Robotics Competition: Registration, Registered Teams
Student teams will build and program robots to compete against each other. Conference and contest registration are required. This year's Robotics Contest has been sponsored by Digi-Key, with prizes for the top three placing teams.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $500.00 |
| 2nd | $300.00 |
| 3rd | $200.00 |
Student team members for both contests must register for the conference, and each team must be accompanied by a registered faculty coach who is willing to act as a contest coordinator or judge.
Student teams will compete in a one-on-one robot basketball tournament. Each team must register for the contest prior to April 5th, 2008, and each team must have one faculty coach. No faculty member may coach more than one team. Registration will be available in the Fall of 2007. Detailed rules can be downloaded in PDF or DOC format
We've had a couple of rule clarifications that are being posted so that all teams are equally aware. We've also posted pictures of the completed basketball court.
- Question: Can we pass the ball through the bottom of the hoop and have it fall back through in order
to score a point?
Answer: No. According to international basketball rules Article 16.2.4 "If a player causes the entire ball to pass through the basket from below, it is a violation." - Question: Are there any limits to the colors robots can be? We want to paint our robot orange and blue to confuse other
robots into thinking it is a ball.
Answer: Yes, there are limits. Rule 16 of our competition applies here: Any robot that violates the spirit of the contest rules, in the judgment of the organizers, will be eliminated from competition. Painting a robot the color of the balls appears to be a violation of the spirit of the contest and would not be allowed. - Question: Can the robot be picked up and reconfigured or repositioned or reprogrammed during the contest?
Answer: Yes, as long as the robot is substantially within it's initial starting area. I suspect that we will have the judges determine whether a robot is subtantially within it's starting area. - Question: Can a human player ever touch the ball?
Answer: No. - Question: Can the robot be picked up and reconfigured or repositioned or reprogrammed while the robot is 'holding' the ball?
Answer: Yes. As long as the human player never touches the ball. If the player accidently touches the ball the Judge will determine what penalty to assess. Penalties may range from nothing if the judge determines that the touching was purely accidental and no advantage was gained, removing the ball from the robot, up to possibly disqualification if the judge determines that the player intentionaly sought to gain advantage by their action. The judges ruling cannot be challenged. - Question:I understand that a player cannot touch the ball. Can a player use the robot to 'scoop' up the ball while the ball is in the
starting area and the robot has also returned to the starting area?
Answer: No. This clearly violates the spirit of the rules.
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