Regular Category : Upper Secondary

 Theme:

Robot is required to climb the two poles, get the ball at the top of the poles and climb down the poles with the ball.

Playing Field Specifications

• The court is made of various materials such as wood, plastic, etc. and may be painted according to each competition’s specific needs.
• The court is 1,200 mm (L) X 600 mm (W). The base of the court is grey.
• There is a ping-pong ball on top of each pole which is held by a LEGO® stud.
• The poles are made of wood with rubber (i.e. racquet overgrip tape) covering the surface.
• There will be two poles (Pole A & Pole B) on the court. There is a black line (18 mm in width) between poles A and B.
• Pole A has 3 areas;
  • Area 1, 250 mm high
  • Area 2, 200 mm high
  • Area 3, 150 mm high
• Pole B has 3 areas;
  • Area 4, 250 mm high
  • Area 5, 150 mm high
  • Area 6, 50 mm high

Rules and Regulations

• The time given for the robot to complete the mission is 2 minutes. Time is measured at the point the 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 restricted.
• The robot must start at the bottom area of Pole A. The body of the robot must leave the floor when climbing.
• The robot has one chance to complete the mission. If a contestant touches the robot once it has started, the game is over.
• The match is finished when:
  • the contestant says “stop” to the judge.
  • 2 minutes is up.

First Pole (Pole A):
• The robot must climb up Pole A, and then get the ball at the top.
• The ball must be carried down to the bottom area of Pole A.
• Once the task for Pole A is completed, the robot must move from the first pole (Pole A) to the next pole (pole B) autonomously (without player’s intervention).

Second Pole (Pole B):
• The robot must now climb up Pole B, and then get the ball at the top.
• The ball must be carried down to the bottom area of Pole B.

Scoring

• First Pole (Pole A)
  • Touching area 2 = 5 points
  • Touching area 3 = 15 points
  • Getting ball from area 3 = 15 points
  • Bringing ball down from area 3 to bottom of Pole A = 25 points
  
  Definition:
  Touching area X – the robot’s main body (where the RCX/NXT is located) or any part of it should be inside area X.

  * 5 points (touching area 2) + 15 points (touching area 3) + 15 points (robot gets ball from area 3) + 25 points (robot brings the ball down from area 3 to the bottom of Pole A) = 60 points

• Second Pole (Pole B)
  • Touching area 5 = 5 points
  • Touching area 6 = 10 points
  • Getting ball from area 6 = 10 points
  • Bringing ball down from area 6 to bottom of Pole B = 15 points
  
  

  * 5 points (touching area 5) + 10 points ( touching area 6) + 10 points (robot gets ball from area 6) + 15 points (robot brings the ball down from area 6 to the bottom of Pole B) = 40 points

• Total score
  • Maximum score: 60 points (Pole A) + 40 points (Pole B) = 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.