Robocalypse

Problem Statement :The objective is to make a wired/wireless, manually controlled bot that can immobilize the opponent’s bot in a one on one competition.

Rules

1. If there is any kind of ambiguity in selection of weapon systems, please clarify the same with the event organizers to avoid further confusion.

2. If the organizers doubt the safety of viewers due to a particular bot, then that team might be denied participation.

3. Each team should be having maximum 6 members. Students of different institutions are allowed to constitute a team.

4. The organizers reserve the right to change any rule at any time as they deem fit.5. Change in rules if any will highlighted on the website and notified to the registered teams.6. Violation of any rule may lead to disqualification.7. Judges' decision shall be treated as final and binding on all.8. The match is of maximum 20 minutes.

Bot Specifications :

1. The bot should not exceed the dimension 750mm x 750mm x 1000mm (l x b x h) at any point during the match. External device used for control are not included in the size constraint.

2. The weight of bot should not exceed 35kg. The weight of adapters and the remote controller will not be included in this constraint.

Mobility :

1. All robots must have easily visible and controlled mobility in order to compete.2. Methods of mobility include:

o Rolling (wheels, tracks or the whole robot).o Walking (linear actuated legs with no rolling or cam operated motion).o Shuffling (rotational cam operated legs)o Ground effect air cushions (hovercrafts)

3. Jumping and hopping is NOT allowed.4. Flying (airfoil using, helium balloons, ornithopters, etc.) is NOT allowed.

Bot Control Requirements :

1. Bot can be controlled wirelessly or with wires.2. In case of wired bot, wires should be stacked into a single unit and should be slack at every

moment of the competition.3. All the robots with wireless control should be able to change frequencies (if required) or coded

channels to prevent any radio conflicts , it may be changed before the start of the race to avoid frequency interference with other teams.

4. Remote controls available in market can also be used.

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Power Source :

1. 220V ac will be supplied and can be directly used to run the bots. The current usage at any point of time must not exceed 10 amps.

2. The machine can be powered electrically only. Use of an IC engine in any form is not allowed. On board batteries if used, must be sealed, immobilized-electrolyte types (such as gel cells, lithium, NiCad, NiMH, or dry cells).

Weapons :# Robots can have any kind of magnetic weapons, cutters, flippers, saws, lifting devices, spinning hammers etc. as weapons with following exceptions and limitations:

Liquid projectiles. Any kind of inflammable liquid. Flame-based weapons. Any kind of explosive or intentionally ignited solid or potentially ignitable solid. Nets, tape, glue, or any other entanglement device. High power magnets or electromagnets or heating devices. Radio jamming, tazers, tesla coils, or any other high-voltage device. Tethered or un-tethered projectiles. Spinning weapons which do not come in contact with the arena at any point of time are

allowed.

Pneumatics :

1. Robot can use pressurized non-inflammable gases to actuate pneumatic devices. Maximum allowed outlet nozzle pressure is 8 bar. The storage tank and pressure regulators used by teams need to be certified and teams using pneumatics are required to produce the Safety and Security letters at the Registration Desk at the venue. Failing to do so will lead to direct disqualification.

2. Participants must be able to indicate the used pressure with integrated or temporarily fitted pressure gauge. Also there should be provision to check the cylinder pressure on the bot.

3. The maximum pressure in cylinder should not exceed the rated pressure at any point of time.4. You must have a safe way of refilling the system and determining the on board pressure.5. All pneumatic components on board a robot must be securely mounted. Care must be taken

while mounting the pressure vessel and armor to ensure that if ruptured it will not escape the robot. The terms 'pressure vessel, bottle, and source tank' are used interchangeably.

Hydraulics : Robot can use non-inflammable liquid to actuate hydraulic devices e.g. cylinders. All hydraulic components on-board a robot must be securely mounted. Special care must be taken while mounting pump, accumulator and armor to ensure that if ruptured direct fluid streams will not escape the robot. All hydraulic liquids are required to be non corrosive and your device should be leak proof. Maximum allowed pressure is 8 bars.

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Participant must be able to indicate the used pressure with integrated or temporarily fitted pressure gauge. Winning Criteria :

1. A robot is declared victorious if its opponent is immobilized.2. A robot will be declared immobile if it cannot display linear motion of at least one inch in a

timed period of 30 seconds. A bot with one side of its drive train disabled will not be counted out if it can demonstrate some degree of controlled movement.

