FedEx Innovation Challenge

Detroit Winners and Challenges

CONGRATULATIONS to FRC5422 Stormgears for winning Challenge 2!

Eureka! Delivery for FedEx from team 5422!#FedExContest #OMGrobots #FRC5422 pic.twitter.com/56dacbig8Y

— Stormgears 5422 (@StormgearsFRC) April 27, 2018

DETROIT – FRIDAY, APRIL 27 

Challenge 2:  Swing Time

Widely considered the Father of Modern Science, Galileo Galilei (1564 – 1642) helped launch the scientific revolution. Among his many contributions to science, was the discovery of isochronism in pendulums.

Isochronism is the reason pendulums proved to be so useful for timekeeping. Today, the pendulum clock is still relevant and is used as an accurate (relatively speaking) method of keeping time.

Challenge

You may have already guessed, but this challenge relates to the magic of the pendulum!

Submit a VIDEO (:15 max.), that describes and creatively demonstrates isochronism in pendulums.

We had some absolutely amazing entries for Challenge 1. Judging went into the late hours of the night, but our judges finally settled on a winner for day 1….CONGRATULATIONS to FRC1640 Sa-BOT-age for winning Challenge 1!

Here is our submission for the FedEx Innovation Challenge! We’ve worked so hard on this all day and we are proud to share this with you! Like and Retweet to show support! #FedExContest #OMGrobots #FRC1640 #FIRSTinspires @FIRSTweets @FedEx pic.twitter.com/Kvcle1faFq

— FRC1640 (@FRC1640) April 26, 2018

DETROIT – THURSDAY, APRIL 25
Challenge 1:  Max the Space

When loading FedEx trailers, efficiency is key! It’s critical to ensure that trailer space is maximized. As the FedEx operations planner, you need to determine the number of 53′ trailers to be sent to a shipper location, where they’ll be loaded with spare robot parts and scheduled for pickup.

Additionally, your boss needs to know the load factor of each trailer. (Note: the load factor of a trailer relates to how full it is, and is calculated as a percentage.)

Assumptions:

– 7,500 total packages need to be loaded
– Package Dimensions: 20” x 12” x 16”
– Interior Trailer Dimensions: 53’L x 5’H x 8’W
– The weight of each package is a non-factor for this shipment
– Load factor should be rounded to nearest hundredth (e.g. 50.25%)
– Each trailer must be filled as close to capacity as possible before moving to the next trailer
– Note: Be sure to consider the package dimensions in your calculations, not just the volume

Challenge

How many trailers are required and what is the load factor of each trailer?

Be creative and upload your answer as an IMAGE (photo/collage/graphic) that shows your answer and how you got it.

ANSWER:  Challenge 1

– Five (5) trailers
– Load factor for each trailer: 98.03, 98.03, 98.03, 98.03, and 70.28

CONGRATULATIONS to FRC2708 Lake Effect Robotics for winning the $2,500 Spirit Award!

Isochronism: is the idea that no matter the amplitude, a pendulum will take the same amount of time to swing forward as it will back. This theory is constantly dependable which is important when you are relied on to deliver the world. #FedExContest #OMGrobots #FRC2708 pic.twitter.com/czofXCULG1

— Lake Effect Robotics (@Team2708) April 27, 2018

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Rules and Regulations

FedEx® FIRST Innovation Challenge Contest (“Contest”)

2018 OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. THIS CONTEST IS INTENDED FOR PLAY IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY U.S. LAW. DO NOT ENTER IF YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE AND NOT A REGISTERED AND ATTENDING TEAM AT THE 2018 FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN, U.S.A. AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. 

