This game activity
provides a competition ground
for robots to perform balanced
and varied actions on a beam.
This item was designed for academics,
researchers and developers to
research and develop robots and
strategies to perform highly accurate
and balanced motions.
2.
Specifications of Robots
Each robot must
have two legs.
The width of each
robot’s foot should be between
10cm and 15cm
The robots should be controlled
either by the CPU in the robot,
an external computer or a human
player.
To obtain visual or sensory
information, each robot may be
equipped with video cameras or
sensors, set above the beam or
in the robot body, such as in
the head or feet.
3.
Specifications of the Beam and the Ground
The size of the
beam is 30cm (w) x 200cm (length)
x 30cm (h).
The beam surface
is raised 50cm off the ground
The surface (or the upper face)
of the beam is white
The other faces of the beam
and the ground underneath the
beam are black.
There are two lines on the beam:
a starting line and a finish line.
The lines are 20cm apart from
each beam end.
Plywood is recommended as the
beam material.
A Black mat is recommended as
the ground material.
4.Rules
of Competition
Each robot should start
by standing on the starting
line, and finish the performance
by standing on the finish
line.
There will be two phases
in the competition
- The qualifying phase
- The competition phase
The qualifying phase:
each robot should successfully
perform the following four
basic skills on the beam
in three minutes, in order
to qualify for the next
phase.
- Walk forward five steps
- Turn right (or left)
and walk five steps sideways
(towards the finish line)
- Turn right (or left)
again and walk backwards
five steps (towards the
finish line)
- Turn 180° and walk forward
the rest of the distance
to the finish line.
The competition phase:
each robot will have three
minutes to show their full
performance. For this phase,
the participants should
develop various skills such
as standing or moving by
one leg, lying down and
standing up etc.
5.
Scoring
To win the competition,
a robot should pass the qualifying
phase and get the best score from
the competition phase
The qualifying phase will not
be scored. However the competition
phase will be judged and points
awarded
Five examiners from different
countries will judge and score
the competition phase.
The score for each performance
will be the average of the three
scores left after excluding the
best and worst marks.
The examiners will award points
for each performance based on
the following categories.
- Technical difficulty
- Creativity / Originality
- Variety of skills
- Time management i.e.
Finishing on time (three minutes)
If there are more than two winners,
the heaviest robot will win the
competition
