Robot Shove (aka Bottle RoboSumo)

Rules &Judging Guidelines

North American ChampionshipNov 3, 2012, 2pm~6pm

Lawrence Tech

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Why Robot Shove for Learning?

• Dynamic environment– Opponent is moving– Bottle may be moving

• Unknown environment– Location of bottle is unknown– Lighting condition is unknown– Table color is partially known– …

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STEM learning Goals

• Physical Science– Newton’s laws– Force, Mass, Velocity, and Acceleration– Friction– Gears

• Sensors• Computer Programming

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Qualifying: Object Detection Testing

• We will first test if the robot detects the bottle • We will record the time to take to push the bottle off

the table; Team rank will be determined• Also judges will mark the side of the robot that has

working sensor(s) to detect the object• Teams may compete, even if it does not succeed in

this test• The team rank is used to make Double Elimination

Tournament Brackets with Seeds

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Practice Schedule

• Practice Fields are open to teams:– Friday, Nov 2: 3pm ~ 8pm– Saturday, Nov 3: 9am ~ 1:30pm

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Schedule• Qualifying test from 1:45pm• Opening ceremony: 2:30pm• Expected total time for 25 teams:

– Number of double elimination matches for N teams: max. 2*N -1

– Expected number of matches: around 50– Expected time for a match: 2x3 = 6 min– Expected total time: 300 min = 5 hours, if sequential.

• Jr. and Sr. competitions will be concurrent till Semi finals

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How to start the game• Size & weight must be checked for each

match• Each ring has a timer• Only one player is allowed to start the robot• Just press the orange button and go• Human player must move back promptly• A judge will place a bottle in between the

robots• Do *not* come close to the ring, when the

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Sample Initial Configuration (1)The Bottle will be located on this virtual line during the 3 seconds“wait” period.

Center

Teams can choose the orientation either south or north. Omni directional robots can be located any direction

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Sample Initial Configuration (2)The Bottle will be located on this virtual line during the 3 seconds“wait” period.

Southcorner

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Sample Initial Configuration (3)The Bottle will be located on this virtual line during the 3 seconds“wait” period.

Northcorner

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Sample Initial Configuration (4)

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A team of two Judges

• Winner of each game is determined when both Judges agree.

• If not, they will decide whether to do rematch or declare tie game.

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A team of two Judges

• Both Judges must agree on intentional dropping of bottle, off the table

• If not, the game continues. The bottle will not be removed from the competition area. (Note that the table is raised up.)

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Example – if Bottle is dropped off the table unintentionally, the game will continue until one robot remains on the table

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FAQ• My start button was not pressed correctly. Can I

touch the robot after the game started. - No.• My robot did not move at all. – This is OK. Game

will continue. • Drop of robot piece – Automatic lose (robots are

not allowed to expand)• Someone was using flash photography – Game

continues, if both robots are not affected. If a robot is affected, the Judges will decide rematch or not. Also, Judges must announce “No Flash Photography” rule in the beginning.

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Two Sumo Rings

• Ring1 (Sr. Division)– Judge 1: XXXX– Judge 2: XXXX– Score keeper: XXXX

• Ring 2 (Jr. Division)– Judge 1: XXXX– Judge 2: XXXX– Score keeper: XXXX

Judges have all the discretion in making final decisions

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Recognition for everyone at the end of the program

• Certificateo Please update team info by Tue Oct 30, Noono Upload Team Picture by Tue Oct 30, Noon

• Medal

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Team Travel Support for IRO 2012

• Partial Airfare• Additional support from Robofest Office for

Team fundraising events

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International Robot Olympiad 2013

• Robot Shove Game Again in December• Denver, Colorado

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chung@LTU.edu

Questions?

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