Below is a link to the final scoring matrix that the team used to choose the final three robot designs. The criteria included the balance of the robot, the amount that it risked interference with the course, cost, mobility, and maintenance possibilities. Weights were assigned to each criteria. Each robot was scored on a scale from 1 to 5 and that score was multiplied by the weight percentage as a decimal. The scores were then added up to determine which robot was the best design and would be considered as the preliminary concept. In the case of a tie, it was determined that raw points, no weights, would break the tie. See the document embedded below for a full description of the scoring matrix. This was an essential component of our project, as it was the basis for which we were going to begin building and programming.