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Industrial Robotics CategoryTasks and Scoring (Draft)

〈Background〉• Labor shortages will become severe as the

working age population shrinks (in the 2050s,the working age population of majordeveloped countries is to be under 60%).

• Considering the concentration of workers inthe service industry in recent years (those intertiary industries account for over 70% of allemployed persons in major developedcountries), the working population in the“manufacturing industry” is expected tocontinue to shrink.

• In order to overcome this, it is necessary toaccelerate the R&D of robot technology thatcan be implemented in the “manufacturingindustry.”

●Needs in the Manufacturing Industry: To manage the changes in manufacturing from mass production toflexible production with various kinds and quantity

●Objective: To offer automated assembly process which respond to the various changing orders withoutfocusing on logistics or picking process

●Expected technological Element：Full‐automated teaching and jigless

World Robot Challenge

Program

Assembly ChallengeQuick and accurate assembly of model productscontaining technical components required inassembling industrial products and other goods

Industrial Robotics Category

Challenge

* With regards to competition details in 2020, stated details are all present assumptions and the final details will be confirmed by referring to the progress of technology and the results of pre-competition which will be held in 2018. 1

This category aims for the realization of future manufacturing, and to realize its core technology, variable production, which will be performed by robots.

Assembly Challenge（WRS WRC 2017 Trial）

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Task*1. Pick up roller bolt from predefined location on the table and insert it into threaded

hole of the base plate.

2. Grasp wrench from predefined location on the table and tighten bolt until fully seated.

3. Place wrench at situated place on the table.

4. Repeat for two bolts.

5. Pick up collar from predefined location on the table and insert it into each roller bolt.Repeat for two collars.

6. Pick up super gear from predefined location on the table and insert it into the rollerbolt. Repeat for two gears. When inserting the second gear, mesh it with the first one.

7. Pick up nut from predefined location on the table and insert it into each roller bolt.

8. Grasp nut driver from predefined location in the table and tighten nut fully seated.

9. Place nut driver at suitable place on the table.

10. Repeat for two nuts.

* This is a trial task for 2017. More difficult tasks will be provided for WRS 2018 and 2020.This trial task will be challenged as one of the tasks of the 2nd Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Competition which will be held in September at the IROS 2017 site. 3

ScoringGive points each time you carry out the following items.

1. Assemble roller bolt

2. Drive roller bolt to full depth

3. Fasten roller bolt tightly by wrench (Bonus point)

4. Assemble collar

5. Assemble 1st gear

6. Assemble 2nd gear

7. Assemble nut

8. Drive nut to full depth

9. Fasten nut with predefined torque (Bonus point)

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Service Robotics CategoryTasks and Scoring (Draft)

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〈Background〉• The Competition will be helpful to solve social

problems stemming from rapidly agingpopulation and declining birthrates throughtechnology that works alongside humans toprovide a variety of services.

• As we enter the age in which robots willbecome a part of people’s lives, there is aneed for robots that can perform a variety ofservices in cooperation with humans.

• There is a need for service robots that canwork safely and reliably with people and fortechnologies that create the environmentnecessary for developing such robots. Theseinclude AI learning through which humans androbots engage in advanced communication,Big Data information‐sharing through clouds,collection and use of information gatheredthrough IoT technology, etc.

• Human resource development (training) isindispensable in the development of robotictechnology and social implementation ofrobots.


Program

Service Robotics Category

●Needs in the Service Industry: To deal with a decline in working population due to aging society and to mitigate hard burden of clerks and the elderly

●Objective : To share parts of housework (e.g. tidy-up, cleaning) and retail works (e.g. shelf-stocking and interaction between customers and clerks)

●Expected technological Element：Collaborative technology between humans and robots

Partner Robot ChallengeSetting tasks equivalent to housework and making robots that complete such tasks

Future Convenience Store Challenge Making robots to complete tasks (e.g.) shelf‐stocking and replenishment multiple types ofproducts such as foods, interaction between customers andclerks and cleaning restrooms

Challenges

* With regards to competition details in 2020, stated details are all present assumptions and the final details will be confirmed by referring to the progress of technology and the results of pre-competition which will be held in 2018.

