Rube Goldberg Challenge
Judging Criteria

Deadline for abstract submission extended till 17th Jan, 2010

Total Prize money worth INR 35,000.

Judging Criteria

  • Innovation.
  • Visibility of steps
  • Theme based demonstration.
  • Complexity applied in connecting movements.
  • Continuity without any human intervention. (However, if it is inevitable in order to complete the run, you will be allowed to do so at cost of marks deducted.)
  • The machine can contain moving electronics gadgets, but the technical manipulations applied by the participants for mechanical motion will carry the weightage.
  • Explanation/Description (10 points)
  • Run Related (70 points)
    • Task Completed (10 points)
    • Visibility of the steps (10 points)
    • Complexity and innovations applied in connecting movements(50 points)
  • Aesthetics and compactness(20 points)
  • Penalties
    • Run Length exceeded(-10 points/min)
    • Human Intervention (-10 points each)
    • Objects leaving machine (-5 points each)



For any queries contact us at rube@techkriti.org or any of the co-ordinators -

Event Coordinators:

Tusheet Shrivastava tusheet@iitk.ac.in 9956817156
Harsh Gupta harshg@iitk.ac.in 9956772053

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