2025 STATE TECHNICAL STANDARDS • PAGE 101 SERIES: TECHNOLOGY EVENTS CONTEST: CONTEST: ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY Series Director: JAYLENE dosSANTOS • 508-529-7758 ext. 2139 • [email protected] Competition: Blackstone - Old Gym 750 with Event Manager: Bryant Abbot REQUIREMENTS AND SCOPE OF CONTEST Advisors will be sent log-on information for the Learning Management System Learning Management System, which will be open on April 10. Contestants must submit an electronic copy of their resumé to the LMS LMS by April 28, by 5:00pm. Clothing Requirements: avoid a clothing penalty Blue work pants, as shown Safety shoes Safety glasses SkillsUSA Massachusetts T-Shirt, provided NO jeans NO cell phones or SmartWatches allowed Safety: avoid a safety violation or being removed from the contest NO loose/long hair (must be secured) NO loose clothing NO jewelry NO sneakers Tool Requirements: One-page type-written resume required for every contestant, failure to do so will result in a 50-point penalty The team will require the following equipment and material to complete the competition. The Technical Committee provides most of the required equipment and materials, but the team must bring certain items. Robotics and Automation Technical Committee provides: Three competition stations what will include a robotic programming using RoboX Virtual Design, PLC Programming using Siemens LOGO PLC, and Robot Operation using Yaskawa GP4 Work Cells. Teams will cycle through each station for the duration of the contest. Teams provide: Each team must provide their own hand tools including diagonal cutters, wire strippers, long nose pliers, slot screwdriver (such as Klien 601-4), #2 Phillips screwdrivers (such as Klien 603-4), Small 1/8” blade precision screwdriver (such as Klein 608-4), Multimeter, eye protection (both members) Notebooks: Each team will be issued a notebook and information packet. This will be a three-ring binder in which the team will complete the documentation of its assigned task. State Skills: Teams of two will demonstrate their ability to perform, exhibit, and compile skills and knowledge necessary from the following list of competencies determined by the Robotics and Automation Technology SkillsUSA Technical Committee members. The team will be provided with a written de- scription of the task requirement and a list of the available equipment and material. The team will develop a system layout and robot program, and then demonstrate its product. Upon completion of this task, the team will be given a requirement to refine its system design and again demonstrate its functionality. A. Perform Analysis of Task 1. Evaluate written task 2. Evaluate provided equipment and material 3. Evaluate system revision B. Design, Sketching, Planning 1. Determine sequence of operation 2. Select equipment and material to meet functional need 3. Create flow chart 4. Create layout 5. Process system revision Online Online Resumé Resumé Submission Submission