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Robofest 2011 Judging Guidelines
Feb. 19, 2011
Updated Feb 25, 2011
Please go to www.robofest.net and click on >> Enter Robofest 2011 << link.
This Webinar PowerPoint file“robofest11judge.ppt” and related reference materials will be available under the Judging section
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• Judging Philosophy• Judge Types and Roles• Game BTOS Judging• 9:35am – Unveiling UF for Round 1• Exhibition Judging• RoboFashion and Dance Judging• Announcements• …• 10:50am – Unveiling UF for Round 2
Agenda
• Maximize Students’ STEM learning• Objective and Fair• Simple and efficient – Judges do not have
enough time before the closing ceremony…
Robofest Judging Philosophy
Judge Types and Roles
Chief Judge Judges
About 20% ofteams
Qualify for Regional and WorldChampionships
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2011 Game - BTOS JudgingIn order to stop the oil spill in deepwater, an autonomous robot is being sent to
cap 3 leaking pipes.
Learning objectives: logic, ratio, proportion, circles, angles, math operations,
measuring, and Pythagoras' theorem.
Robofest 2011 Game “Block the Oil Spill” Video
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUoew9XFb_Y
The link can be found on 2011 home page
Note to Site Hosts
Velcro will be used instead of packaging tape to attached the
pipe structures to the black foam boards.
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Recommended BTOS setup
Chief Judge
2 Judges / Group
Timer**
3 tables* covered with black paper
2 Judges / Group
Timer**
3 tables* covered with black paper
(*) or two 8ft tables(**) can be shared
• 2 rounds, 2 minutes per round• Unknown Factors (UFs) for each round will be
different• For each round, teams will be given 30 minutes
after the UFs (a/b and c) are unveiled• All teams must submit their robot to the
impound table when 30 minutes has expired• After each round, the robot must be returned
to the impound table
To Play Rounds
• Maximum Size: 35cm x 76cm (or 76 x 35cm)• Robots can expand their dimensions
‘automatically’ (not manually) after the start• Robot must have a team ID tag on top of robot
(not on bottom)
Robot Requirements
• Two team members are allowed to play• Robot must start with any part on or over the
Home Base (aluminum tape) • Parts of the robot may hang over the edges of
the table, but must not cross the Home Base Line
• Teams decide the orientation• Players may touch, modify, pickup, select
another program, or load the cup when the robot is on or over the aluminum tape
How to start the robot
• 16 oz. cups from Kroger will be used• Teams may use any 16 oz. cup, only if Judge
approves and • Teams cannot permanently modify cups.
(minor dent is acceptable)
Cups
• Penalty (-5) points (no more than two times - Judges will have 2 red cards):– If any part of the robot is touched outside of Home
Base by a player– Robot drops off the table– Playing field (leaking pipes, pipe structure, broken
pipe assembly, or Rock) is touched by a player– Robot touches a leaking pipe
• After the violation is announced– The robot must be re-started from Home Base– Playing field will not be reset
Rule Violations
• Check rule violations carefully during the run• Score after the game by counting properly
placed cups and number of red cards
• It is a team’s responsibility to design robots in such a way that the measurement displayed on LCD can be shown within 10 seconds.
• For all qualifiers, we use 10 ~ 90 for the acceptable range of “a+b”
Judging Tips
• If a team achieves a perfect score, the time is recorded on the scoring sheet by a Judge (without a perfect score, time will not be recorded)
• Tips for teams: to avoid a touch penalty, it is permissible to leave the robot on the table for the remainder of the 2-minute round
Game Ending
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• Winners in each division will be decided by average scores of Rounds 1 and 2
• Tie breakers: 1) Completion time, if perfect score2) Best score3) Accuracy of the reported pipe 3 structure4) Rerun, if needed
How to determine winners
• Can we use touch sensor to measure the length of the Pipe 3 “structure” (not Pipe 3)? Yes
• Can we get the points of reading pipe 3 structure, if Rock is still on table? No
• Can we use a light sensor to detect the location of Pipe 2? Though not recommended, Yes
• Is color of the leaking pipes always white? No, it is unknown
Some FAQs
More Game FAQs & Clarifications
• Clarifications / FAQs of the Rules are be posted on the web. Will be updated constantly.
• Any questions regarding interpretation of the Rules, email to [email protected]
• Judges at individual sites have the authority to interpret any and all questions that may arise during the competitions
• Judges’ decisions are final.