1. ELIGIBILITY: NOT OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. This Contest is open only to registered FIRST® Robotics Competition teams (each an “FRC Team”) and FIRST® Tech Challenge teams (each an “FTC Team”) (collectively, “Teams” or “entrants”) in attendance and competing at the 2018 FIRST Championship in Detroit, Michigan (the “Championship”). Team members enter on behalf of their Teams. The following individuals are not eligible to enter or win a prize: employees, contractors, directors, and officers of FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. (“Sponsor”), FIRST, and each of their respective parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, and the web design, advertising, fulfillment, legal, judging, administrative, and promotions agencies involved in the administration, development, fulfillment, and execution of this Contest (collectively, “Contest Parties”), and the immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, and spouse or “step” of each) and those living in the same household of each such person (those persons whether related or not who live in the same residence for at least three months during the twelve-month period preceding the start date of the Contest).
2. Contest PERIOD: The Contest begins on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 7:00:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on Friday, April 27, 2018 at 6:00:00m. ET (the “Contest Period”). The website server is the official clock for this Contest.
3. ASSIGNMENT: During the Contest Period and at the start of both Thursday (a “Day” or “Day One”) and Friday (also, a “Day” or “Day Two”) at the Championship Events, the daily challenge notification will be pushed through the FIRST Championship Application to all registered Teams. Teams will be directed to the website at blog.fedex.com/innovationchallenge (the “Website”) to view the activity, FedEx trivia questions, or various problems, consisting of mostly engineering or mathematical questions (each a “Challenge”), for completion by 6:00 p.m. ET of that Day. The winning Team will be picked at the end of Day and announced the following morning. A Team will NOT be required to participate in both Challenges.

Team participation is encouraged, but not mandatory. Teams will be encouraged to interact with FedEx on-site ambassadors to figure out the answers to each Challenge, and upload a still image (a “Photo”) and/or a moving image/video, fifteen (15) seconds or less in length (a “Video”) depicting the Team’s answer for each Challenge in a creative manner (also a “Photo/Video”), as described below.

4. HOW TO ENTER: During the Contest Period, follow the instructions associated with the Day One and the Day Two Challenge and submit your Team’s answers to each Day’s Challenge by tweeting your Team’s Photo/Video, via your or your Team’s Twitter account, depicting the Team’s answer. Each Photo/Video must include the three (3) hashtags, #FedExContest, #OMGrobots, and #(Your Team Number; example #FTC1234 or #FRC1234) to receive one (1) entry into the Contest (an “Entry”).

Example: #FedExContest #OMGrobots #FTC1234 or #FRC1234

You must be thirteen (13) years of age or older and have a Twitter account or be an authorized user of the Team’s Twitter account, to Tweet your Team’s Photo or Video. Each Day’s submission by a Team to a Challenge question is considered an “Entry.” Entries must include all three hashtags to be valid. Your or your Team’s Twitter account must be set to public in order for your Entry to be viewed and eligible. Teams are providing an Entry on behalf of the entire Team. Entries will be posted on Website. Entries will be posted on the FedEx blog, at blog.fedex.com/innovationchallenge.

Important Notice: If you Tweet, post Photos, upload Videos, or receive updates from Twitter via your wireless device, standard data charges will apply. Please consult your data rate plan regarding pricing for data.

There will be no limits on the number of Entries per Team per Challenge. Multiple Entries per Team per Challenge are encouraged. However, each Entry must be unique. If Entry includes a Photo/Video previously submitted in connection with another Entry, Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify said Entry and remove any associated Photo/Video from the Website.  Automated means of entry are prohibited, and any use of automated devices will cause disqualification. Team members may enter using a Twitter account registered in the name of a Team member who is thirteen (13) years of age or older, or as an authorized user of their Team’s Twitter account. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the entrant, the natural person associated with the email address provided with the Entry will be considered the entrant. Teams may not enter the exact same response with multiple email addresses or Twitter accounts nor may Teams use any other device or artifice to enter the exact same entry as multiple entrants. Any Team who attempts to enter the exact same entry with multiple email addresses or Twitter accounts, or uses any device or artifice including repetitive, automatic, programmed or similar entry methods or agents to enter or spam with the exact same entry multiple times during the Contest Period will be disqualified and forfeits any and all prizes won, at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Proof of sending or submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.  Sponsor will not be responsible for lost, stolen or misplaced Entries.

By participating, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the Sponsor’s decisions. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Twitter. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding this Contest shall be directed to Sponsor and not to Twitter. Information submitted in connection with this Contest is governed by Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, available at http://www.FedEx.com/privacy. Entries must comply with the submission requirements of Twitter, as applicable.

