RELAY
AGE CATEGORY
KIDS (10 to12 years old)
SENIOR (13 to 18 years old )
GOAL
The goal of the Robot Athletes is to autonomously follow the black line on the white field of the track within 3 minutes passing the baton to another robot of the synergy (2 teams per synergy) and finish in the shortest possible time.
TEAMS – COACHES
1. Teams and not individuals participate in the Games.
2. The sport requires 2 teams to cooperate with each other. Teams should be from the same school/organisation. For 2025, there will be no draw for cooperation with an unknown team. Each coach should take care of 2 teams so that he can take part in the sport. The purpose of the change is to avoid phenomena such as a group of 2 forming a synergy not competing for some reason or there being difficulty in understanding between the groups of a synergy due to language etc.
3. Each group can consist of two (2) – three (3) people. Each team can have only one robot.
4. Each team should nominate up to 1 Robot Technician. Only the Robot Technician is allowed in the waiting area or play area. The rest of the team will remain in the team area or watch the game from the audience. If a team does not adhere to the above rule and its members roam the field then the team will be disqualified.
5. The team is allowed to change technician in every attempt it makes on the track in order for all the members of the team to engage in the sport, but this is not mandatory.
6. Team members must be 10 years old (4th grade) and older.
7. The team coach must be at least 20 years old.
8. For smooth participation in the competition, the coach must necessarily have 1 assistant for each of his 3 teams that will participate in the competition.
9. Each team is allowed to have only one robot. It is forbidden to change robots during the competition.
10. Teams are not allowed to share the same robot.
11. If a team has a serious problem with their robot they are only allowed to change the microprocessor after permission from the Headjudges.
ROBOT ATHLETE – ATHLETE CATEGORY
The Competition is for Robot Athletes regardless of the robotic package or hardware used.
All Robot Athletes compete together in each age division.
1. The Robot Athlete must be autonomous.
2. The Robot Athlete must have a gripper in order to grasp the baton.
2. Its maximum overall dimension must be up to 35cm Width x 35cm Length.
3. The Robot Athlete will be weighed and must comfortably fit into a control box.
– The control box measures 35 x 35 cm plus two (2) mm tolerance.
4. The Athlete Robot should be placed in the control box without applying pressure.
5. The Robot Athlete must not wear or damage the track or pose a threat to spectators in any way.
6. The Robot Athlete must have a start and stop button.
7. The use of pneumatic devices / hardware is prohibited in any category of robots.
8. Regardless of robot category, only one processor, 4 motors and 4 sensors are allowed.
WINNERS
After the completion of the 2 hours, 1st – 2nd – 3rd place are announced for each age category.
– The ranking will be based on the shortest time of the Alliances.
– In the event that no alliance has finished, then ranking will be based on the longest distance covered by the alliances on the track.