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• Practice field as well as Official fields will be reset to have “a/b =1” and “c = 51”.
• Some coaches may be asked to verify the setup• Can teams use the official playing fields to
practice? – yes, may be
• After 30 minutes, teams must bring the robot to the robot holding table.
• Note that visible Team ID is required on the robot
Rules during 30 min.
Exhibition Judging
An example of science related autonomous robotics projectSr. Division First Place 2007: Farmington Harrison High School, Michigan GPS guided robotic boat monitoring and measuring ecological data
• Complete freedom to show off any type of creative autonomous robotics project
• Must employ sensors• Human to Robot, Robot to Robot interaction
strongly encouraged (see next slides)• Math and Science components – No. 1 criteria
(25%)• Sharing online video (such as YouTube or
SchoolTube) is highly recommended
Exhibition Competition Category
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• Human <-> Robot• Robot <-> Robot(s)• Student programmed Host Computer <->
Robot(s)• Student programmed devices such as smart
phones operated by human player <-> Robot(s)
• RC (or Joystick) is not allowed. May be used only to start.
Possible Interactions Allowed for FashionDance and Exhibition
(Not for Game)
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• Claps/Knocks – Sound Sensor• Flash Light – Light Sensor• Color Cards – Color Sensor• Waving Hands – Sonar Sensor• Gesture – On-board camera• …
Human <-> Robot Interactions
• IR communication (For example, Lego RCX)• Touch sensors• Light/Color sensor; special color jersey• RFID• Bluetooth or ZigBee• On-board camera – Robot gesture / visible
signal• ...
Robot <-> Robot Interactions
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Exhibition Competition• Teams are supposed to demonstrate the project
whenever they have visitors• Silent Judges may visit team tables individually,
as if they are spectators• Official presentation when a group of Judges
visits the team table: Teams will have maximum 4 minutes for their team introduction, robot presentation, and demonstration
• Michigan Regional and World Championship will have People’s Choice award, decided by spectators
• They must inform judges that this is a “continued” project
• They must add new feature(s), or significantly improve or change a feature
If a team is continuing a prior year’s project…
Roles of Exhibition Judges (1)• Before the competition date:
– Visit team web pages– Watch team videos, if any are submitted
• Before the Opening Ceremony: Visit each team table to be familiar with the exhibitions
Roles of Exhibition Judges (2)• Score the official presentation & demo• Any time up to one hour before the closing:
– Visit team tables to interview teams– Read their posters– Ask for re-demonstrations, if needed– Inspect program code and robot(s)– Select top 50% teams and submit ranks of them
to the Chief Judge using the score sheet– Submit comments on ALL teams to the Chief
Judge using the worksheet
Exhibition Competition Team Score is based on:
Application of math and science concepts 25%Originality (creativity and imagination; innovation) 20%Wow! factor & public demo performance (reliability) 20%Presentation methods and student attitude for spectators; Information on the team poster; Information on the web such as team video
10%
Source code and robot inspection 10%Complexity and number of functions 5%Usefulness / Practicality 5%Entrepreneurial ideas and mindset 5%
• When a Judge is not a technical expert of a field, for example, program code inspection…
• Ask other Judges about their opinions before you make final selections and ranking them
Possible Problems of this suggested Judging method and
How to solve the problem
Responsibilities of
Chief Exhibition Judge• One hour before the closing
– Meet with all Exhibition Judges– Collect score sheets with ranks & comments– Calculate total rank for each team using Excel with
help from Scorekeeper– Write comments for each team using Excel or paper
• During the closing ceremony– Briefly talk about strength and weakness of each
team– Announce award winners as well as qualified teams
to advance• After the event, submit all the comments, sheets, and
the Excel file to the scorekeeper
Exhibition Judging Worksheet
• A sample worksheet can be found on the web:– http://www.robofest.net/2011/Exh11JudgeForm.pdf– http://www.robofest.net/2011/Exh11JudgeForm.xls
• Note that Robofest will *not* post these worksheets from Judges
• Only final Excel file from Chief Judge and Chief Judge’s comments will be posted
An example: 5 Sr. Exhibition teams, 3 Judges, and a chief Judge
• Chief Judge will decide if there is a tie.• No. of teams to advance will be given
team ID Judge1 Judge2 Judge3 Total Award Advance
A 1 2 1 41st
place yes
B 5 5 5 15
C 2 1 2 5 yes
D 5 5 3 13
E 3 3 5 11
Judges' CommentsTeam ID Strength Suggestions to improve
A Excellent Science project Eye contact during the demoB … … C Very creative Need more reliability D E Very practical project No math/science at all
Example of Judges’ Comments – Should be read before announcing
winners
RoboFashion & Dance Show Judging
Team SWATT, Kosciuszko Middle School, Hamtramck, MISynchronization by Bluetooth communication
• Two+ robots are recommended• Human to Robot, Robot to Robot interaction /
communication strongly encouraged (See previous slides)
• Stage– Two 6ft plastic (folding leg) tables should be used– Team decides orientation– Team will have freedom to design their landmarks
by themselves– Bring the tables to the competition site! (or let us
know if you need tables)
RoboFashion & Dance Show
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• Human to robot, Robot to robot interaction / communication / synchronization is important.
