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Grade Level: IX to Intermediate/A' Levels

Topic: Insect Robot Marathon

Objective: To design a legged robot to travel on a designed track by walking, running or hopping on a terrain for a total distance of 6m.

Note: This event requires the presence of only ONE Participant from a team. However, both Outstation team members are more than welcome to attend using their personal resources for boarding and lodging for the second team member.

Rules:

Specification
1. The robot must have at least one leg. There is no limit to the maximum number of legs used. The maximum length and maximum width of the robot is restricted to a 0.4m x 0.4m square area. There is no height restriction on the robot. There is no restriction on the dimension and geometry of the robot once it has started each race attempt (i.e.: once any part of the robot crosses the starting line.)
2. The robots must be completely autonomous. It should contain both the controller and power units. In addition, the power unit attached to the robot must not exceed 1 kg. Spare power units must be identical.
3. Radio-frequency (RF) control is strictly prohibited in the robot design except for start/stop operation of the robot (i.e., remote push button to start and stop the operation of the robot.)
4. Each leg of the robot must consist of a minimum of two limb segments and demonstrate relative motion between the limbs to realise a walking motion.
5. The limbs of the robot must include some means of controlled motion to realize the walking, running, and/or hopping action for the robot. The following are some examples NOT considered as a legged robot:
6. Rotating wheel with spokes or any other structure sticking out radially to represent 'feet'.
7. Traction belt with studs or roller chain with ‘feet’ mounted in any orientation.
8. Robot, with feet or any floor contact point, mounted with motion-assisted roller wheel(s) is strictly prohibited
9. Locus for each of the feet of the robot cannot be higher than its associated pivoting joint.
SPECIFICATIONS OF RACE TRACK
1. The race-track is a raised platform of a fixed width of approximately 0.6m wide and is approximately 6m in length.
2. The track comprises of three straight segments connected together. The first segment is 1.5m long sloped at 15 deg, next is a 1.5m track with sand and gravel and the remaining is straight & plane. The entire track is constructed with 1/4-inch plywood. The top surface will be painted in mat black. It is designed to support a robot with a maximum weight of 6 kg. The joint between 2 track segments is NOT expected to be perfectly level and it may be uneven. Track segments at the same elevation are joined with a maximum step at the joints of 5 millimeters.
FORMAT OF COMPETITION
1. Each robot will be given one chance i.e. after starting of the race you are not allowed to stop or ask for a restart.
2. At any time when the distance between the robots is greater than 1m, the robot left behind will be knocked out from the competition and shall be removed immediately from the track. The overtaking robot shall continue to complete the race.
3. There will be Knock-out Championship Matches (With randomly chosen robots )
4. All robot entries will be randomly paired by drawing of lots. Provisions will be given to pair robots with the same number of legs, starting with the least number. The odd number robot may run with robots with a higher number of legs or by itself. Every match will consist of 3 races. Both robots competing in the race will be timed. The Table of 8 shown in Fig. 2 will be used.
RULES OF THE COMPETITION
1. Each School may send ONE team.
2. Each team will be represented by ONE or TWO Participants.
3. This event requires the presence of only ONE Participant from a team.
4. Attending participants should register with the Registration Desk at the ISEO venue no earlier than 1 and a half hours prior to an event and no later than half an hour prior to the event.
5. The robot will be “caged� at least 30 minutes before the start of the competition. The caged robot should be the full robot PLUS all necessary power units of the same capacity and weight. Once the competition starts, no individual is allowed to access the robots in the “caging� area.
6. Two robots will be racing against each other at any one time and the sequence will be determined by drawing of lots. The robot has to complete the entire competition race-track for each race. No change of batteries is allowed during the competition. No cleaning of robot parts and tracks are allowed.
7. The robot is to start from a stationary starting position, with the extremity of the robot aligned to the start line. It has to travel along the track either by walking, running or hopping, or any other motion not identified as a wheeled motion.
8. The robot must keep within the designated track during the race. The result is void if
9. any part of the robot completely touches the ground or the robot falls off the track before fully crosses the Finishing line. Or
10. any part of the robot crosses on to the other track.
11. If any of the above situations occurs, the participant, under instruction from the judge, must remove their robot immediately.
12. The race and race time both starts by the blow of a whistle. A valid Recorded Time is measured from the time the whistle is blown until the moment when any part of the robot crosses the Start/End line at the Start Zone after 3 laps. Any robot moved before the whistle is blown will be considered to have had a False Start. All robots shall only be given 1 False Start warning and any subsequent False Start will imply the robot has lost a race.
13. No parts of the robot are to be left behind on the race-track. Winning is based on the best time of a completed race for each robot. If the robot failed to achieve any single complete run, it shall be retired from the competition.
14. During the competition, if the robot, under any circumstance, does not demonstrates any positive action to start or complete the race (e.g.: always crashes or run out of track for no apparent reason) it may be asked to retire, at the discretion of the judges, while the other robot will still carry on the competition on its own.
15. Once the robot has started its race, the robot handler can only access the robot after it crosses the Finishing Line or the robot runs out of the track completely.
16. Modification of a robot during the competition is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. No extra parts are to be added to or removed from the robot once the competition time starts. The only replacement allowable is the robot’s power unit which was declared during caging. Replacement of a power unit is not allowed during the course of the 3 races of any single Match. Every robot must have their individual parts and no sharing is allowed.
17. All robots should be returned to the caging area or a designated location after it has run a match. The teams are not allowed to take back their robots until the whole competition is concluded.
18. Any violation of the rules above will result in the run being invalidated.
19. Participants must collect their robots between 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the day of the event. Robots will not be available before this time.
20. The ISEO committee will not be held responsible for any robot left behind after 6:00 p.m. on the day of the event.
21. The ISEO committee reserves the right to withdraw any entry it deems inappropriate or unsuitable.
22. Attendance will be restricted to faculty members and enrolled students of all participating schools.

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