updated 5/25/19

Battlebots 2020 Scoring Breakdown

Game Points

• 5 points for popping each balloon on a robot on the opposing alliance
• 3 points for popping a corner balloon owned by the opposing alliance
• 5 points are awarded at the end of the match to alliances that have all four robot balloons intact

• 2 additional points are added if both corner balloons are also intact

Penalty Points

1. Pinning is defined as preventing an opposing robot from moving and it has no way to escape.

1. Pinning is not permitted for longer than 15 seconds.
2. Pinning longer than 15 seconds will incur in a penalty of 10 points
3. Once one “pin” has been called on a robot, the pinning timer resets and the robot can be charged with pinning again
4. Robots must clear each other by one foot for pinning to be cleared