This category aims for the realization of future home/future convenience stores, and to realize its core component, which is work through collaboration and communication between humans and robots.

The world first competition to implement service robots available at convenience stores

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Partner Robot Challenge

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Tasks*Utilized Standard Robot Platform (HSR)

Partner Robot challenge is divided into two leagues. Under each league, the participantswill compete the total score.

Partner Robot Challenge (Standard Robot Platform League)1. Robot Guides Test2. Hearing Robot Test3. Assisted Service Robots Test4. Open Demonstration Test

Partner Robot Challenge (Simulation League)1. General Purpose Service Robot (Simulation)2. Interactive CleanUp (Simulation)3. Human Navigation (Simulation)4. Simulation Finals

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Partner Robot Challenge(Standard Robot Platform League)

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Tasks (Robot Guides Test)

1. Entering: The robot enters the area when the door opened.

2. Guiding: The robot stops in front of the owner, briefly explains the guiding method.

3. Waypoint 1 (path planning): The robot navigates to Waypoint 1 that is reachable via, atleast, two paths, each one requiring the robot to go through a door which will be shutas the robot approaches.The robot may:• Take a different path.• Open the closed internal door.

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4. Waypoint 2 (obstacle interaction): Immediately after reaching Waypoint 1, the robotgoes to and reach at grasp (or place) distance Waypoint 2, a placement location (e.g. ashelf). A large obstacle will prevent the robot from getting close to its destination,having the robot to identify it and interact with it.Possible actions include:• Gently move the obstacle (e.g. if the obstacle is an object).• Gently ask the obstacle to move away (e.g. if the obstacle is a human).• Wait for the object to move away by itself (e.g. if it is unable to identify the type of

obstacle).• The obstacle will clear or be cleared after roughly a minute.

5. Leaving the arena: The robot passes through Waypoint 3 and leave the arena throughthe indicated door.

* The maximum time for this test is 15 minutes.

Tasks (Robot Guides Test)

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• Reaching Waypoints

• Avoiding Obstacles

• Starting a new path after reaching a closed door

• Opening the door and continue instead of plan a new trajectory

• Outstanding performances (Special bonus)

• Not attending (Penalty)

Scoring (Robot Guides Test)

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Task2 (Hearing Robot Test)

1. Doorbell event: When the doorbell rings, the robot goes to the door to greet thevisitor, obtain the visitor’s name and purpose, and inform the owner.

2. Telephone call event: When the telephone rings, the robot goes to the telephone toanswer the call, obtain the caller’s name and purpose, and inform the owner.

3. Emergency smoke alarm event: When one of the smoke alarm rings, the robot alertsthe owner on the location of the alarm that rings.

*The maximum time for this test is 15 minutes.

Scoring: Accuracy and Speed

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Task3 (Assisted Service Robots Test)

1. Entering and command retrieval: The robot enters the arena and drives to a designatedposition where it has to wait for further commands.

2. Command generation: A command is generated randomly, depending on the commandcategory chosen by the team.

3. Command categories: The team may choose from the following three categories:(1) Category I: Tasks with a low difficulty degree.(2) Category II: Tasks with a moderate difficulty degree.(3) Category III: Tasks with a high difficulty degree or with incomplete/erroneous

information.

4. Task assignment: The robot is given the command by the owner and may directly startto work on the task assignment. The robot must prove it has understood the givencommand by repeating it.

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Task3 (Assisted Service Robots Test)

5. Returning to the owner: After accomplishing the assigned task, the robot has to moveback to the owner to retrieve the next command (i.e., go back to 1. without the needof re‐entering the arena). The robot can work on at most three commands. After thethird command, it has to leave the arena.

6. Exiting the arena: After accomplishing the assigned task, the robot has to leave thearena.

* The maximum time for this test is 15 minutes.

