Welcome to the Codarra Advanced Systems Robotics Challenge 2012
The Robotics Challenge is now entering its 6th year. The challenge format, scoring and venue will remain the same as last year but there are some changes:
Lego Mindstorms Kits. In previous years we have provided a Lego Mindstorms kit to every school that entered the competition. The supply of kits is very limited this year so we will only be issuing kits to schools that have not competed previously. Returning schools will have to use kits from previous years.
Initial and Mid-Term Review Meetings. In previous years we have held both an initial kick-off meeting and a mid-term review meeting here at Codarra. These meetings will not be held this year.
The Challenge is a great opportunity to learn about engineering and robotics: it is a fun time and it also introduces engineering as an exciting and challenging profession. There is, however, a serious side to the challenge - the writing of The Report. No engineering project would be complete without a report and because of its importance it contributes up to 40% to the final score. If there is a tie between two teams on the competition day, the winner will be the team with the highest mark for their report. So don't relegate the report to the last place on your list of priorities - it could make the difference between winning or not!
Below is a brief overview of the Robotics Challenge:
- Complete the registration process.
- Build and program your robot.
- Submit a short video presentation from your team. We will put these up on our website.
- Submit your report.
- Attend the Competition Day at the Queanbeyan Conference Centre.
Competition Day
An event schedule will be published assigning events and time slots to teams. Each time slot will last 5 minutes. An electronic scoreboard will display each team's score throughout the event. At the start of the competition teams will be ranked according to the mark received for the report and the scores will be updated progressively as the day progresses. Be prepared for last minute upsets.
Goal of the Codarra Robotics Challenge
The goal of the Codarra Robotics Challenge is to provide a hands-on learning experience that links technology, writing skills, presentation skills and practical experience.
What will your school do?
- Identify a teacher who will supervise your team. Supervising teachers will guide and encourage participating students and help them manage the process.
- Allow time and provide support for students to attend the Competition Day.
- Provide encouragement and support.
What will you do?
- Your team will create a robot that will operate autonomously to achieve various goals on the challenge day.
- Submit a short video presentation from your team.
- Submit a team report describing the design and test results.
- Share experiences and discoveries and learn from other students and teams.
What will Codarra Advanced Systems do?
- Provide newly competing schools with one Lego Mindstorms robotics kit.
- Organise Challenge guidance, deliver internet feedback and carry out online interactivity between CAS and the participants.
- Provide mentoring support in the form of e-mail questions and answers and guidance on the web site.
- Mark and score the submitted reports.
- Develop the Challenge course for Competition Day.
- Provide a venue and manage the challenge event.
- Present awards and certificates of participation.
Assessment
- There will be a maximum of 40 points for the report.
- There will be a maximum of 60 points for the challenge.
- In the event of a draw for first place, the team with the best report score will be awarded first prize and announced as the winner.
Prizes
- 1st Prize - $500
- 2nd Prize - $300
- 3rd Prize - $200