Presents:

The 2012 rules for Eurobot Autonomous

contest

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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

Important changes

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This year robots become pirates. They participate to a treasury hunt.

Their aim: collect as many coins and bullions as possible.

Goal of the 2012 game

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Game Area

Dimensions: 2000 x 3000mm Borders: 70 mm

Slope: 0%

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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.

Actions

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Treasury mapQualification stage

Map Forest

Beach

Game elements

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Treasury mapQualification stage

Action / Constraints

Scoring: 5 coins

Action: Take off the piece of fabric of your color

Constraints: Take off the fabric of your color only from the front

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Treasure on the island

Game elementsTotems

Jungles

Yellow bullions

Black and white coins

Ship

Captain’s bedroom (starting area)

Loading deck

Hold

Palm tree

Peanuts island

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Treasure on the island

Action / Constraints

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

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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RobotsDimensions

Main robotMain robot Secondary robotSecondary robot

≤ 1200 mm (undeployed)

≤ 1600 mm (deployed)

≤ 800 mm (undeployed)

≤ 1000 mm (deployed)

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RobotsEnergy 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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MatchesBefore 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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MatchsScoring

• 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

During the event

Eurobot website: www.eurobot.org

Forum Eurobot Open: www.planete-sciences.org/forums

Knowledges et experiences

Teams websites

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Thanks

The rules have been prepared by the volunteers of Planète Sciences

www.planete-sciences.org

trophees@planete-sciences.org

Tél.: +33 (0)1 69 02 76 10

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Contacts

Eurobot Associationc/o Planète Sciences

16 Place Jacques Brel – 91130 Ris-Orangis – Francewww.eurobot.org

General information & Registration: contact@eurobot.org

Refeering committe: referee@eurobot.org

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Thanks for your interest!

Eurobot 2012

We hope you willenjoy this new edition and

learn a lot from this technical and human

experience

Regarding to meet you soon!