Presents:
The 2012 rules
for Eurobot Autonomous contest
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Important changes
Eurobot rules
Eurobot Junior rules
Merging of parameters
Read again very carefully the rules
(Tables dimensions, Robots dimensions, etc.)
WHY ?
The same playing area for both contest
Favour exchanges between participants of both contest
Ease the organisation of both contest together
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Goal of the 2012 game
This year robots become pirates.
They participate to a treasury hunt.
Their aim: collect as many coins and bullions as possible.
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Game Area
Dimensions: 2000 x 3000mm
Borders: 70 mm
Slope: 0%
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Actions
Like all good pirates, this year robots must collect as many coins as possible
in order to fill their treasure chest at its maximum.
To do so, they will be able to accomplish the following actions:
• Treasury map:
Robots must discover the treasury map.
• Treasure island:
Every robot should bring back maximum coins and bullions in its ship.
• Bottles in the sea:
Robots should unroll messages thrown by other ships through bottles in
the sea.
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Treasury map
Qualification stage
Game elements
Forest
Map
Beach
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Treasury map
Qualification stage
Action / Constraints
Action: Take off the piece of fabric of your color
Constraints: Take off the fabric of your color only from the front
Scoring: 5 coins
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Treasure on the island
Game elements
Palm tree
Totems
Ship
Captain’s bedroom
(starting area)
Loading deck
Peanuts island
Jungles
Yellow bullions
Hold
Black and white coins
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Treasure on the island
Action / Constraints
Action
- Put completely inside your ship
as many bullions and coins as
possible.
- Throughout the match:
opportunity to capture bullions and
coins in competitor’s ship.
Constraints
- Maximum 4 coins and 1 bullion
in the captain’s bedroom
- Stealing elements in the
competitor captain’s bedroom is
forbidden.
Scoring: 3 coins/bullions - 1 coin/white coin - 0 coin/black coin.
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Bottles in the sea
Game elements
Bottles and unrolled
messages
Pushing system
Avaible: a black line
for autonomous secondary
robots following lines
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Bottles in the sea
Action / Constraints
Action
Push the buttons of your
colour against the border to
unroll the messages
Constraints
It’s forbidden to push the
buttons of the competitor
Starting position
Validated action
Scoring: 5 coins/button completely push
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Project presentation
• Each team must propose a presentation of its team
members and its robot(s), at least thanks to a board
(poster).
Any other idea for the support of this presentation will be
welcomed.
• A jury will award a special price
for the best presentation.
Winning board at the Eurobot
Junior 2011 finale
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Robots
Dimensions
Main robot
≤ 1200 mm
(undeployed)
≤ 1600 mm
(deployed)
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Secondary robot
≤ 800 mm
(undeployed)
≤ 1000 mm
(deployed)
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Robots
Energy and control commands
• Maximum voltage: 48V
• Other resources allowed (spring mechanism, gravity…)
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WARNING!!!
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Some mandatory
equipments
• Starting cord
• Emergency stop button: heightmax = 375mm
• Automatic shut down
• Obstacle avoidance system
• Beacon support
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Matches
Before and during a match
• 2 teams encounter
• Preparation on the table: 180 seconds
• Match duration: 90 seconds
• Forbidden to intervene
– e.g.: Hand contact
– e.g.: From distance
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Matchs
Scoring
• Victory: number of accumulated coins + 10 bonus coins
• Equality: number of accumulated coins + 5 bonus coins
• Defeat: number of accumulated coins + 2 bonus coins
• Withdrawal: no coin
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Exchanges
Knowledges et experiences
Forum Eurobot Open: www.planete-sciences.org/forums
Eurobot website: www.eurobot.org
Teams websites
During the event
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Thanks
The rules have been prepared by the
volunteers of Planète Sciences
www.planete-sciences.org
[email protected]
Tél.: +33 (0)1 69 02 76 10
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Contacts
Eurobot Association
c/o Planète Sciences
16 Place Jacques Brel – 91130 Ris-Orangis – France
www.eurobot.org
General information & Registration: [email protected]
Refeering committe: [email protected]
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Thanks for your interest!
We hope you will
enjoy this new edition and
learn a lot from this
technical and human experience
Regarding to meet you soon!
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