Scoring: Accuracy and Speed

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Task4 (Open Demonstration Test)

The Open Demonstration Test consists of a demonstration and an interview part. It is anopen demonstration, which means that the teams may demonstrate anything they like.

1. Setup and demonstration: The team has a maximum of seven minutes for setup,presentation and demonstration.

2. Interview and cleanup: After the demonstration, there is another three minutes,where the team answers questions by the judge members. During the interviewtime, the team has to undo its changes to the environment.

During the demonstration, the team can present the addressed problem and thedemonstrated approach.

• A video projector or monitor, if available, may be used to present a brief (max. 1minute) introduction to what will be shown.

• The team can also visualize robot's internals, e.g., percepts

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Scoring (Open Demonstration Test)

Following evaluation criteria:

• Overall demonstration

• Human‐robot interaction in the demonstration

• Robot autonomy in the demonstration

• Realism and usefulness for daily life (Can this robot become a product?)

• Novelty and (scientific) contribution (+contribution to the community)

• Difficulty and success of the demonstration

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Partner Robot Challenge(Simulation League)

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Task1 (General Purpose Service Robot (Simulation))

1. Entering and command retrieval: The robot enters the VR arena and drives to adesignated position where it has to wait for further commands.

2. Command generation: A command is generated randomly, depending on the commandcategory chosen by the team.

3. Command categories: All possible actions has been classified previously by the TCaccording to their difficulty level. The team may choose from the following threecategories:(1) Category I: Tasks with a low degree of difficulty (easy to solve). This category

includes indoor navigation, grasping known objects, answering questions (from thepredefined set of questions), etc.

(2) Category II: Tasks with a moderate degree of difficulty. This category includesfollowing a human, indoor navigation in crowded environments, recognizing &grasping alike objects, and a calling person (waving or shouting), etc.

(3) Category III: The same tasks as in category II. However, the information given to therobot will be incomplete or incorrect, meaning that the command as it is specifiedexactly is not possible. The robot must come up with an appropriate solution tomeet the operators' command.

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Task1 (General Purpose Service Robot (Simulation))

4. Task assignment: The robot is given the command by the operator and may directlystart to work on the task assignment. The robot must prove it has understood the givencommand by repeating it.

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Scoring (General Purpose Service Robot (Simulation))

• Reaching the waypoints in the command

• Grasping the correct target object

• Back to the virtual user after the grasping the behavior

• Collision with obstacles (Penalty)

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Task2 (Interactive Clean Up (Simulation))

1. Human avatar points one of the objects on a table. The human use both of right andleft arms.

2. After the pointing of the target object, the human points one of the trash boxes.

3. The robot should take the target object, move to the target trash box, and put theobject into the trash box.

4. Go back to the step 1 and repeat the task for N times. N should be determined by thesituation of management. A variety of pointing behaviors of the human avatar shouldbe recorded beforehand. Different pointing behavior should be reproduced in eachsession.

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Scoring (Interactive CleanUp (Simulation))

• Grasping the correct target object

• Grasping wrong target object

• Putting into the correct trash box

• Putting into wrong trash box

• Collision with obstacles (Penalty)

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Task3 (Human Navigation (Simulation))

1. The robot system receives the target object information (object ID, location)

2. The robot can observe the status of human avatar using exclusive API in virtualenvironment.

3. The robot generates appropriate sentence to explain where the target object is. Thesentence could be displayed in the HMD or synthesized as voice sound.

4. The Participant read or hear the explanation and control the human avatar

5. Measure the time required to find the target object. Time limitation for each session is5 minutes. If the participant find the target or give up, the robot system should progressto the next session.

6. Repeat the session for 10 times per participant.

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Task4 (Simulation Final)

The final demonstration consists of a demonstration and an interview part. It is an opendemonstration which means that the teams may demonstrate anything they like.

1. Setup and demonstration: The team has a maximum of seven minutes for setup,presentation and demonstration.

2. Interview and cleanup: After the demonstration, there is another three minuteswhere the team answers questions by the judge members. During the interviewtime, the team has to undo its changes to the environment.

