SIUE Robotics
SIUE CS Dept. : Roboti.cs : Competitions : RoboCraft



Introduction

In the distant future, small, rival organizations compete for control on the edge of the galaxy. As resources run short, however, these organizations find themselves looking towards neighboring, unexplored worlds. As the leaders for your organization, you must send intelligent robots to gather the resources you need to expand your forces and control the fate of the galaxy. Enter the world of…

RoboCraft

Objectives

Robots must gather the precious and limited resources from the mining sites, defend its own respective base and build site, and prevent the opposing team from gathering and building more, all before their limited three-minute battery life expires!

  • Base – starting point; used to store your resources for points.
  • Mining site – where resources can be gathered.
  • Resources – used to score points, or build buildings for more points.
  • Build site – where buildings can be constructed; approx. 1 ½” tall.
  • Buildings – resources placed atop build sites to score more points.

Description

  • Each robot will start in its own colored base, designated at the beginning of the round.
  • Each team has already set up three buildings for a base of operations in their respective build sites.
  • Resources can be deposited in a base to score points for the team of that base’s color.
  • Resources deposited in a build site can be used to construct buildings for more points.
  • Buildings that leave the build site are considered destroyed, but can be recycled in the form of resources.
  • Though each robot will have its own mining site (colored respectively), resources are resources, and can be used by either team.

Scoring

  • Each resource deposited in a base is worth 5 points for the team of that base.
  • Resources deposited on a build site are worth 10 points for the team of that build site.
  • Points are counted at the end of each round, and are based on the final positions of resources, buildings, and robots.
  • In the case of a tie by points, the following tie-breaker rules will be enforced:
    • The team with the most number of buildings.
    • The team with the most number of buildings of their own color.
    • The team with the most number of resources of their own color.
    • The team whose robot is atop a build site.
    • The team whose robot has broken the vertical projection of their mining site.
      • If both teams meet the previous tie break, the team whose robot's start button is closest to its own base's furthest corner.
      • If neither team meets the previous tie break, the team whose robot's start button is furthest from its own base's furthest corner.
      • If either robot is impeded (due to contact with another robot) while trying to reach its mining site, a tie will be left to the judges discretion.
    • A team whose robot fails to leave its base will receive 0 points for the round.
    • Judges rulings are final! 

Restrictions

  • Robots must be able to fit within a 15”x15”x15” box before each round starts, however, can expand to any size once the round has begun. This rule will only be enforced if challenged by an opposing team.
  • Robots may place up to four independent structures on the board as long as they are not considered by a judge to be small enough to interfere with the mechanical operations of other robots.
  • Robots that are considered by a judge to be entangled may be restarted in that team’s base.
  • Robots have only three-minutes to complete their assigned operations.
  • If a judge rules that a robot has been immobilized, they may offer a team a single chance to restart their robot during continuing play, effective upon the agreement of both teams.
  • If more than half of the time remains in a round, a judge may offer a complete restart with the clock reset to 1 minute and 30 seconds, effective upon the agreement of both teams.

Construction

  • 1” PVC pipe (approximately 1 5/16” OD)
    • 2 – 93” (half-black, half-white)
    • 2 – 45” (1 black, 1 white)
  • 4 90 degree PVC 1” corners (2 black, 2 white)
  • 20 golf balls (10 black, 10 white)
  • 1 4’x8’ tile board
  • 4 22 11/16”x15”xΎ” particle board (stacked 1 ½”; build site)
  • Ύ” black electrical tape for bases and center line

Resources

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Questions

If you have any questions, please contact Ross Mead