Volunteer at Robothon

Thanks for considering volunteering at Robothon! It is with the help of volunteers that we can put on this event.

See the Robothon Schedule page for details on the times for the events.

If you have any questions about volunteering, please email volunteer2.

You can see a list of the current volunteers on the confirmed volunteers page.

Enter your contact information and check the boxes next to the positions for which you can help. (Checkboxes are disabled for positions that have been filled.)

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General Volunteer Positions

Front Table - Sell raffle tickets and T-shirts, hand out pamphlets, answer questions about SRS and robots, direct competitors to contest areas. Robothon committee members will be available to help with questions.

	Saturday	Sunday
10:00 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 1:00
1:00 - 2:00
2:00 - 3:00
3:00 - 4:00
4:00 - 5:00

Setup and Tear Down - Help with moving contest equipment and vendor supplies from storage to the main floor and back. (Setup/Tear Down of tables and chairs is taken care of by the Seattle Center.)

Friday Equipment Load from storage unit (Factoria) (3:30-5:15 p.m.)
Friday Equipment Unload at Seattle Center (6:00-7:00 p.m.)
Saturday Setup at Seattle Center (8:00-10:00 a.m.)
Saturday Tear Down at Seattle Center (5:00-6:00 p.m.)
Sunday Setup at Seattle Center (9:00-10:00 a.m.)
Sunday Equipment Load to truck (5:00-6:30 p.m.)
Sunday Equipment Unload at storage unit (Renton) (7:00-8:00 p.m.)

Photographer - Take digital photos of the contests, display tables, conference room activities, and spectators. Take close-up and wide-angle shots. Turn in a copy of the photos on a CD to the event coordinator.

Photographer

Workshop Assistance - Help participants build a robot kit. Provide instruction and assistance with identifying parts, soldering, understanding directions, etc. The workshop is from 10am - 5pm Saturday. (You can take periodic breaks, coordinating with other volunteers.)

Workshop assistance, morning (10:00 - 1:30)
Workshop assistance, afternoon (1:30 - 5:00)

Contest Volunteer Positions

Please check the Robothon schedule page for specific details on contest times.

Combat Robots

This event will be on Saturday, approximately noon - 5:00 pm.

Judge

Watch the 3-minute matches and determine a winner by a point system based on damage and control. Show up at around 11:30 to review the judging guidelines.

Robo-Magellan

This event will be approximately 4 hours on Saturday morning.

		Organizer		Help with setup, direct other volunteers. Determine the configuration of the course and locations of waypoints/bonus cones.
		Setup / Tear Down		Help mark the course and place cones. Set up table and chairs, and the sun/rain tent. After the competition, collect cones and tear down the tent, etc.
		Check-In / Scorekeeper		Make sure the robots meet the required size and weight constraints, and have appropriate kill switches installed (starting about 15 minutes before the event). Fill out the scoresheet and advise the Judge which competitor is up next.
		Judge		Time the robots, enforce the rules, and report time, bonus cones, and distance (to the final cone) to the scorekeeper after each run. You must understand the contest and know the rules.
		Crowd Control		Help keep the crowd a safe distance from the robots and out of the path of robots running the course.

Easter Egg Hunt

This event will be approximately 1 hour on Saturday afternoon.

		Organizer / Setup		Set up the contest arena -- drape black fabric on arena walls, place obstacles. Direct other volunteers.
		Check-In / Scorekeeper		Make sure the robots meet the required size constraints (starting about 15 minutes before the event). After the match, help count eggs and fill out the scoresheet.
		Judge		Help with arena setup. Determine when the match is over. Help count collected eggs. Enforce the rules. You must understand the contest and know the rules.

MicroMouse

This event will be approximately 1 hour on Sunday morning, with setup Saturday afternoon.

		Organizer / Setup		Determine the configuration of the maze. Set up maze (with assistance) Saturday afternoon. Direct other volunteers.
		Maze Assembly		Help with installing walls and posts for the maze, as directed by the contest organizer. This will be on Saturday afternoon, approximately 3:30 - 5.
		Check-In / Scorekeeper		Make sure the robots meet the required size constraints (starting about 15 minutes before the event). Fill out the scoresheet and advise the MC which competitor is up next.
		Judge		Time the robots and determine closest distance to the end for each run. Report times and distances to the scorekeeper. Enforce the rules. You must understand the contest and know the rules.
		MC		Call contestants to the maze, provide commentary/interviews during runs.

Line Following

This event will be approximately 1 1/2 hours on Sunday morning.

		Organizer / Setup		Determine the configuration of the line following courses. Assemble line tiles, tape edges together, add black stripes between tiles, clean tiles, etc. Direct other volunteers.
		Check-In / Scorekeeper		Check in robot competitors (starting about 15 minutes before the event). Fill out the scoresheet and advise the MC which competitor is up next.
		Judge		Watch robots run the course and perform resets as necessary. Report reset count to the scorekeeper after each run. Enforce the rules. You must understand the contest and know the rules.
		Timer		Time the robots and report times to the scorekeeper after each run.
		MC		Call contestants to the line following course, provide commentary/interviews during runs.

Line Maze

This event will be approximately 1 hour on Sunday afternoon.

		Organizer / Setup		Determine the configuration of the maze. Assemble maze tiles, tape edges together, add black stripes between tiles, clean tiles, etc. Direct other volunteers.
		Check-In / Scorekeeper		Make sure the robots meet the required size constraints (starting about 15 minutes before the event). Fill out the scoresheet and advise the MC which competitor is up next.
		Judge		Time the robots and determine closest distance to the end for each run. Report times and distances to the scorekeeper. Enforce the rules. You must understand the contest and know the rules.
		MC		Call contestants to the maze, provide commentary/interviews during runs.

Walking Robot Race

This event will be approximately 1 hour on Sunday afternoon.

		Organizer / Setup		Set up the course, direct other volunteers.
		Check-In / Scorekeeper		Measure and record leg length for each of the robot competitors (starting about 15 minutes before the event). Fill out the scoresheet and advise the MC which competitor is up next.
		Judge		Time the robots and determine distance traveled for each run. Report times and distances to the scorekeeper. Enforce the rules. You must understand the contest and know the rules.
		MC		Call contestants to the course, provide commentary/interviews during the competition.

Mini Sumo

This event will be approximately 1 hour on Sunday afternoon.

		Organizer / Setup		Get rings in place, direct other volunteers.
		Check-In / Scorekeeper		Make sure the robots meet the required size and weight constraints (starting about 15 minutes before the event). Fill out the scoresheet and advise the MC which competitors are up and "on deck."
		Judge		Time the matches, enforce the rules, and determine the winner of each match. You must understand the contest and know the rules.
		MC		Call contestants to the rings, announce on-deck competitors, and provide commentary during matches.

3kg Sumo

This event will be approximately 1/2 hour on Sunday afternoon.

		Organizer / Setup		Replace mini sumo rings with 3kg sumo ring, direct other volunteers.
		Check-In / Scorekeeper		Make sure the robots meet the required size and weight constraints (starting about 15 minutes before the event). Fill out the scoresheet and advise the MC which competitors are up and "on deck."
		Judge		Time the matches, enforce the rules, and determine the winner of each match. You must understand the contest and know the rules.
		MC		Call contestants to the rings, announce on-deck competitors, and provide commentary during matches.

Judges' Awards

This event will be approximately 45 mintues on Sunday afternoon.

Invite Judges' Awards participants to demonstrate their robots for the audience. Announce the winners of the Judges' Awards, reading brief robot descriptions provided by the judges.

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