cat ./involvement/best-robotics-sdsu-2022
Judge, Referee & Event Volunteer
BEST Robotics, South Dakota State University (SDSU)
- Dates
- Oct 2022 - Nov 2025
- Primary domain
- STEM Education
- Additional domain
- Leadership & Community
- Role
- Judge, Referee & Event Volunteer
- Roles
- Judge, Game Day Referee, Practice Day Volunteer
- Organization
- BEST Robotics, South Dakota State University (SDSU)
- Work setting
- on-site
- Team
- small-team
- Team size
- 6
- Events
- 4
- Years active
- 2022-2025
- Typical teams
- 8-10
- Volunteer team size
- 6+
- Event duration
- 4+ hours
Highlights
- Evaluated 4 teams' business pitches using rubrics assessing design, innovation, and feasibility
- Conducted booth interviews and scored presentations in Shark Tank-style competition format
- Refereed 5+ matches per event enforcing safety rules and recording scores for 8-10 competing teams
- Assembled 24'x24' competition fields and fabricated new game elements for robot challenges
- Distributed tools, safety equipment, and assigned workspaces to teams across 4 events (2022-2025)