Boomilever
Build Event
Teams design and build a cantilevered beam or truss structure that extends from a vertical Testing Wall and supports a load at a specified distance. Scored on structural efficiency and bonus load.
Division B Events
Engineering & Build Events
Build events challenge teams to design, construct, and test real devices before and during competition. The 2027 season features Boomilever, Elastic Launch Glider, Roller Coaster, and Scrambler — four events that reward creativity, precision engineering, and iterative testing.
Elastic Launch Glider
Build Event
Prior to the tournament, teams construct and test elastic-launched gliders to achieve maximum flight time. On competition day, each team is given two official launch attempts with their pre-built glider.
Roller Coaster
Build Event
Teams design and build a roller coaster track that uses gravitational potential energy to propel a ball through a course with required elements and stop as close to a target time as possible.
Scrambler
Build Event
Teams build a mechanical device that uses energy from a falling mass to transport an egg along a track as quickly as possible and stop as close to the center of a Terminal Barrier without breaking the egg.