Robot Design Rubric

Name: Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced

Robustness: How tough Frail, fell apart during the
your robot is. challenge, unable to
continue.
Functionality: How well Hardware and software
your robot works. not working well
together, program
doesn’t control most
parts.
Program: How well your Overly simple or non-
program was designed. functioning, missing key
elements.
Mechanics: How well the No use of simple
moving parts of your machines. Not able to
robot worked. move well, clunky.
Efficiency: How well your No use loops or switches
robot used the hardware blocks. Constructed
and software resources robot with more pieces
available. than required.
A few parts fell off, butAble to perform its task Solid build with no
still able to function. and survive the challenge chance of ever falling
intact. apart.
Program controls most of Program uses the parts as Program uses all parts
hardware, but some parts intended; parts do what and is flexible enough to
didn’t work or weren’t they’re programmed to. allow parts to be added
used by the program. and used as necessary.
Basic, meets most Meets all required needs, Reacts to unpredictable
requirements, not able to reacts to some change, changes, functions
react to changes. but not everything. flawlessly.
Uses gears and other Uses gears and other Uses ancillary structures
mechanical advantages, mechanical advantages, (arms etc.) to get an
but problems still moving. runs smoothly. advantage, maximizes
efficiency of gears and
other mechanical
advantages, flawless
movement.
Used simple loops, but Used complex loops and Used complex loops,
not switches. switches. Constructed switches, data wires, and
Constructed robot with robot with some complex variables. Constructed
only simple pieces. joints and connectors. robot with complex
pieces to minimize the
number of components.

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