• Human players just dancing to the music with robots is *NOT* human to robot interaction
Note on Interactions
RoboFashion Judging Criteria• Team Intro and Presentation delivery (10%)• Wow! factor and Demo reliability (15%)• Artistic Choreography, Performance, whole
stage usage (15%)• Creativity and Innovation (10%)• Applying math & science concepts (15%)• Robot <-> Robot Interactions & synchronization
and Human <-> Robot Interactions (15%)• Code inspection (10%)• Robot mechanical design (10%)
Fashion & Dance Judging Worksheet
• A sample worksheet sheet can be found on the web:– http://www.robofest.net/2011/Fashion11JudgeForm.pdf– http://www.robofest.net/2011/Fashion11JudgeForm.xls
• Note that Robofest will *not* post these worksheets from Judges
• Only final Excel file from Chief Judge will be posted
• Basically each Judge selects best “n” teams and give their ranks to the Chief judge
• Chief Judge calculate total ranks• Please refer to Exhibition Judging guidelines
Roles of Chief Judge and Judges
ROBOFEST IS NOW ON
• You may “Like” Robofest and join the Facebook Group for Robofest directly from the home page of our website
• Robofest Coaches Group - Discussion boards are available for the adult participants: coaches, site hosts, mentors
• Robofest Teams Group - Discussion boards are also available for the student participants
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Registration Deadline
• 21 days (3 weeks) before the (qualifying) competition date—register now!
• If a category at a site does not have 5 teams or more, teams registered in that category may be moved to another site; or teams can enter via video submission
• REGISTRATION FEES MUST BE PAID PRIOR TO COMPETITION – if your team(s’) registration fee(s) is/are NOT paid by the date of your event, your team(s) WILL NOT COMPETE on that date. We will not prepare certificates, unless fees are paid…
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Submitting a Qualifier Video• Video Submission in Games, Exhibition, and Fashion
Show is available to teams who do not have a Robofest Qualifier in close proximity
• Game teams must contact [email protected] prior to the video submission to get unknown factors
• When submitting a video, the coach must include the signed submission form available at www.robofest.net “2011” link
• All videos must be received by 12:00pm EST Apr 2, 2011
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Things to bring on Competition Day• Check-in fee (if required by the qualifying host)• A laptop or PC for each team• Only for exhibition teams:
– Hard copy of programs to give to judges, optional– Poster boards to introduce the exhibition description and
all the necessary materials for the exhibition– Video sharing link
• Only for Fashion/Dance teams:– Music and appropriate device for playing it– Your own stage
• A power strip and power cord• Extra batteries or battery charger• Signed Consent & Release forms
Team Photo/Data Update
• Please make sure your team/robot photos and accurate team member info have been uploaded NO LATER THAN TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO YOUR EVENT DATE
• These photos/info will be printed on all of the individual certificates!
• Any mistakes on the certificates cannot be corrected and reissued until after Robofest World Championship on May 7, 2011 – we need to charge fees, if the error is due to the coach
BTOS Game Field Kits Available
• Complete Game Field Kits available for purchase—PICK UP ONLY from Robofest Office Kit includes: “broken” pipe structures; black
foam board walls; styrofoam cups Price: $20.00 (does not include table for
field) Cash or check only, please.
• Northville, Sat., Mar 12, 9am-1pm• COBO Hall, Thu, Mar 17, 1pm-5pm• Redford, Sun, Mar 20, 1pm-5pm• …
Sign Up on the web at www.robofest.net
Wanted Volunteers!
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Little Robots, Big Missions
Questions?
Contact:Dr. Chris Cartwright, Robofest Program Manager, [email protected]
Dr. CJ Chung, Robofest Director,[email protected]
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