The Central area maze floor may be constructed using two 4 x 8 sheets of plywood. Therefore there may be a seam between the two sheets on which any low-hanging parts of a mouse may snag. Each contesting micromouse is allocated a total of 10 minute use of the maze , including any time used to adjust a mouse between runs. Each run in which a mouse successfully reaches the destination square is given a run time. The minimum run time shall be the mouse s official time.
First prize goes to the mouse with the shortest official time.
Second prize to the next shortest, and so on. NOTE, again, that the 10-minute timer continues even between runs. Each run shall be made from the starting square. The operator may abort a run at any time. If an operator touches the micromouse during a run, it is deemed aborted, and the mouse must be removed from the maze.