2026 Fall Game - Mission 1 of 18

Waypoint Alpha

Skill Basic autonomous navigation and stopping at a specified location.

Mission Components & Scoring

1 pt Difficulty 1 Live judged

A robot enters the zone adjacent to the left starting box and comes to a clear and complete stop while .

1 pt Difficulty 1 Live judged

The same robot that completed the Base Mission subsequently returns a starting box and comes to a clear and complete stop.

Mission 1 explanatory video

Robot enters the zone and visibly stops.
Robot enters the zone, stops, later returns a starting box, and visibly stops.
Robot enters the zone, pauses, performs a servo action while remaining stationary, and then departs.

Robot drives through the zone without stopping.
Robot slows significantly but never clearly stops.
Robot enters the zone, immediately reverses direction, and leaves without stopping.
One robot completes the Base Mission while a different robot completes the Bonus Mission.

Judges should use common sense when determining whether a robot has come to a clear and complete stop.
Motion of servos, arms, claws, or other mechanisms does not prevent a robot from being considered stopped, provided the robot’s position on the field is not changing.
If a judge cannot clearly determine that the robot stopped, the mission should not be scored.

Base Mission1 ptLive judged

Bonus Mission1 ptLive judged

Maximum2 pts