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Scoring (Simulation Final)

Following evaluation criteria:

• Overall demonstration

• Human‐robot interaction in the demonstration

• Robot autonomy in the demonstration

• Realism and usefulness for daily life (Can this robot become a product?)

• Novelty and (scientific) contribution (+contribution to the community)

• Difficulty and success of the demonstration

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Future Convenience StoreChallenge

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Tasks

1. Customer Interaction Task

2. Stocking and Disposing Tasks

3. Toilet Cleaning Task

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Task1 (Customer Interaction Task)The participants can unfold any customer‐serving scenario and must demonstrate thesystem within the allocated time.

Each team will be allocated 20 minutes.The order of the contest will be

(1) Remodeling time(2) Set up time(3) Presentation(4) Demonstration of customer interaction

The teams can decide how to allocate the time for each item.

1. The participants will remodel the infrastructure and shelves. The following is the list oftasks should be done within the time:• Set up unique infrastructures in the store• Replace the display shelves and the store counter with unique shelves and counter

2. The participants will set up the products and robots. They are free to allocate the robotsand products in their initial setting in the mockup store.

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Task1 (Customer Interaction Task)3. The participants must explain the overview and the objectives of the system.

* They are allowed to have a presentation with their demonstration simultaneously.

4. The participants will begin operating the system. The participants are able to create thescenario of customer interaction and must give the demonstration within the allocatedtime. The following is the list of examples of expected demonstrations:• Heat up products (such as bento box lunches) and pack it into bags• Take out hot snacks or cigarettes under the orders by the sales assistants• Check the gender and age• Recommend products• Prevent shoplifting• Assist the elderly, customers who do not speak the local language, and customers in

wheelchairs• Help customers in the storeThese are only examples of customer interaction and it is not necessary to cover all ofthe above.

* The participants will appoint the customers.

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Task2 (Stocking and Disposing Tasks)

The store will be set up as described in the reference materials. This task will use thebackyard area, home area, aisle area, Shelf A and Shelf B.During the demonstration, the teams will

(1) Line up the products stored inside the container located on Shelf A in the homearea

(2) Organize the products on Shelf B, remove expired products from the shelf and takethem to the home area


(1) Remodeling time(2) Set up time(3) Demonstration of shelf‐stocking and disposing of expired products


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1. The participants will remodel the infrastructures and shelves. The following is the list ofthe tasks that can be done within the time:• Set up unique infrastructures in the store• Replace the shelves and the container with unique shelves and container• Set up unique infrastructures for the products

2. The participants will set up the products and their robots. A total of nine productsconsisting of three onigiri rice balls, three drinks, and three bento lunch boxes must bestocked up into the container. Participants are free to allocate the robots and thecontainer which keep the products inside as the initial setting in the mockup store. Alsothe staff will stock the products on Shelf B.

3. The participants will begin operating the system. The robots will pick up products fromthe container and replenish in the specific area on Shelf A.

4. There are five sandwiches on Shelf B. The system must check the best by date on theback of the sandwich label and remove expired products. They must rearrange the restof the products in the designated position on Shelf B.

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Scoring (Stocking and Disposing Tasks)• When the initial position of the container is set within the home area and the products are

carried to Shelf A from that position, the points to display the products thereafter will betwo fold.

• Shelf‐stocking (A total of 25 points)Participants can get two points when their mobile robots stock the products (maximum 18points), and various bonus points below (maximum 7 points):(1) Two bonus points: stocking more than one piece of two different types of products(2) Three bonus points: stocking more than one piece of three different types of products(3) Two bonus points: stocking more than one piece in each shelf of different height

• Disposing of expired foods and rearrangement of products (A total of 25 points)For one product,(1) One point: the system can determine whether it has passed its expiration date(2) Three points: the system can dispose of expired foods and rearrange the rest of the

products based on the freshness(3) Five bonus points: the robots can organize all products

• The points of disposing will be two fold when the robots can remove expired foods fromthe shelf and carry them to the home area.