3. In case both the robots remain mobile after the end of the round then the winner will be decided subjectively.

4. A robot that is deemed unsafe by the judges after the match has begun will be disqualified and therefore declared the loser. The match will be immediately halted and the opponent will be awarded a win.

Scoring System :Points will be given on the basis of aggression, damage, control and strategy

Aggression : Aggression is judged by the frequency, severity, boldness and effectiveness of attacks deliberately initiated by the robot against its opponent. If a robot appears to have accidentally attacked an opponent, that act will not be considered Aggression.

Control : Control means a robot is able to attack an opponent at its weakest point, use its weapons in the most effective way, avoid Arena Hazards, and minimize the damage caused by the opponent or its weapons.

Damage : Through deliberate action, a robot either directly, or indirectly using the Arena Hazards, reduces the functionality, effectiveness or defensibility of an opponent. Damage is not considered relevant if a robot inadvertently harms itself. Also, if a pressure vessel or a rapidly spinning device on a robot fragments, any damage to the opponent will not be considered "deliberate".

Strategy : The robot exhibits a combat plan that exploits the robot's strengths against the weaknesses of its opponent. Strategy is also defined as a robot exhibiting a deliberate defense plan that guards its weaknesses against the strengths of the opponent. Strategy can also involve using the Arena Hazards to gain an advantage.

Prize Money :

Prize money: 50,000/- INR

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Pacman

Problem Statement :Design and fabricate an autonomous robot that can traverse through a maze.

Guidelines

1. Each team will be allowed a slot of 3 mins to calibrate their robots before a match/round (not before each run).

2. At the start of the run, the teams will have to keep the bot in the allotted starting position.3. The same coin cannot be collected twice.4. Each team will be given a reporting time as per the schedule on the day of event. Absence of a

team at the specified reporting time would lead to disqualification from event. However we plan to give 3 warning calls in 5 mins intervals before declaring a team "Disqualified".

5. The machines would be checked for their safety before each match and would be disallowed to perform if found unsafe for other participants, spectators or the arena.

6. Referee can disallow a robot to continue during a match if he finds that it is damaging the arena.7. Organisers' decision shall be treated as final and binding on all.8. The organisers reserve the right to change any or all of the above rules as they deem fit. Change

in rules, if any, will be highlighted on the website and notified to the registered participants.9. Any bot not conforming to the above rules will be instantly disqualified.10. Any bot which damages the arena will be disqualified.

Gameplay

The game consists of four rounds

1. Elimination Round 2. Quarter Finals 3. Semi Finals 4. Finals

1. Elimination Round

1. These are solo matches.2. In elimination each team would be given 3 runs.3. A single run would consist of maximum 3 minutes.4. In each run, your Robot has to collect as many coins as possible from the outer zone (ether) and

the middle zone (orbit). The inner zone (core) will be inaccessible in this round.

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5. 'Collecting' the coin refers to the robot passing over the coin. Coins are represented by a LED light which would automatically stop glowing once the robot passes over it.

6. The participants will be randomly allotted any one of the four starting positions, by picking up chits just before each run.

7. You are not allowed to change the program fed into your robot once you are allocated starting point.

8. Restarting Criteria o A team can ask for a restart from referee, if they feel their robot is stuck and unable to

proceed.o In elimination round there is no limit in the number of restarts.o After restart your robot will be placed at the allotted starting point.o You are allowed to make mechanical changes between restarts. However the timer will

not be stopped.9. It is compulsory to take all the runs consecutively one after another. However you would be

given 1 minute of makeup time between two runs. During this time you are allowed to make mechanical changes in your robot but NOT CHANGE THE PROGRAM/CODE.

10. Top 8 teams emerging from this round will qualify for the next round.11. Your final score earned in elimination round would be summation of all the 3 runs

2. Quarter Finals

1. These matches will be played by two teams at a time and against each other.2. The 8 teams selected will be arranged in descending order of their scores earned in elimination

round.3. Matches will be organized in a way where 1st in the list will compete with 8th in the list.

Likewise second in list would compete with 7th and so on.4. The robot has to collect as many coins as possible from the entire three zones in 5 minutes.5. The participants may be randomly allotted any of the four starting positions by picking up chits,

as in elimination round.6. This will be done as follow:

o The team with more points will pick the cheat and the opponent will be given the diagonally opposite position.

