ask questions if you are
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Monitor the Q&A section on the
not sure!
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www.bestinc.org website – many questions can
be answered there (password: r1bb0n) Also,
official documents are available on the website.
Drivers – practice, practice, practice
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Read the rules again!!
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Winning Teams Advance…
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Frontier Trails BEST, November 30 –
December 1, 2012, Fort Smith, Arkansas
We will send 4 teams
1st place BEST, 2nd place BEST, 1st place
Game, and 2nd place Game automatically
advance.
If one team qualifies in 2 of the above
categories, then the 3rd place BEST team
advances.
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A message from the BEST
Inc. Game Committee…
“Please encourage your teams to read the
rules...and then read them again ... and then
read the existing Q&A a couple times before
asking a question….note that the Q&A is the
ONLY and FINAL source of rule
clarification…..with a bit of research, the vast
majority of answers to your questions can be
found by reading the rules and reading the
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existing Q&A”
Official Q & A
Password: r1bb0n
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Concluding Remarks…
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Revealing of the game field is next – in
Percefull Field House
Distribution of Kits follows the demo – make
sure you get your complete kit. (yellow
toolbox, 2 black cases, PVC pipe, plywood)
Lunch starts at noon in the Coronado
Cafeteria – compliments of Northwestern
Oklahoma State University
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