Task · part of 4. Design, build, program and test a robot
4(e). Test the robot, and record the results
Required Often forgotten
In the engineering notebook, with suggestions for how you could improve the robot, AND pictures or sketches of the finished robot. The pictures are the part to plan for: they have to be taken while the robot is finished and still assembled.
Notes and warnings
Warning. PHOTOGRAPH THE ROBOT WHILE IT IS STILL FINISHED. This step asks for the test results, suggestions for improving the robot, AND pictures or sketches of the finished robot, all in the engineering notebook. Robots get taken apart: for the next project, for parts, or because the club needs the kit back. By the time you reach requirement 5 there may be nothing left to photograph. Take the pictures on the day it works.
Where this step comes from
- Robotics Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-01-07), Requirement 4(e) · The requirement asks for pictures or sketches of the finished robot in the notebook.