Welcome to the robot talent stage. The robots need a checked starting configuration before the curtain can open. Your team has the original records on the table. First recover five pieces of information, then use the final plan to set the robot show controller. Keep every result beside its badge so another teammate can check your reasoning.
In an unordered pair, a word cannot be assigned by its left/right position. Use the overlap with another pair.
Hint 3
Give each signal a different word, check every training example and only then decode the received message in its printed order.
Reveal host answer
HOLD-RIGHT
A consistent one-to-one mapping satisfies every training example. Use the complete mapping to read the two-signal message in order. Result: HOLD-RIGHT.
2. Record
Hint 1
Start with the status field in Performer list.
Hint 2
The tag links an item to a bay; rows in separate records need not line up.
Hint 3
Keep only entries meeting every status test. Follow each printed join to the report field; do not guess from row position.
Reveal host answer
EAST
Check source status first, then join the matching tag. The useful information comes from separate records, not their printed row order. Result: EAST.
3. Song
Hint 1
Find the symbol key and the message strip.
Hint 2
Use the same key every time a symbol repeats. Read the message in its printed order.
Hint 3
Write the complete decoded word, check every symbol, then use the conversion row for that exact word.
Reveal host answer
7
The decoded word is SHOW; its row gives 7. Result: 7.
4. Program
Hint 1
Find all the event cards and the before notes.
Hint 2
Connect cards linked by the notes; a card position is counted from the beginning of the completed order.
Hint 3
Check every before relationship, then read only the requested position. The printed card arrangement is not the answer order.
Reveal host answer
3
The only order is Test sound > Check light > Load program > Start show. Position 2 carries 3. Result: 3.
5. Stage
Hint 1
Find the column letters and row numbers on the grid.
Hint 2
A coordinate gives column first and row second; keep the printed coordinate order.
Hint 3
Read the full word before using the conversion table. If the word is missing, recheck each row and column rather than choosing a similar word.
Find the starting states, dial order and pulse-card key.
Hint 2
Each selected vector lists turns for every dial. Several different cards can affect the same dial.
Hint 3
Add one dial column at a time to its starting state, wrap around the three-state loop, then check that all five pulse cards were used.
Reveal host answer
A0-B1-C0-D2-E2
Select one pulse card for each of the five badge results. Add the turns by dial column to the printed starting states and wrap each total around 0, 1, 2. The checked configuration is A0-B1-C0-D2-E2; each pulse pair has equal size and total turns, so its shape does not identify the correct choice.
Suggested timeline
3 minutes: Read the opening. Show the evidence record and choose starting roles.
5 minutes: Solve Signal. Offer one hint at a time and rotate roles after checking.
5 minutes: Solve Record. Offer one hint at a time and rotate roles after checking.
5 minutes: Solve Song. Offer one hint at a time and rotate roles after checking.
5 minutes: Solve Program. Offer one hint at a time and rotate roles after checking.
5 minutes: Solve Stage. Offer one hint at a time and rotate roles after checking.
7 minutes: Build the checked five-dial configuration using all five results.
3 minutes: Read the ending. Ask each teammate to explain one rejected alternative.
Pause whenever the group needs a break. This is a planning estimate.