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Problem Statement

Designing of a manually controlled robot (wire or wireless) that can traverse through every possible terrain; obstacles, bumpers, bridges, sand, pebbles, marbles, lubricant, glass etc.

Arena

Bot Specification

The bot should fit in a box of 25cm*25cm*20cm / 10” * 10” * 8” (l*b*h).

External remote control will not be considered in the size constraint.

The participants will be provided with a 220V, 50Hz single phase power supply. However the robots cannot use more than 18V at any instant.

The control for the robots can be wired or wireless. In case of wired bot sufficient amount of wire must be brought by the participants.

The bot specification must be maintained strictly during the entire event, failing to which will lead to immediate disqualification.

A bot may weigh up to 4 Kg. But not more than that.

Machine cannot be constructed using ready made Lego kits or any ready made mechanism. Violating this clause will lead to the disqualification of the machine.

If the machine is wired then the wire should remain slack under all circumstances during the competition. All the wires coming out of the machine should be stacked as a single unit. Improper wiring may lead to direct disqualification even before the event.

Use of IC (Internal Combustion) Engines are prohibited.

If the judges consider that a robot runs high risk of damaging or ruining the arena, they will not permit it to run.

No fans & weaponries can be used in the game. But the bots can overtake the other by legal means.

General Rules

Competition is open to undergraduate students only.

The maximum number of members in a team must not exceed 4. Participants can belong to different colleges.

But only one person can control the bot at any instant of time.

An individual cannot be a member of more than one team for the event.

Each member of the team must bring their own college ID cards.

Game Rules

For any kind of technical failure in bot or any other kits, the each group will be given extra 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, points will be deducted or the bot may be subjected to disqualification.

2 bots are suggested to race on the same terrain at the same time. The bot which touches the end line first will be the winner. (The racing conditions will be announced on the day of the event).

The point distribution & deduction method will be notified on the time of the event.

The arena can be modified further.

If the robot falls of the arena or is unable to cross any obstacle the team may use a hand touch and place the bot in its previous position. Only two such hand touches will be allowed.

If any team uses a third hand touch, it will be instantly disqualified in the preliminary round & will be rewarded negative bonus points in case of final.

Two time-outs (2 min max) will be provided for each team and can be used for adjusting robot's circuitry/minor adjustments.

Conveyor belt is strictly prohibited.

Any kind of tools are allowed unless it damages the track or the opponent bots.

Event Rounds

The event comprises of 2 rounds:

Prelims (The competition parameter is time)

Final (The competition parameter is points) The First round will be the preliminary round & the number of teams in the finals will depend on the number of teams entering the competition in the preliminary level.

• Event Dates: 28th and 29th September