national junior robotics competition 2010
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National Junior Robotics Competition 2010. Sponsored by:. Organised by:. Challenge Announcement. RoBIOtics Friends Of Nature. Presentation Preliminary (30 August to 3 September) Teams are allocated 10 mins to present to a panel of judges: 5 mins presentation - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
NATIONAL JUNIOR ROBOTICS
COMPETITION 2010
Organised by:
Sponsored by:
CHALLENGE ANNOUNCEMENT
CHALLENGE ANNOUNCEMENT
RoBIOtics Friends Of Nature
RoBIOtics Friends Of Nature
Presentation Preliminary(30 August to 3 September)
Teams are allocated 10 mins to present to a panel of judges:
5 mins presentation 2 mins video presentation 3 mins Q&A
Teams will then be picked to enter the presentation finals to vie for
The Best Mechanical Design Award The Best Programming Award The Best Research Award The Best Video Award The Best Presentation Award
Presentation Finals (Saturday, 4 September)
Each team will be given 10 mins to present to the panel of judges
(5 mins presentation, 5 mins Q&A)
Teams will need to pitch their presentation towards the award for which they are being considered.
Challenge Week Preliminary (6 September to 9 September)
Teams will spend a full day (8am-6pm) at the competition venue
Each team will be assigned to a booth
Accomplish 2 Missions
Top 40 teams each from the Primary and Secondary Division and the top 20 teams from the Tertiary Division will proceed to the Grand Finals.
Challenge Week (6 September to 11 September)
Best Booth Design Award
Entrepreneur Award
Most Bizarre Robot Design Award
Challenge Week (6 September to 11 September)
Best Booth Design Award
Entrepreneur Award
Most Bizarre Robot Design Award
Grand Finals (11 September)
Mission details given only in the morning
3 hours to modify robots to accomplish the mission
Results from the Finals Surprise Mission will be used to determine the Best Robot Performance Award
Grand Finals (11 September)
Mission details given only in the morning
3 hours to modify robots to accomplish the mission
Results from the Finals Surprise Mission will be used to determine the Best Robot Performance Award
MISSION IPRIMARY DIVISION
MISSION IPRIMARY DIVISION
The mission involves retrieving a ping pong ball and carrying it through to the finish zone. In the process the robot has to do the following:
Pass through obstacle A (15 pts)
Pass through S-curve (15 pts)
Go over the ramp (15 pts)
Pass through obstacle B (15 pts)
Reach finish zone with ping pong ball (40 pts)
MISSION 1: Primary Division
Obstacle AObstacle A
S-curveS-curve
RampRamp
Obstacles BObstacles B
ping pong ballping pong ball
Run time is one and a half minutes
Carry is defined as the ping pong ball being lifted off the ground of the playing field
Only ONE restart
Time continues to run during the restart
All props will be returned to its original state
All previously accumulated scores are forfeited
Things to note
MISSION 2
Surprise Mission!!! Announcement of Mission 2 details after lunch 2 hours to modify the robots After two hours, robots will be quarantined Mission 2 run 1 will proceed After run 1, teams can take back their robot to
modify Get ready for run 2
FINAL SCORE
Mission 1 = 40%
Mission 2 = 60%
SIDE EVENTS - SUMOBOT
2 robots (each not exceeding 1.2kg) will pit against each other
Robots will start behind the line at position A and B
Knockout system
A
B
SIDE EVENTS - SUMOBOT
Limit to 200 teams Limit to 200 teams (inclusive of all (inclusive of all divisions)divisions)
2 robots compete in tracking a black line from one end to the other
Knock-out system
SIDE EVENTS – SPRINT RACE
Start A
Sprint Race Playing Field(Drawings not to scale)
Start B
End A End B
SIDE EVENTS – SPRINT RACE
Limit to 400 teams Limit to 400 teams (inclusive of all (inclusive of all divisions)divisions)
Registration for side events - 19 July 2010
Closing date - 20 August 2010
Each school is allowed a maximum of FOUR teams for each of the side events (max of 5 members per team )
Registration is on a first come first served basis
Registration can be done via email to [email protected]
SIDE EVENTS REGISTRATION
Theme - Robots For Tourism
Open to following age group 1) Primary 3 to Secondary 2 2) Secondary 3 to ITE/JC/Poly (1st yr and 2nd yr)
Any material can be used for the construction of the robot
Size of robot must not exceed 1m wide X 1m long
Registration starts on 12 July 2010 and closes on 20 August 2010
OPEN CATEGORY
From 19 July to 27 August
Monday to Friday
(9-11am, 11am-1pm, 1-3pm and 3-5pm)
Max 4 hours per day, not more than 3 times per week, per school.
Booking can be done via email to [email protected]
TRIAL PLAYING FIELD
Teacher’s Workshop24 July 2010, 9am to 4pm
NXT Workshop for Students
27, 28, 30 July 2010 (2pm to 5:15pm)
3 Aug 2010 (2pm – 3:30pm)
Please refer to the NJRC Website for more details
WORKSHOPS
For the latest updates, visit www.science.edu.sg/njrc
For any queries regarding NJRC 2010, pls send an email to [email protected]