5. PHOTO/VIDEO REQUIREMENTS: Photos and Videos should depict the Team’s answer to the Challenges in a creative way. A Team may only submit a Photo and/or Video that they have taken. Photos and Videos may only include people on your own Team (unless otherwise required by the Challenge), must not infringe any third-party’s rights; must be suitable for publication (i.e., may not be obscene or indecent); must not contain obscene or pornographic material; may not contain defamatory statements; may not invade privacy, publicity or other rights of any person, firm or entity; may not in any other way violate applicable laws and regulations; and may not contain any copyrighted works owned by third parties. A Photo submission may include photo collages and Teams may use Photoshop or other editing software to add to the creativity of their submission. Any Photo/Video containing prohibited material or inappropriate content, or deemed to be in violation of these Official Rules or the applicable social media platform’s requirements, or otherwise infringing, harmful, inappropriate, or defamatory, or generally not in keeping with the image of the Sponsor, as determined by the Sponsor in Sponsor’s sole discretion, may be disqualified and will not be eligible to participate in the Contest. Any entrant whose Photo/Video contains likenesses of third parties must be able to provide legal releases for Sponsor’s use of such Photo/Video, in a form satisfactory to the Sponsor, upon request, prior to award of prize.

By submitting a Photo/Video, entrants grant to Sponsor a non-exclusive, irrevocable, fully paid, universal license to use, copy, sublicense, transmit, distribute, publicly perform, publish, edit, delete, display, create derivatives works of, and otherwise exploit each Team member’s name, likeness, voice, quotes, comments, biographical information, and/or the Team’s Photo/Video, or any portion thereof, together with other materials, edited or altered as Sponsor sees fit, in any manner, in any media now known or hereafter devised, for advertising , trade, publicity, promotional and commercial purposes in connection with Sponsor’s brands or products, including, but not limited to, posts on Sponsor’s social media pages, the Website and/or any other website, without limitation and without any further right of approval, permission or compensation. By submitting a Photo/Video, entrants agree that Sponsor has no obligation to post any Photo/Video, other photographs, Videos, or Entries, or make use of the rights granted herein and may take down any Photo/Video at any time and for any reason. BY SUBMITTING A PHOTO/VIDEO, ENTRANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HIS/HER PHOTO/VIDEO MAY BE POSTED ON SPONSOR’S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS IN SPONSOR’S SOLE DISCRETION. By participating, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules.

6. CRITERIA AND SELECTION OF WINNERS: All eligible Entries for each Day will be judged by a qualified panel of judges (“Judges”), at the end of each Day, based on the following criteria (each a “Judging Criteria”):

• Accuracy – 40%
• Creativity – 20%
• Team Spirit – 20%
• Likes/Retweets – 20%

At the end of each Day, the Entry from each Team who completed and submitted an Entry will be collectively judged based on the Judging Criteria above. Each Team will be assigned a score from 1 to 100 (1 being the lowest and 100 being the highest). The Team with the highest total score for each Day will be declared the winning Team (each a “Winning Team”) for that Day. On Day Two, one (1) team will be declared the spirit award winner (“Team Spirit Award”), at the judge’s discretion.

In the event of a tie, an additional “tie-breaking” qualified judge will determine the potential winner from among those tied eligible Teams based on the Judging Criteria set forth herein. Entrants agree that the Judges and Sponsor have the sole right to decide all matters and disputes arising from this Contest and that all decisions are final and binding in all respects. 

7.     PRIZES AND VALUES:

Two (2) Grand Prize Team Prizes (one (1) for Day One and one (1) for Day Two): a $10,000.00 USD grant each from FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.

One (1) Team Spirit Award Prize: a $2,500 USD grant from FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.

Each grant from the FedEx Corporation, will be awarded to FIRST in the form of a check made payable to FIRST, and is to be used by each Winning Team for costs associated with future FIRST initiatives.

