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 njrc@science.edu.sg

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 njrc@science.edu.sg

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 njrc@science.edu.sg