Home is the area that is not covered by the mat.  The launch is the gridded section of the mat - you cannot have any part of the robot or attachments over the black line (at least that is our interpretation) when launching.

My team is adjusting their programming today to  end missions in home (since that was not clear to the team).  I know change is inevitable, but this year it has been an extreme challenge for the team to accurately  interpret and understand all the changes in rules.  These are middle schoolers, not adults and even I had to constantly change my interpretation/view when reading other coaches/FLL advisors questions, answers, and comments.
I hope the judges are understanding!

Anne Moore, M.Ed.
Secondary Gifted Resource Teacher
ACA & Dual Enrollment Coordinator

PAEMST, 2013
PIAEE, 2015

 Apple Teacher

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts." 
Winston Churchill



On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 8:54 AM Wardensky, Shellye <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

So, I’m confused, where is home and where is launch? 

 

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Yes. You may lose points per the new rules. Robots are supposed to start in launch and end in home.

 

On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 8:28 AM Anne Moore <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Thank you for asking for clarification - we are confused also!

 

 

Anne Moore, M.Ed.

Secondary Gifted Resource Teacher

ACA & Dual Enrollment Coordinator

 

PAEMST, 2013

PIAEE, 2015

 

 Apple Teacher

 

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts." 

Winston Churchill

 

Goochland High School (804) 556-5322 

Blog: http://goochland.schoology.com/user/12043773/blog

Email: amoore@glnd.k12.va.us *email contact preferred 

 

 

On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 8:17 AM Rajesh Shah <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

I want to confirm one more time  because this is confusing.

 

We have mission run where robot starts in launch area and ends up back in the exact same spot in launch area. Kids pick up the robot to run the next mission-  We will lose precision point for this?

 

Rajesh Shah

Coach Raining Robot

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On Nov 6, 2019, at 8:28 PM, VA-DC FLL Referee Advisor <[log in to unmask]> wrote:



The Rules were rewritten for this year's Challenge and several have changed. Rule 27 tells you what you need to know.

 

27. INTERRUPTION PROCEDURE – If you Interrupt the Robot, stop it instantly, then calmly pick it up for the next Launch.

Where was the Robot Interrupted?
➔ Completely in Home: No problem.
➔ Not Completely in Home: Lose a Precision Token. 

 

Your team may Interrupt the Robot at any time and anywhere on the Field.  When you do interrupt the Robot, bring it to the Launch Area to prepare it to Launch again.

Your team will Lose a Precision Token if the Robot is not completely in Home when you Interrupt it.  

 

Sometimes it's part of the team's strategy to grab the Robot as soon as it make a change out in the Field (maybe to save time and earn more points), and sometimes teams try to keep as many Precision Tokens on the Field as possible. That's your team strategy, and it's something that your team can mention to the Robot Design judges when talking about how your team's strategy relates to your design.

 

Steve Scherr

Virginia-DC FLL Referee Advisor

 

 

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 5:02 PM Elaine Simmons <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Our team has the same question.  The tournament guide seems to imply that the robot had to return to the home area in between launches.  This would be a change from years in the past when the mat only had a launch area and returned to the launch area each time.

 

Thanks for your help!

 

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 9:10 AM SS <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Can the EV3 brick come to launch for a re run or should it go back to Home and the technician picks it and places it in Launch for re run. 

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