The exhibitor’s name and county should appear on the back of each board, poster, or article and on the front cover of a notebook. Reports should be written using the scientific method whenever possible (Background, the Question or hypothesis, what you Plan to do and what you did, Method used and observations, Results what you learned). Posters can be any size up to 28”x22”.
Entries in robotics classes that are clearly the work of a team instead of an individual must have at least 50% of all team members enrolled in 4-H. Additionally, all enrolled 4-H members on the team should complete and attach an entry tag to the materials. A supplemental page documenting the individual contributions to the project should be included. The entry will be judged as a team, with all team members receiving the same ribbon placing.
Creating a video of your robot in action would be helpful for the judges but is not mandatory. Videos should be uploaded to a video streaming application and exhibitors should provide a hard copy QR code for viewing. Exhibitors are encouraged to test their codes or links on several devices to check for appropriate permissions for public viewing.
Scoresheets and additional resources can be found at http://go.unl.edu/ne4hrobotics.
H861001 - Robotics Poster communicating a robotics theme such as “Robot or Not”, “Pseudocode”, “Real World Robots”, “Careers in Robots” or “Autonomous Robotics”, “Precision Agriculture” or a robotic topic of interest to the 4-H’er.
H861002 - Robotics Notebook – Explore a robotics topic in-depth and present your findings in a notebook. Documentation should include any designs, research, notes, pseudocode, data tables or other evidence of the 4-H’ers learning experience. The notebook should contain at least three pages. Topics could include a programming challenge, programming skills, calibration, sensor exploration, or any of the topics suggested in Class 1.
H861004 - Robotics/Careers Interview – Interview someone who is working in the field of robotics and research the career in robotics. Interviews can either be written or in a multimedia format Such as a short video uploaded to a cloud sharing service. Include a QR code with your exhibit to allow for judging access. Exhibitors are encouraged to test their codes or links on several devices to check for appropriate permissions for public viewing. Written interviews should be in a notebook. Written reports should be 3 to 5 pages, double spaced, 12-point font, and 1” margins. Multimedia reports should be between 3 to 5 minutes in length.
H861005 - Robotics Sensor Notebook – Write pseudo code which includes at least three sensor activities. Include the code written and explain the code function. Codes can be submitted as a multimedia format uploaded to a cloud sharing service. Include a QR code with your project to allow judging access. Multimedia presentations should be 3 to 5 minutes in length. Exhibitor must provide a hard copy QR code for viewing. Exhibitors are encouraged to test their codes or links on several devices to check for appropriate permissions for public viewing.
H861007 - Kit Labeled Robot (cannot be programmed) – This class is intended for explorations of robotic components such as arms or vehicles OR educational kits marketed as robots that do not have the ability to be programmed to “sense, plan and act.” The exhibit should include a notebook with the robot the youth has constructed. Included in the notebook should be (1) a description of what the robot does, (2) pictures of programs the robot can perform, (3) why they chose to build this particular form, and (4) how they problem solved any issues they might have had during building and programming. A picture story of assembly is recommended.
H861008 – 3D Printed Robotics Part through 3D printing, create a part(s) to help create a robot or aid the robot in completing a coded function. Project should include a notebook describing the process used to create the piece, the success of the piece (did it work), intended use of the product and the modifications made to the item.