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{{Draft}}[[Category:FSOSS 2013]]
== Autonomous Robot Competition ==
== Autonomous Robot Competition= Draft Rules - Version 2 - 2013-08-14 ===
There are three divisions in this competition, with slightly different rules:
===== Division A - High School:=====
===== Division B - Scoring will be maze completion time in seconds (lower is better).Post-Secondary =====
* Teams will consist of 1- 5 team members. The oldest member of the team must be enrolled in a College or University program.* Scoring will be maze completion time in seconds multiplied by the weight of the robot in kilograms recorded to three decimal places (1 gram resolution) (lower is better). Teams aim to achieve the lowest score.* The maze will be constructed of white-painted or unfinished wood panels.
===== Division B C - Post-Secondary:Open =====
# One robot per team.# Each robot must be not more than 25 cm wide, 25 cm long, and 15 cm high.# Each robot must be completely self- contained: all power, sensors, logic, and mechanisms must be (and remain during operation) within the dimensions stated above.# Each robot must weigh not more than 5 kg.# Each robot must not communicate with any external devices by radio, infrared, or any other communication technique.# Each robot must contain suitable sensors for navigating the maze. Any non-destructive, safe sensing technology may be used (such as ultrasonic, radar, infrared, or touch). The sensing technology must not require any special license, environmental conditions, or protective gear (e.g., if radar is used, it must not require a radio license; if laser is used, it must not require that observers wear goggles).# No robot may produce any material emissions (such as a gaseous exhaust).# No robot may touch any wall of the maze will with a force greater than 20 newtons.# The robot navigation software must run on a [http://raspberrypi.org Raspberry Pi] computer.# Robots must be constructed available for inspection at least one hour before the start of white-painted or unfinished wood panelsthe competition.
# One robot will navigate the maze circuit at a time.# The robot will be prepared by the entering team and placed against a pressure-sensitive switch- The panel at the start of the maze.# When a competition official signals the team, the team will activate the robot by activating a switch on the robot.# Timing will commence when the robot leaves the switch-panel at the start of the maze and will terminate when the switch-panel at the end of the maze is depressed.# Each robot must complete the maze within 10 minutes. Robots not completing the circuit within the given time frame will not be constructed judged for any of various materialsthe other competition criteria.# For divisions C and D, possibly including: glass or plexiglass; woodeach robot will be recorded in kilograms with a 1-gram resolution for the purposes of scoring.# Each robot must be available for viewing by the public when not racing. Each team will be provided with one square metre of table space for display and charging/metal/plastic/composite with various finishes; metal or fibreglass meshsystem adjustment. For “Most Innovative Technology”, “Most Attractive Design”, and “Wildest Auxilliary Features” categories, either rigid the winner will be selected by votes cast by FSOSS attendees.# Robots may have appropriate text or on a frame; and surfaces covered decals attached but such decoration should be in keeping with soft fabric such as felt the spirit of the event. Teams will be provided an opportunity to remove or cover any decals or velour)text that the judges deem offensive.