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Task3 (Toilet Cleaning Task)

During the demonstration, the teams will(1) Clean the mockup urine on the toilet (toilet rim, toilet seat, and sides of the toilet

bowl), and the floor and wall surrounding the toilet.* No need to clean inside the toilet bowl.

(2) Clean the trash on the floor (such as toilet paper and core)


(1) Remodeling time(2) Set up time(3) Toilet cleaning demonstration


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Task3 (Toilet Cleaning Task)

1. The participants will remodel the infrastructure in the infrastructure area.

2. The participants will set up the mobile robots. They are free to allocate the robots in thehome area outside the toilet area.

3. The participants will begin operating the system.(1) Cleaning mockup urine

The water‐spraying device (urinating fountain) will spray 300ml of mockup urine onthe opened toilet seat and a certain amount of mockup urine (5 ml) will be left onthe floor in front of the toilet.*The mockup urine is fluorescent paint (UV ink) diluted in water.

(2) Cleaning trashThere will be a total of five pieces of trash consisting of four pieces of toilet paper(maximum 2 cm) and one toilet paper core on the floor at random. The trash will bescattered after spraying the mockup urine.

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Scoring (Toilet Cleaning Task)

• The judges will record the images before and after cleaning toilet and measure theamount of mockup urine that was removed. Full 50 points will be given if over 80percent of urine is removed.

• Ten points will be added to each piece of trash cleaned (maximum 50 points).

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Disaster Robotics CategoryTasks and Scoring (Draft)

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〈Background〉• Both natural and man‐made disasters occur

frequently around the world in recent years.Establishment of response robot technology willhelp prevent disasters, save lives in emergenciesand support disaster recovery.

• Replacement by robots are required at industrialfacilities like plants, and confined spaces such astunnels and underground malls due to the difficultyin entering and extreme dangers once the accidenthappens.

• Aged infrastructures and buildings are likely to leadto serious damages in case of disasters such asearthquakes. It requires urgency to conductinspections of the hard‐to‐reach area and promoteefficiency of inspection and maintenance byintroducing robots.

• In order to develop disaster robots effectively forresponding in various disaster sites, it is importantto set up STM to evaluate the common basistechnology properly and to visualize the variousperformance of robots. STM grows in useinternationally, so it is required to develop suitableSTM for the issues in this field. (STM: Standard TestMethod)


program

Disaster Robotics Category

●Needs in Disaster Prevention and Response: To prevent plant disaster and respond to tunnel disaster in the places where humans cannot have access

●Objective : To achieve hard tasks in such places

●Expected technological Element: Integrated technologies (e.g. mobility, inspection and environmental recognition), on-site applicability and linkage with performance evaluation tests

Plant Disaster Prevention ChallengeInspecting or maintaining infrastructures based on setstandards (e.g. opening/closing valves and exchangingconsumable supplies) and searching for disaster victims

Tunnel Disaster Response and Recovery ChallengeCollecting information and providing emergency response incase of a tunnel disaster (e.g. life‐saving and removingvehicles from tunnels)Standard Disaster Robotics ChallengeAssessing standard performance levels (e.g. mobility,sensing, information collection, wireless communication,remote control on‐site deployment and durability, etc.)required in disaster prevention and responses

This category considers problem-solving in the areas of infrastructure, disaster prevention and response, and aims to achieve particularly difficult tasks such as plant disaster prevention and tunnel disaster response using robots. Building robot-related consensus among peopleThe world first competition to deal with tunnel disaster

Challenges

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Plant Disaster Prevention Challenge

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Tasks Tasks: Inspecting or maintaining infrastructures based on set standards (e.g.

opening/closing valves, exchanging consumable supplies) and searching for disastervictims. Task P1[Daily Inspection/Maintenance] Read the numerical value of meters etc

installed at specified positions via camera and adjust the corresponding valves etc. Task P2[Anomaly Detection] Measure anomal sound and/or vibration of pipes of

which positions are not specified, and report the measurement results. Task P3[Diagnosis] For a large structure, e.g., tank and chimney, diagnose the health

of the structure. Task P4[Disaster Response] Respond the accident occurred during the inspection.