7. Restarting Criteria o A team can ask for a restart from referee, if they feel their robot is stuck and unable to

proceed.o In quarter finals up to a maximum of 5 restarts will be allowed.o After restart your robot will be placed at the allotted starting point.o You are allowed to make only mechanical changes between restarts. However the timer

will not be stopped.8. The top 4 teams emerging from this round based on score will qualify for the semifinal round. In

case of clash the winning team will be given preference. To make it more clear consider the following example

o Suppose in Match 1 (Team A vs. Team B), the scores are 70 and 90 respectively.o Also in another match, Match 2 (Team C vs. Team D), the scores are 30 and 20

respectively.9. Though team A lost in Match 1, it will qualify for semifinals as it has scores more than both Team

C and Team D.

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3. Semi Finals

1. The 4 teams selected will be arranged in descending order and matched will be held as per the rule given in point 3 under Quarter Finals.

2. The robot has to collect as many coins as possible from the entire three zones in 5 minutes.3. The team whose bot first picks the orange coinor with more score then opponent will be the

winner of this round.4. The participants may be randomly allotted any of the four starting positions by picking up chits,

as in elimination round. The team with more points will pick the cheat and the opponent will be given the diagonally opposite position.

5. Restarting Criteria - o A team can ask for a restart from referee, if they feel their robot is stuck and unable to

proceed.o In quarter finals up to a maximum of 3 restarts will be allowed.o After restart your robot will be placed at the allocated starting point.o You are allowed to make mechanical changes between restarts. However the timer will

not be stopped.6. The top 2 teams emerging from this round based on score will qualify for the semifinal round. In

case of clash the winning team will be given preference.

4. Finals

1. The two teams who qualified in semifinals will play against each other in this round.2. A toss will be held between them, the winner of the toss has the privilege to choose any of the

four starting points. The opponent will have to take diagonally opposite starting point.3. Here the winning criteria are as follow:

o If a team picks up the center orange coin unconditionally wins, irrespective of the score of other teams.

o If no team is able to capture orange coin then the team with more number of points wins.

4. The game consists of only 1 match.5. Match duration is 5 mins6. You can take maximum of 3 restarts

ARENA SPECIFICATION

1. The arena consists of walls of height 15 cm. there will be three zones Core (in black color), Orbital (in dark grey color) and Ether (in grey color).

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Images : different views of the arena

2. The track width for traversing through the arena will be 28 cm.

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3. The thickness of the wall is 5 cm approx.4. The dot in the arena refer to coins, these are nothing but led embedded in the track. Please

note: Led are light emitting devices and it might interfere with some class of IR sensors.

Dimensions of the arena

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BOT SPECIFICATION

1. The bot must fit into a cube of dimensions 250 mm x 250 mm x 250 mm(lxbxh).The bot must not expand beyond these limits at any point of the race. The bot cannot split in more than one part during the race.

2. The bot must use only on-board power supply. No external off-board power supply is allowed.3. The max voltage difference between any two points must not exceed 13V.4. The bot must be fully autonomous with all powering and motoring mechanisms self-contained.5. Human operators are not permitted to enter any information into the bot during the event. The

bot must not communicate with any wireless device also.6. The bot must be started by only one switch. However, a team can have a separate switch for

restart and other switches as required by the strategy.7. The bot cannot be constructed using ready-made Lego kits or any ready-made mechanism. But

you can make use of ready-made gear assemblies. Violating this clause will lead to the disqualification of the machine.

TEAM SPECIFICATION

1. A team may consist of a maximum of 4 members. Students from different educational institutes can form a team.

2. A team can register multiple numbers of times but with different robots. (2 robots are said to be different if they are built upon different chassis)

Scoring

1. The points allotted to the coins in different zone are as follows:

o Ether zone : 10 pointso Orbital zone : 20 pointso Core zone : 30 pointso Centre Coin : Bonus 100 points

2. Your score = Number of coins of each zone x Points per coin of that zone

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Libraria

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Problem statement:The objective is to build a manual robot that will help a librarian in his hectic job of arranging and keeping the books back to their places.We often visit libraries and leave books on reading table ,surely we can't help it but we can help the librarian by building this robot.

GAME-PLAY -All you need to do is pick the books from the tables in the arena and place them in provided shelf .In the final round you will have to pick as well as arrange books in a given sequence as provided by the organizer .The team who achieves this in the shortest amount of time will be the winner .

