Rube Goldberg

Theme - Home Alone

Problem Statement:
You are supposed to dump a puppet into a box (that should have a lid) and close the lid after that.

Rules and Regulations:

• The machine must complete the task as described in the challenge.
• The machine must be no larger than 12 ft. x 12 ft. x 12 ft.
• The machine must have a minimum of 15 steps.
• Teams are supposed to explain their machine before the demonstration.
• The machine will have a 15 minute reset time if they go for more than one run.
• Only one team member may interact with the machine once the evaluation has begun. This includes resetting the machine. This means that only one person will be inside the arena.
• Any loose or flying objects must remain within the set boundaries of the machine.
• Each team is supposed to submit a copy of a step-by-step description of their machine. Diagrams and pictures have to be included in this description along with the typed information. If any team fails to submit the copy of the abstract then they will automatically be disqualified from the event.
• A step in the machine should be considered a transfer in energy from one action to another action. Identical transfers of energy in secession should be considered one step. For e.g, a set of dominos falling into each other should be considered one step.
• The task should be completed in not more than 3 min time.
• No hazardous materials, explosives, or flames may be used on or within the machine.
• Every team will be given maximum three runs for the completion of the task and if in case a team is not able to complete the task in their first run and they go for second and the third run then they will be penalised for that extra run.
• For every human intervention the points will be deducted.

Abstract Submission Deadline: September 21, 23:59

Points Distribution

Theme:	20 points
Completion of Task:	40 points
Description of Machine:	10 points
Implementation of Various Steps:	20 points

Contacts:

Vipul Niranjan

vipuln@iitk.ac.in

+91 9792581812