MoboJoust is a head-to-head competition between vehicles that
resembles two knights battling on horseback. At the start,
vehicles will be facing each other from opposite ends of the
arena. The objective is to cross your finish line (your
opponent's starting line) before your opponent crosses his
finish line (your starting line). Each vehicle will start behind
a vertical starting gate. The two gates are hinged at the bottom
edges and mechanically linked, allowing them to simultaneously
swing downward and forward to start the contest. Once the gates
drop, the JoustBots will each employ their own strategies to get
to the finish before their opponent. JoustBots must operate
autonomously, without assistance or guidance from any outside
source.  Competition will be run between randomly-selected pairs
of contestants using a double-elimination scheme.