Total Value of all Prizes: $22,500.00 USD

8. PRIZE RESTRICTIONS: All prize details not specified in these Official Rules will be determined in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Prizes are non-transferable, and no cash redemption or prize substitution permitted, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. If a prize cannot be awarded for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute a prize in whole or in part with one of comparable or greater value. All costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specifically provided herein are the responsibility of the Winning Team.
9. WINNER NOTIFICATION AND PRIZE CLAIM: Winning Team members are subject to verification. The Grand Prize Winning Team for April 26, 2018 will be announced on April 27, 2018, and the Grand Prize Winning Team from April 27, 2018, along with the Winning Team Spirit Award will be announced on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at the Championship. Winning Teams will receive additional information about prize delivery and acceptance after verification.
10. GENERAL CONDITIONS: INTERNET CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. If the Contest is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including without limitation, due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who is responsible or who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, modify, or terminate the Contest. In the event of cancellation, Sponsor will award the prizes in a drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to cancellation. In the event that an entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or destroyed, entrant’s sole remedy shall be another entry into the Contest.
11. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE: No liability or responsibility is assumed by Sponsor or Contest Parties (collectively, “Releasees”) resulting from user’s participation in, attempt to participate in, or download of any information in connection with participating in, the Contest. No responsibility or liability is assumed by the Sponsor or Contest Parties for technical problems or technical malfunction, including, without limitation, those arising in connection with any of the following occurrences that may affect the operation of the Contest: hardware or software errors; faulty computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic, wireless, or Internet connectivity, or other online communication problems; errors or limitations of any Internet service providers, servers, hosts, or providers; garbled, jumbled, or faulty data transmissions; failure of any email transmissions to be sent to or received; lost, late, delayed, or intercepted email transmissions; inaccessibility of the Website in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestion on the Internet or Website; unauthorized human or non-human intervention in the operation of the Contest, including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bug, worm; or destruction of any aspect of the Contest. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical errors in the announcement of a prize or these Official Rules, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained on promotional materials or on the Website. Use of Website is at user’s own risk. Releasees are not responsible for any personal injury or property damage or any other losses of any kind that may be sustained to user’s or any other person’s computer equipment resulting from participation in the Contest, use of the Website or the download of any information from the Website, or any other loss related to user’s participation in the Contest or receipt of any prize. As a condition of entering, entrants agree to release Sponsor and Contest Parties from any and all liability, loss, or damage incurred with respect to entrant’s participation in the Contest and the awarding, receipt, possession, and/or use or misuse of any prize.
12. BINDING ARBITRATION: Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the Contest shall be settled by binding arbitration in a location determined by the arbitrator as set forth herein (provided that such location is reasonably convenient for claimant), or at such other location as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties, in accordance with the procedural rules for commercial disputes set forth in the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures of JAMS (“JAMS Rules and Procedures”) then prevailing, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrator shall be selected pursuant to the JAMS Rules and Procedures. The arbitrator shall apply Tennessee law consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act and applicable statutes of limitations and shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law. In the event that the claimant is able to demonstrate that the costs of arbitration will be prohibitive as compared to the costs of litigation, the Sponsor will pay as much of the claimant’s filing and hearing fees in connection with the arbitration as the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive. If any part of this arbitration provision is deemed to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal (other than that claims will not be arbitrated on a class or representative basis), or otherwise conflicts with the rules and procedures established by JAMS, then the balance of this arbitration provision shall remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with its terms as if the invalid, unenforceable, illegal or conflicting provision were not contained herein. If, however, the portion that is deemed invalid, unenforceable or illegal is that claims will not be arbitrated on a class or representative basis, then the entirety of this arbitration provision shall be null and void, and neither claimant nor the Sponsor shall be entitled to arbitrate their dispute. Upon filing a demand for arbitration, all parties to such arbitration shall have the right of discovery, which discovery shall be completed within sixty days after the demand for arbitration is made, unless further extended by mutual agreement of the parties.  THE ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE IN THE ENTRANT’S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN THE CLAIMS OF OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES WHO MAY BE SIMILARLY SITUATED.  DO NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO HAVE ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARBITRATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES.

BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, EACH ENTRANT AGREES THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE CONTEST, OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH BINDING ARBITRATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; (2) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL THIRD-PARTY, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED (IF ANY), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS’ FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; (3) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN ACTUAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES, AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED; AND (4) ENTRANT’S REMEDIES ARE LIMITED TO A CLAIM FOR MONEY DAMAGES (IF ANY) AND ENTRANT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR EQUITABLE RELIEF. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO EVERY ENTRANT.

