Regular Category : Primary school

 Theme:

The robot is required to trace the tracked line from the starting box and complete the circuit in the shortest time possible.

Playing Field Specifications

• The court is made of several materials such as wood, plastic, etc. and maybe painted according to each competition’s specific needs.
• The court is 2,440 mm (L) X 1,220 mm (W).
• The base of the court is white with black lines of 20 mm wide.
• The start box is 250 mm (L) X 250 mm (W).
• The circuit consists of five features (mission):
  • Ping-pong ball placed on a 3 layers of 2 X 2 black plate

    

  • Hurdles – 300 mm (L) X 15 mm (W) X 12 mm (H)

    

  • Curves
  • Obstacles - 3 layers of 2 X 2 LEGO® plates

    

  • Ramp - 200 mm (L) X 250 mm (W) X 50 mm (H)

    

Rules and Regulations

• The time given for the robot to complete the circuit is 2 minutes. Time is measured at the point that robot starts. The judge will give the signal to start.
• The maximum dimensions of the robot must be not more than 250 mm X 250 mm X 250 mm. After robot starts, the dimension of the robot is not allowed to exceed the maximum dimensions of the robot.
• The robot must start in the start box. Any part of the robot is not allowed to exceed the start box before it starts.
• The robot must trace the track line from the start box, complete the circuit, and come back to the finish box.
• The robot must be immediately stopped by its operator when the judge declares that it has miss-tracked, or when the robot has successfully come back to the finish box. (Miss-track means all wheels of the robot are on one side of the track line.)
• The robot has one chance to complete the mission. If a contestant touches the robot once it has started or the robot miss-tracks, the game is over.
• Points for features (mission) will be approved only when robot has completely passed through each of the features (mission).

Scoring

• Mission points
  • Ping-pong ball is carried back to the finish box = 35 points
  • Passing the hurdles = 15 points
  • Completing the curves = 10 points
  • Passing the ramp = 20 points
  • Passing the obstacles = 15 points
  • Robot come back to the finish box completely = 5 points
• Total score
  • Maximum score: 100 points
  • If the robot is not able to complete the mission, marks are given accordingly.
  • In the event of a tie, the ranking is decided by the time recorded.