Examine the cause of the accident and proceed the countermeasure underenvironmental disturbance(e.g., smoke, debris caused by explosion).

Type of robot: Any (e.g., crawler, drone, humanoid, legged, snake,…)

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Task P1 (Daily Inspection/Maintenance) Outline: Read the numerical value of meters etc installed at specified positions via

camera and adjust the corresponding valves etc. Task Conditions [Mobility] Aisle(partially narrow), stair, pipe. Materials are concrete, grating and so

on. [Sensing/Manipulation] The position and shape of the operation objects are pre‐

specified meters, valves, etc. The robot can use pre‐installed sensors and hands. [Environment] Normal condition of the plant with many complex facilities.

Challenges: Feedback‐type operation(adjust valve with reading meter). Scoring：Practical level speed and accuracy.

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Task P2 (Anomaly Detection) Outline: Measure anomal sound and/or vibration of pipes of which positions are not

specified, and report the measurement results Task Conditions [Mobility] The same as Task P1. [Sensing/Manipulation] The position of the anormal events are unknown. The

anormal events are pre‐specified by the competition committee. The robot can usepre‐installed device(commercial or self‐build) suitable for the events.

[Environment] The same as Task P1. Challenges: Anomaly detection of which position is known. Integration of anomaly‐

measurement devices into robot. Scoring：Practical level speed and accuracy.

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Task P3 (Diagnosis) Outline: For a large structure, e.g., tank and chimney, diagnose the health of the

structure. Task Conditions [Mobility] The same as Task P1. [Sensing/Manipulation] The diagnosis object is a whole large structure. The

diagnosis object is pre‐specified by the competition committee. The robot can usepre‐installed devices(commercial or self‐build) suitable for the object.

[Environment] The same as Task P1. Challenges: Wide area operation. Integration of diagnosis devices into robot. Scoring：Practical level speed and accuracy.

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Task P4 (Disaster Response) Outline: Respond the accident occurred during the inspection. Examine the cause of the

accident and proceed the countermeasure under environmental disturbance(e.g.,smoke, debris caused by explosion).

Task Conditions [Mobility] Task P1 + Debris. [Sensing/Manipulation] The operation objects are those in Task P1 and P2, and the

ones used for the disaster response(e.g., fire extinguisher). [Environment] Disaster environment(unstructured poorly‐informed environment

with smoke, water, oil, debris, etc.) Challenges: Comprehensive operation in bad unstructured environment. Scoring：Practical level speed and accuracy.

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Tunnel Disaster Response and Recovery Challenge

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Tasks Simulation in 2018, physical robot in 2020. Tasks: Collecting information and providing emergency response in case of a tunnel

disaster (e.g. life‐saving, removing vehicles from tunnels) Task T1[Traversing Obstacles] Traverse uneven terrain and narrow space. Task T2[Vehicle Inspection] Inspect inside and outside of vehicle and

surroundings(tunnel) Task T3[Vehicle Inspection using Tools and Rescue] Inspect inside the vehicle by

using tools and rescue the victim. Task T4[Secure the Route] Remove the obstacles on the specified route by

pushing/pulling/carrying them. Task T5[Fire Extinguish] Extinguishing fire by using the extinguisher installed in the

tunnel. Task T6[Shoring and Breaching] Investigate a car under rubbles and rescue the

victim in the car with shoring and breaching. Type of robot: Platform robot selected by the competition committee or self‐build

robot.

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Task T1 (Traversing Obstacles) Outline: Traverse uneven terrain and narrow space. Challenges: Mobility of the heavy work robot in the condition with the obstacles Scoring：Practical level speed and accuracy.

Mission details are depend on platform robot(under public offering).

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Task T2 (Vehicle Inspection) Outline: Inspect inside and outside of vehicle and surroundings(tunnel)(visual

inspection of the “targets”). The Robot must open the door of the car for inspection. Scoring : Practical level speed and accuracy.