13. PUBLICITY: Except where prohibited by law, by accepting a prize, Winning Team members (or the Winning Team member’s parent/legal guardian, if he/she is a minor) grant permission for Sponsor and those acting under its authority to use their Team and individual names, and address (city, state, country), Photo, Video, Entries, voice and/or likeness, for advertising and/or publicity purposes, in any and all media (including posting on Website) now known or hereinafter invented without territorial or time limitations and without further notice to and without additional compensation. If your Team selected as a winner, your information may also be included in a publicly-available winner’s list.
14. GOVERNING LAW & JURISDICTION: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, your rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Tennessee, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules thereof, and any matters or proceedings which are not subject to arbitration as set forth in Section 12 of these Official Rules. By entering, you consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state, and local courts located in Shelby County, Tennessee for the resolution of all disputes, and agree that any and all disputes shall be resolved exclusively in those courts. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. If any provision of these Official Rules is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck, and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.
15. WINNERS LIST: The names of the members of the Winning Teams will be posted online on the Website after the end of the Contest Period.
16. SPONSOR: FedEx Corporate Services, Inc., 942 S Shady Grove Rd, Memphis, TN, U.S.A. 38119.

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Houston Winners and Challenges

Houston Winners and Challenges

Congratulations to the FedEx Innovation Challenge winners from 2018 FIRST Championship Houston.

HOUSTON – FRIDAY, APRIL 20

Friday winners – congratulations to Torbots FRC 1197!

From meals to joules. Thank you FedEx for Delivering for Good!! ❤️🌎#FedExContest #OMGrobots #FRC1197 #gotorbots pic.twitter.com/LBucYpU6xa

— Torbots (@torbots1197) April 20, 2018

Challenge 2: Delivering For Good – FedEx & Operation BBQ Relief

FedEx aircraft mechanic Scott Guy is a volunteer with Operation BBQ Relief, which provides food in disaster zones to first responders, National Guard, police and residents.

In the wake of Hurricane Irma in 2017, there was a critical need for thousands of meals delivered to the Florida Keys. The request went out to FedEx Global Operations Command and Control to help Operation BBQ Relief get the meals to the Florida Keys. Teams coordinated the lift in a matter of hours, and the meals were launched less than 18 hours after the request was received.

• FedEx assigned two dedicated feeder planes to airlift the food from Ft. Meyers to Key West
• Two flights daily provided lunch and dinner service
• 10,000 hot meals per day were delivered for four consecutive days
• That’s 3,700 pounds of food each day!
• On average, the number of calories in an individual meal was 1,350

Challenge
Calculate the total number of joules for all meals delivered in the operation (and show your work!)

We’re pretty sure you can handle the math on this, so creativity could be the difference-maker.

Upload your answer as an IMAGE (photo/collage/graphic) that shows the answer and how you got it.

HOUSTON – THURSDAY, APRIL 19

Thursday winners – congratulations to G3 Robotics FRC 1648!

Hafele-Keating Experiment proved that simultaneous clocks experience different times depending on their velocities! #OMGrobots #FedExContest #FRC1648 pic.twitter.com/U9O1lGfNho

— G3 Robotics FRC 1648 (@G3Robotics) April 19, 2018

Challenge 1:  Time Flies

Consider this hypothetical:

• 2x Cesium-133 Atomic Clocks are housed at the FedEx World Hub in Memphis, displaying the precise, identical time.
• One of these clocks is loaded onto a FedEx Boeing 777F, which is scheduled to depart Memphis and circle the globe twice.
• Upon its return to Memphis, you personally examine and compare the clocks, and notice that they are displaying 2 different times.

Challenge

This is a two-part challenge! The answers to both parts of the challenge need to be shown in a single VIDEO (:15 max).

• What early 1970’s experiment tested the theory of relativity and what did it prove?
• Visually provide an example of Time Dilation.

Remember, winners are determined on accuracy, team spirit and creativity! Have some fun with this… feel free to sing a song, write a haiku or express yourself however you’d like. Use those left-brains!

Spirit award winners – congratulations to Howdy Bots FRC 6377!

Our FedEx Innovation Challenge entry! Looking for the fountain of youth?? Watch to find out where it is!!!#FedExContest #OMGrobots #FRC6377 #FIRSTChamp #FIRSTPOWERUP pic.twitter.com/JvQA5XsJJy

— Howdy Bots – FRC #6377 (@HowdyBots6377) April 19, 2018