CASSOVAR BUSINESS CENTER

October 3-4th2014

SPONSORS

Climbing CompetitionROBOTS

• Competition’s goal will be to design and create a robot who is able to climb up an

industrial chimney ladder.

• This challenge will be available to anyone who would like to develop their soft &

hard skills, and creativity through this extra-curricular technical education

opportunity.

• Teachers and university faculties and staff will be encouraged to take part in the

projects by supporting and facilitating their student‘s creativity.

• This challenge is available to everyone, who dares to test his/hers creative and

technical skills.

BACKGROUND

• The Robots will need to be able to climb an external environment (weatherproof).

• The Robots will need to be self propelled.

• The Robots will need to react and adopt to external stimuli’s.

• The Robots will be secured with a supporting rope.

• The Robots maximum weight will be limited to 15 kg.

• The Minimum climb rate is 5 meters in 120 seconds.

• The Robots must not damage the surface of the chimney nor endanger its

surroundings.

COMPETITION TECHNICAL CONDITIONS

All registered robots will undergo a technical inspection prior to the start of the competition.

The competition will consist of 2 rounds:

• QUALIFICATION Round

• MAIN COMPETITION Round

Robots will compete in the following categories:

• Overall winner, Winner in Category I, Winner in Category II, Winner in Category III

Climbing track lenght is 15 meters.

Starting order will be decided at random

RULES OF THE COMPETITION

First three places in each category will be awarded:

Financial Award Category I (Secondary Schools)• 1st place: 3000€• 2nd place: 2000€• 3rd place: 1000€Financial Award Category II (Universities): • 1st place: 3000€• 2nd place: 2000€• 3rd place: 1000€Financial Award Category III (Individuals): • 1st place: 3000€• 2nd place: 2000€• 3rd place: 1000€ The Robot with the best time be declared the OVERALL WINNER!Overal winner‘s award: 2000€

AWARDS

• The Competition will be held : October 3-4th 2014.

• Place: Cassovar Business Centre Complex, Žriedlová 13, Košice, Slovakia, Europe.

• Robots are to be registered by : June 20th 2014.

• Registration forms will be available on the event‘s website.

• The maximum number of competing teams is limited to 21.

• There is no registration fee.

• Securing of robots will be provided by the event management (free of charge).

• Competition is open to anyone, be it a single individual, a team, or organisation.

COMPETITION INFORMATION

INDUSTRIAL CHIMNEY ZONES - DRAFT

Zone 2Zone 2

Zone 4Zone 4

Zone 3Zone 3

Zone 1Zone 1

STAGESTAGE

LegendSTAGE - main platform used as starting pointZone 1 – climbing trackZone 2 – advertisement spacefor sponsorsZone 3 – advertisement spacefor sponsors and partnersZone 4 - competitions‘ advertisement space

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