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Example racecourse sketch with only a finish line and the edges drawn. It has several twists and turns.
A sample Robo Rally course

Challenge Preparation

In this challenge, you need to drive your robot through your race course combined with another group's course! To successfully complete the challenge, teams must also create a correctly scaled map of the new combined course using the dimensions and scales from both groups.

To complete the challenge you will need:

  • Multiple boxes, 3-ring binders, tape, or other objects to outline the course
  • Meter stick or ruler
  • Timer or stopwatch
  • Engineering notebook to record values and complete calculations
  • Engineering notebook to create a new scaled map of the course