Technical Judge
So what did you do on the robot?
50 What you did
50 Adding upon it (don't only say what you did)
Tell me about your team's history
100 Describe team history—6 years, founded in 2014, 50 members, 17 mentors, etc.
BONUS POINTS +50 How Pearadox was named
How does your team fundraise?
50 Naming fundraisers (Harry Potter Trivia night, Love Handles, Raffle, Princesses w Power Tools, Spirit nights, pearent night out, etc.)
50 Describe fundraisers (what happened)
What safety equipment do you have in your pit?
100 naming two of the following—extra safety glasses, battery spill, first aid kit, fire extinguisher, hair ties, Pearamedics kits, etc.
Tell me about your magazine
50 Magazine content
50 Why we made it
BONUS POINTS +50 Impact
What's something unique about this robot?
150 Something unique
100 How it works/was built
50 Personal Story
How do you reach out to your community?
100 Naming specific events (ex. Parade, Trick or Treat, Rockets, Energy Day, PEAR Camp, etc.) OR personal story
Tell me about your sponsors/sponsor relations
100 How we reach out (ex. Schlumberger pres., cold calling, emailing, Pearents asking)
50 Relations (Job Opportunities, Thank yous)
50 Naming our sponsors (NASA, TWC, Shell, Schlumberger, Dow, BNY Mellon, etc.)
BONUS POINTS +50 Personal Story
What is the role of a competition safety captain?
100 Purpose—WHY is safety important
100 Tasks they do/responsibilities during Comp.
What is the Girls Get Together?
50 mentioning that we invite female engineers
100 Purpose—we run these to connect FRC girls and Female engineers to give them a snapshot of what a future in STEM could be like
50 Describing what we do at the event—small group discussions, networking, various conversation topics
Tell me about the programming on your robot/your autonomous mode?
400 (if you are a programmer) answer the question
(if you are not) explain basics, cleverly deflect to a programmer
How do you spread FIRST?
150 Pipeline (Referring to our feeder FTC/FLL teams in PISD)
150 Outreach events (Parade, PEAR Camp, ABC 13, Trick or Treat, Schlumberger)
Tell me about your Business Plan?
100 Mention "Sustainability"
100 Budget—income and expenses (understanding how much money is going in and out)
100 Sponsors or any kind of funding (NASA, TWC, Shell, Schlumberger, Dow, BNY Mellon, fundraisers, etc.)
What are your team's initiatives for being safe?
100 PPE (Personal Protection Equip.)
100 Training examples (CPR, Safety Test, Fire Ext.)
100 Examples of advanced safety (Battery spill kit, fire ext., mentors watching us, etc.)
How do you promote Girls in STEM?
200 Naming/describing projects (GGT, Magazine, Gearbox Girls, etc.)
100 Importance/the WHY
What was your biggest technical challenge?
200 Naming a challenge
200 How we persevered/solved
BONUS POINTS +50 Personal Story
How do you help FRC teams?
100 Full Field/Open Doors
200 Events (Any event in PrePEAR Program such as PEARUp (kickoff), Inspection PEARfection, Pearatroopers, workshops)
100 Listing specific teams/statistics for ex. Stafford coming to our field during our meeting, T3, etc.
What does your team's SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats) chart look like?
100 Strengths
100 Weaknesses
100 Opportunities
100 Threats
How do you make sure other FIRST teams are also safe?
200 Other safety initiatives—ex. battery spill kit, First aid training, CPR training, etc.
100 mentioning it's student-built
200 purpose
100 Content
What does your robot do?
100 Shooting
100 Intake/transport description
100 Climb
100 Auton/programming
100 Drivetrain
Tell me about your team?
50 From Pearland, TX, made up of 3 high schools, 50 members, etc.
100 Gearbox Girls Initiative (how we work to encourage girls in STEM)
100 PrePEAR Program (Assisting FRC teams such as through PearUp (kickoff), Pearatroopers, Open Doors, etc.)
100 Pipeline teams (Referring to our feeder FTC/FLL teams in PISD)
50 Team history/growth in general (How we have grown from inception)
100 Outreach and events
What is your team's 5 year plan?
Points:
125 including SWOT points
125 Sustainability (ex. Pipeline)
125 Future projects
125 Funding/Budgeting
How does your team enforce safety?
100 rules
200 mention organization (safety captain has responsibilities, etc.)
200 training (fire ext, CPR, testing)
How many/How have you reached people with your Girls in STEM initiative? The broader impact upon inception?
200 How have you reached (events, ABC 13)
100 Projects (magazine, GGT)
200 How the initiative has grown
BONUS POINTS +50 for any of these statistics:
10 countries, 10 states, 700 girls (GGT), 3 issues printed(magazine), 1500 copies (magazine)