“target”

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Task T3 (Vehicle Inspection using Tools and Rescue) Outline: Open the door of the damaged car by using a tool(spreader) and inspect

inside the vehicle, then, rescue the victim. Robot must pull out the victim from the car. Challenges: Use tools for human with large reaction force. Manipulation of human

body. Scoring：Practical level speed and accuracy.


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Task T4 (Secure the Route)


Outline: Remove the obstacles on the specified route by pushing/pulling/carrying themto secure the route for operation and evacuation.

Challenges: Manipulation of L‐shape obstacles of which center of gravity is unknown. Scoring：Practical level speed and accuracy.

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Task T5 (Fire Extinguish) Outline: Extinguishing fire by using the extinguisher installed in the tunnel with the

following tasks: open the equipment door, pull out the entire hose, remove a nozzle,connect the nozzle to the hose, open the valve, and extinguish fire via water spray.

Challenges: Capability for the variety of fire extinguishing tasks(manipulate hose as aflexible object, connection of nozzle and hose, etc.). Capability for the reaction force ofwater spray.

Scoring：Practical level speed and accuracy.


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Task T6 (Shoring and Breaching) Outline: Stabilize the rubble on the car by shoring (stabilizing technique) (T6‐1),

breach(make a hole) the rubble via a drill (T6‐2), investigate the inside of the car (T6‐3),rescue the victim from above (T6‐4,5).

Challenges: Comprehensive disaster response capability (use tool for human with largereaction force, narrow space search, manipulation of human body).

Scoring： Practical level speed and accuracy.

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Standard Disaster Robotics Challenge

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Task Task: Assessing standard performance levels (e.g. mobility, sensing, information

collection, wireless communication, remote control on‐site deployment, durability,etc.) required in disaster prevention and responses

STM for Task: Standard performance test methods(STM) for infrastructure disasterprevention and response are developed here. These STMs are complementary to thecurrent NIST STMs for USAR(Urban Search and Rescue) and EOD(Explosive OrdinanceDisposal).

Type of robot: Any Scoring： Practical level speed and accuracy.

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Junior CategoryTasks and Scoring (Draft)

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〈Background〉• In our ever‐changing society where new

technological tools are being introducedinto daily life more rapidly than everbefore, more and more innovative andcreative people are needed to fulfill thework of advancing technology.

• By bringing robotics into students’ lives, by‘making’ with robotics activities accessiblefor all students, the students will be givenopportunities to learn skills and knowledgeneeded for them to become successfulcitizens who can contribute to futuretechnological advancement.

●Objective：Human resource development for youthCompete open task under real environment, teamwork and developing process

●Participants： Teams of members aged 19 or younger


Program

Junior Category

Challenges

Home Robot ChallengeSetting tasks equivalent to those in the service roboticscategory's partner robot challenge and making robots thatcomplete such tasks

School Robot ChallengeProgramming the platform robot to complete tasks thatmight be useful in a school environment

* With regards to competition details in 2020, stated details are all present assumptions and the final details will be confirmed by referring to the progress of technology and the results of pre-competition which will be held in 2018.

This category will train personnel for the realization of a new world where robots and humans live and work together.

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School Robot Challenge

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Tasks*Utilized Standard Robot Platform (Pepper)

1. Skill Challenge

2. Open Demonstration

3. Technical Interview

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Task1 (Skills Challenge)

There will be 4 skill challenges:

• Hold a scripted conversation• Identify and greet a person• Instruct a human partner to touch one of sensors. Once the human partner

successfully touch the sensor, the robot gives a feedback that indicate that the task was successfully completed. Repeat the task with eight different sensors randomly

• Identify a number on a 30cmx30cm dice. The robot displays and call out the number to a human partner.

Teams will have the opportunity to attempt each skills challenge 3 times. Each challenge will be awarded either a Pass or Fail grade.

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Task2 (Open Demonstration)

The Open Demonstration is an opportunity to demonstrate the team’s solution, and how the tasks are executed. Teams are encouraged to seek out both creative and innovative solutions as well as unexpected and challenging problems to be solved.