Rules

1. DC motors having rating more than 24 Volts cannot be used.2. You can use servo motors, or any other motors but rating not more than 24 Volts.3. The organisers reserve the rights to change any or all of the above rules as they deem fit.

Change in rules, if any will be highlighted on the website and notified to the registered teams.4. Violation in any of the above rules will lead to disqualification.5. Judges' decision shall be considered final and binding on all.

Gameplay-

The event will be in carried out in three rounds as mentioned in the order given below:-

QUALIFICATION ROUND :

1. The robot has to pick cubes from the free zone and place them in the lower shelf.2. Cubes represent books kept in the library.3. This zone will have 15 cubes kept on a table.4. Placing each book will fetch 30 points to the team.5. The top 32 teams having maximum no of points in first round will be promoted to the knock out

round.6. The maximum time allotted to each team in this round is 2 minutes.7. The robot can pick any number books at a time.

KNOCK-OUT ROUND :

1. In this round two teams will play against each other and the losing team will be knocked out.2. The robot of each team has to pick and place a green book and a red book in the middle left and

right shelf respectively after which they can go for other books placed in the common zone.3. The books picked (other than red and green book) from the common zone are to be placed in

the top most shelf accornding to the numbers given on them.4. The books picked from the common zone are to be placed in the top most shelf accornding to

the numbers given on them.5. Each green and red book will earn you 30 points.6. Each book from the common zone earns 40 points to a team.7. The winner will be decided on the number of points.

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8. Time allotted to each team in this round is 4 minutes.9. The 16 teams with highest number of points will be promoted to the final round.

FINAL ROUND :

1. The robot has to pick a book of any colour from the book zone (table represented in brownn colour) and place it in the middle shelf.

2. After this the robot will pick books from the blue zone and place them in slots in the upper shelf according to the number written on the book.

3. The team achieving this objective in the minimum amount of time will be declared as the winner.

SPECIFICATION

Dimensions and Fabrication :

1. The machine should fit in a box of 500mm X 5000mm X 750mm(l x b x h) at every given point of the race. The external device used to control the machine is not included in the size or weight constraint. Expandable parts, if used along with the machine should not exceed the specifications.

2. The machine should not exceed 10kg of weight excluding batteries.3. The expansion of parts should be by robotic means only.

Arena Specifications :

Arena - Qualification Round

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Arena - Knockout Round

Arena - Final Round

Robot Control Requirements : 1. The machine can be controlled wirelessly or with wires. Off board power supplies are allowed.2. If the machine is wired, then the wire should remain slack under all circumstances during the

competition.3. If the machine is controlled wirelessly, the machine must have at least have a 4 frequency

remote control circuit or 2 dual control circuits which may be interchanged before the start of the race to avoid frequencies interference with other teams.

Team Requirements : 1. A team may consist of a maximum of 4 participants, all from the same institute.2. The teams must adhere to the spirit of healthy competition.3. Any team that is not ready at the time specified will be disqualified automatically.4. The organisers reserve all the rights to change any of the above rules as they deem fit. Change in

rules if any will be highlighted on the website.5. In case of any discrepancy, the decision of the judges shall be treated as final and binding on all.

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Angry Birdz

Guidelines

1. The Event is subdivided into 3 stages :o Prelimso Knockouto Showdown

2. A team may contain a maximum of four members.3. The organizers reserve the right to change any rule as they deem fit.4. Change in rules if any will highlighted on the website and notified to the registered teams.5. Violation of any rule may lead to disqualification.6. Judges' decision shall be treated as final and binding on all.

Specs1. The robot must be manual.2. The maximum dimensions of the bot through the game must not exceed 250*250*300(l*b*h) in

mm.3. The maximum power that can be supplied to the bot is 18V and it will be made available by

organisers.4. The weight of the robot must not exceed 5kgs.5. During the course of the game you are only allowed to touch the bot while putting/giving balls

to it, you are not allowed to change the orientation, posture and position of the bot during this process.

6. Discrepancy in any of the above might lead to disqualification.

Prelims

Game Field and objects :

1. Game field consists of a semicircular shooting zone having a radius of 500mm.

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2. Game field consists of three vertical rings of different diameters placed at different distances from shooting zone.

