General Information
What:
Your contraption will need to complete a simple task in the craziest and most circuitous manner possible.
Tools and a large amount of materials will be provided, however some teams may want to spend additional money on specific items.
There is an entry fee of $10.00 per person. This helps cover the cost of mateirals, the t-shirt, and a provided lunch on Sunday.
Who:
Teams of 3–4 students from any discipline, from any school at Penn are allowed to enter.
Individuals or partial teams may sign up as well. They will be combined together to create full teams.
The contraptions will be judged based on task completion and creativity, and prizes will be awared to the top three teams.
When:
The Annual STWing Rube Goldberg Competition runs for one weekend every spring in early April. Refreshments will be provided.
How:
A more complete version of the rules and regulations including project specifications can be found by going to the rules section of the website.
Who was Rube Goldberg?
Rube Goldberg drew cartoons of machines that took far too many steps to complete a simple task. Though completely impractical, many machines have been built from his cartoons. This competition will allow participants an opportunity to try their hand at making a creative device that will perform a simple task following the ideas of Rube Goldberg.
For more information on Rube Goldberg Machines, visit the Official Rube Goldberg Website.
Contact
If you have any questions or comments, email beeker@stwing.upenn.edu.