FLL Competition Table

Within the FLL Robot Game a self-made robot has to fulfill various missions on the FLL Playing Field. For the preparation each team is provided an FLL Challenge Set which consists of a roll out field mat (2350 x 1150 mm) and the LEGO mission models. To prepare for the challenge the field mat can be rolled out on the floor, on a self-built field mat tabletop or the self-built FLL Tournament Table. A step-by-step instruction is provided on the following page.

:: Material needed
:: Instruction table top
:: Instruction of table substruction (optional)
:: Instruction lightning (optional)

Material Needed

Tabletop for Playing Field
1 pcs. table surface in plywood: 20 x 1270 x 2470 mm
2 pcs. large field border: 50 x 100 x 2470 mm
2 pcs. small field border: 50 x 100 x 1170 mml
1 pcs. Dummy border: 50 x 100 x 300 mm (look at step 5 for use)n
Approx. 20 Large screws
Screwdriver (power preferable)
Clamps
Black paint (matt) to the borders

Subconstruction of Table (optionally)
Additionally 4 pcs. of squared timber as stiffener for the table: 50 x 100 x 1270mm
2 Sawhorses: high app. 750mm
Approx. 15 Large screws

Lightning (optionally)
2 pcs. Upright: max. 50 x 100 x 1170mm (No. “5” on drawing 4).
Crossbeam: max. 50 x 100 x 2570mm (No. “6” on drawing 4)
1 fluorescent shop light 40 watt tubes
Approx. 15 Large screws

Instructions

Tabletop for Playing Field

Step 1:
Paint the field borders and the dummy border black.
Step 2:
Lay down the field borders and surface as shown on picture 1.

Step 3:
Double check that your roll out mat fit into the borders.
Step 4:
Fasten the field borders with large screws.
Step 5:
Fasten the dummy border as shown in picture 2. It is there to simulate a neighbored tabled. During the tournament there are two teams at a time competing at two tables fronting each other. There are mission models being placed on the center of the top of the inner field borders. If there are two tables in a tournament situation fronting each other this step is dropped.

The tabletop for the playing field is now ready to go practice. It can be placed on the floor for practicing or an a stabile underground like a table. The following steps are only necessary if the self-built tabletop for the playing field should be equipped with a subconstruction (see drawing no. 5a) or lightning or a complete competition table should be build.

Subconstruction for Tabletop (optionally)

Step 6:
Place, clamp and fasten the stiffeners on the bottom of the tabletop (see drawing 4) so that they build a stabile basis for the tabletop.

Step 7:
With the help of another person place the whole construction on the saw horses

Lightning (optionally)

Please consider that starting from 2009 the FLL Regional Partners, are no longer obliged to equip the tables for the tournament and preparation area with fixed lightning. They are free to build the tables with or without lightning but they have to assure that there are the same lightning conditions in the preparation and tournament area and the tables are equipped the same way.

Step 8:
As shown in drawing no. 4 place the uprights centered on the short outer part of the table borders. Clamp and fasten them with screws. With the help of another person, situate the Cross Beam on top of the two uprights and screw it down. Hang the shop light e.g. by chains from the center of the Cross Beam.