3. Diameters of rings are 350mm,150mm and 250mm placed at a distance 1.5m,1m,1.5m from the center of semicircular zone.

4. Bottom of each ring is at a height.5. Each ring has a ball hanging in it.

Gameplay :

1. ROBOT must shoot constrained to the shooting zone only.2. Each team will be given 2 minutes to shoot as many balls as possible.3. Only one ball is to be projected at one time.4. If robot has successfully passed the ball through the same ring in two consecutive turns, the bot

can not shoot the same ring in the next turn.5. You will be awarded zero points if you do so.6. 20, 10 and 5 points will be awarded for each successful shot through ring of 15cm dia, 25cm dia

and 35cm dia. respectively.7. Objective of this round is to score as much points as possible.

Game Arena :

Knockout

Game Field and objects :

1. Game field consists of a rectangular shooting zone and a structure in front of it.2. Game structure is bounded by two thin transparent walls separated by a distance of 300mm.3. Structure is placed at a distance of 800mm from the manual robot shooting zone , height of

structure is 100cm. Breadth of structure is 110mm.4. Structure consists of two kind of blocks:

o -Brown block : it represents wood and is lighter.o -Grey block : it represents stone and is heavier.

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5. Green balls representing pigs are placed at different positions on the structure. There are five pigs on the structure.

Gameplay :

1. ROBOT must shoot constrained to the shooting zone only.2. Each team will be given 5 minutes to shoot 15 balls .3. Only one ball is to be projected at one time. 4. Objective of the game is to kill all the pigs using given number of balls.5. Pigs will be considered dead once they fall off from the structure.6. Points will be awarded as follows :

o 10 points for each brown block.o 20 points for each grey block.o 100 points for killing each pig.o 50 points for each unused ball only if a team has completed the objective.

7. Game will be considered to be END when all the pigs are killed.8. Top FIVE teams will be selected for the final showdown on following basis :

o Teams completing the given objective (i.e. to kill all the pigs) will be given first priority. o For teams with a tie on above criteria, ranking will be decided on basis of total points

scored. o For teams having a tie with above two criteria, ranking will be decided on the basis of

time taken for killing the last pig. The team having lesser time will be given higher ranking.

o If teams completing the given objective is less than 5, then remaining teams will be selected on the basis of total points scored.

o If still there is a tie, team using lesser number of balls will be given higher ranking. o If number of balls used is also same, time taken for last point scored will be considered

as ranking criteria. Lesser the time , higher the ranking.

Game Arena :

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Show down

Game Field and objects :

1. Game field consists of a rectangular shooting zone and a structure in front of it.2. Game structure is bounded by two thin transparent walls separated by a distance of 300mm.3. Structure is placed at a distance of 800mm from the manual robot shooting zone, height of

structure is 100cm. Breadth of structure is 110mm.4. Structure consists of two kind of blocks:

o Brown block : it represents wood and is lighter.o Grey block : it represents stone and is heavier.

5. Green balls representing pigs are placed at different positions on the structure. There are five pigs on the structure.

6. White balls representing EGGS are placed at the middle of the structure.7. Blue colored balls represents rocks which are placed on fixed platforms at some height.

Gameplay :

1. ROBOT must shoot constrained to the shooting zone only.2. Each team will be given 5 minutes to shoot 15 balls .3. Only one ball is to be projected at one time. 4. Objective of the game is to kill all the pigs using given number of balls.5. Pigs will be considered dead once they fall off from the structure.6. Points will be awarded for :

o 10 points for each brown block.o 20 points for each grey block.o 100 points for killing each pig.o 50 points for each unused ball only if a team has completed the objective.o 50 points for each egg savedo 50 negative points for each fallen egg.

7. Game will be considered to be END when all the pigs are killed.8. Ranking of the final showdown will be done on following basis:

o Teams completing the given objective (i.e. to kill all the pigs) will be given first priority.o For teams with a tie on above criteria, ranking will be decided on basis of total points

scored.o For teams having a tie with above two criteria, ranking will be decided on the basis of

time taken for killing the last pig. The team having lesser time will be given higher ranking.

o If teams completing the given objective is less than 5, then remaining teams will be selected on the basis of total points scored.

o If still there is a tie, team using lesser number of balls will be given higher ranking.o If number of balls used is also same, time taken for last point scored will be considered

as ranking criteria. Lesser the time , higher the ranking.

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Game Arena :

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