Randy DePasquale

In competition, every team solves a spontaneous problem. This part of the competition is called “Spontaneous” because teams don’t know what they’ll have to do… Read More »Spontaneous

Teams might present their very own prehistoric art festival or a skit where a character keeps waking up in a different place and time. Teams… Read More »Primary

Whether it is showing the world from the point of view of an animal, acting out a Food Court where all of the characters in… Read More »Problem 5

Picture a 15-gram (½ ounce) structure made of balsa wood holding and balancing a stack of weights while getting hit, twisted, or even broken apart.… Read More »Problem 4

Imagine turning the story of Pandora’s Box into a video game or creating an original Lost Labor of Heracles! In our Classics problem, teams write… Read More »Problem 3

Creating a robotic pet, a Not-So-Haunted “pop-up” House, and devices powered by rubber bands are technical problems our teams have solved. The level of technology… Read More »Problem 2

Traveling through creative courses, hitting targets, delivering parts, and carrying teammates “across the sky” or “under the seas” are some of the tasks completed by… Read More »Problem 1

General Clarifications General clarifications amend or further explain a problem’s limitations without revealing information about a team’s solution. The clarifications below take precedence over limitations… Read More »Read Clarifications

The Clarification System Our Long-Term Problems are written to provide just enough guidance for teams to solve the problem without limiting creativity. Occasionally additional guidance… Read More »Clarifications

UPS Next Day Air These shipments will be received the Next Business Day from the shipping date. The day your order is shipped will start… Read More »UPS Shipping Details