1. Teams are required to identify a problem/issues/situation from a school environment,that may benefit from the use of a Humanoid robot.

2. Teams are required to develop creative and innovative solutions to the problem theyhave identified, for their robot to accomplish at school.

3. The teams are required to execute the tasks during the Open Demonstration.

4. Solutions should be original and support learning and/or activities at school.

5. Solutions should enhance, not distract student learning and/or activities at school.

6. Solutions should aim to complement, not to replace the existing teachers’ role in theschool.

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Task3 (Technical Interview)

A 15‐minute face‐to‐face interview with a panel of judges in which robot performance,algorithms and programs are assessed against technical criteria. Creative and innovativeideas and use of technical aspects are rewarded with higher scores. Judges are interestedin determining students' understanding of the robotic technologies and programming theyhave used as well as the processes they went through to arrive at their preferred solution.Teams are expected to use this opportunity to show authenticity and originality of theirwork. Each team members must be prepared to answer questions about the technicalaspects of their involvement in the development of ideas and programming.

All teams will have a 15‐minute technical interview judging during the competition.

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Home Robot Challenge

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Tasks

1. Skill Challenge

2. Open Demonstration

3. Technical Interview

LeaguesHome Robot Challenge has two leagues:

• Mini Size League – Mini Size league competition will be held on a table top (about the size of a Ping Pong table)

• Real Size League

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Task1 (Skills Challenge)

Mini Size League

Skills challenges for 2017 include:1. Robot Guide Test2. Follow Me Test3. Pick and Place Test

1. Robot Guide Test‐ The Robot Guide Test aims for the robot to compete for the task as a guide dog in leading blind and visually impaired person around obstacles.

2.Follow Me Test ‐ The Follow Me Test aims for the robot to compete for the task to follow another robot.

3.Pick and Place Test ‐ The Pick and Place Test aims for the robot to compete for the task to pick up an object placed on a table, move it to another table.

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Task1 (Skills Challenge)Real Size League

Skills challenges for 2017 include:1. Robot Guide Test2. Hearing Robot Test3. Assisted Service Robot Test

1. Robot Guide Test ‐ The Robot Guide Test aims for the robot to compete for the task as a guide dog in leading blind and visually impaired person around obstacles.

2. Hearing Robots Test ‐ The Hearing Robots Test aims for the robot to compete for the task as a hearing dog in assisting deaf and hearing impaired person by alerting to important sounds, such as doorbells, smoke alarms, ringing telephones, and alarm clocks. They may also work outside the home environment, alerting to important sounds such as sirens, vehicles, and a person calling the owner’s name.

3. Assisted Service Robot Test ‐ The Assisted Service Robots Test aims for the robot to compete for the task as a service dog in helping people who have disabilities. The robot is required to be able to communicate with the owner to understand the owner’s needs or instructions in order to provide appropriate assistance.

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Task2 (Open Demonstration)A 10‐minute demonstration to showcase the capabilities of their robot. Teams propose and execute creative and innovative tasks that they want the robot perform at home. Teams should demonstrate and describe the tasks and their use of the capabilities of their robots such as communication and/or interaction with humans, navigation, or creative and innovative use of tablet, and algorithms developed. Teams need to present a summary of the technical description of how the capabilities have been developed, the challenges overcame and the algorithms controlling the behaviour/performance. The assessment is done on the following categories: successful description of the robot’s capabilities and execution of the demonstration.

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Task3 (Technical Interview)

A 15‐minute face‐to‐face interview with a panel of judges in which robot performance, algorithms and programs are assessed against technical criteria. Creative and innovative ideas and use of technical aspects are rewarded with higher scores. Judges are interested in determining students' understanding of the robotic technologies and programming they have used. Teams must show authenticity and originality with regard to the use and performance of robot in this interview.

Each team members must be prepared to answer questions about the technical aspects of their involvement in the development of ideas, design of robot performance and programming.

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