Evaluated live on January 10, 2027. Our transparent 100-point judging rubric celebrates creativity, world design, character integration, and storytelling.
No code reviews or circuit tests. Teams present their physical miniature world directly to the national jury and are scored across 5 creative dimensions:
Uniqueness, imagination, and inventive thinking demonstrated in conceptualizing the miniature world.
Depth of alignment with the chosen Discovery World and creative response to the theme-specific challenge.
Meaningful connection between the assigned Funobotz Discovery Character and the world layout, purpose, and activities.
Quality of spatial planning, structural assembly, aesthetic finish, pathways, and effective use of provided materials.
Clarity, confidence, and narrative depth when explaining design choices, character role, and world features to the jury.
Presented live on stage at the National Challenge Day. Recognizing vision, craftsmanship, theme mastery, and narrative impact.
The highest overall score across creativity, theme interpretation, character integration, craftsmanship, and presentation.
Second highest overall score demonstrating outstanding creative excellence and world building.
Third highest overall score demonstrating remarkable imagination and craftsmanship.
Honoring the most breathtaking spatial architecture, structural assembly, and environmental craftsmanship.
Awarded to the team that weaves their Funobotz character most organically and meaningfully into their world story.
Celebrating the most out-of-the-box, imaginative, and original idea presented during the live challenge.
Recognizing the team that articulates their narrative with the greatest clarity, poise, and dramatic impact.
Top scoring team among all Creator Planet community design entries.
Top scoring team among all Adventure Quest World entries.
Top scoring team among all RoboVerse Academy entries.
Recognizing exceptional creative brilliance from our junior elementary participants (Grades 3–4).
Recognizing outstanding school teachers and mentors who inspire, guide, and escort their student teams to create extraordinary live worlds at THINKAVER 3.0.
Register your 2-student team today, or join as a School Teacher Mentor to escort your teams and compete for the National Best Mentor Award on January 10, 2027!
