From sl9-info@ncc.com Thu Oct 20 18:24:26 EDT 1994 Article: 14362 of comp.robotics Newsgroups: comp.robotics Path: cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu!das-news2.harvard.edu!news2.near.net!MathWorks.Com!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!jvnc.net!news From: rsr@ncc.com (Steve Rainwater) Subject: Robot Competition List Message-ID: <1994Oct14.185152.3858@tigger.jvnc.net> Lines: 291 Sender: news@tigger.jvnc.net (Zee News Genie) Nntp-Posting-Host: ncc.jvnc.net Reply-To: sl9-info@ncc.com (SL9 CD-ROM Information Request) Organization: Network Cybernetics Corporation X-Newsreader: IBM NewsReader/2 v1.00 Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 18:51:52 GMT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBOT CONTESTS AND COMPETITIONS Updated: October 1, 1994 Number of events currently listed: 13 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This listing contains brief summaries of known robot competitions around the world with pointers to additional information when known. Submission of new contest information, rules, agendas, or additional information of any type is appreciated. All information received will be made available to the public on The Interocitor BBS (214-258-1832). This listing is posted monthly on the Fidonet AI, and ROBOTIX conferences as well as on the Usenet newsgroup comp.robotics. Each listing includes a number of different fields: NAME........The name of the competition and/or sponsoring organziation. LAST DATE...Date of the last known occurance of the competition. NEXT DATE...Date on which the next competition will be held. LOCATION....Location where next competition is to be held EVENTS......A listing of the events included in the competition. CLASSES.....Autonomous, radio-controlled, etc. SIZE........Notes on size or weight of robots that may enter. AWARDS......Type or value of awards for winners. INFO........Who to contact for rules, entry forms, or additional information. OTHER.......Misc. additional information. I'm attempting to follow up on the imcomplete entries but have listed what I know (however little that may be) at this time. If anyone can fill me in on one of the partial listings or knows of a competition that I've left out, send me email about! Updates, new listings, corrections, complaints, and suggestions, should be sent to: Internet srainwater@ncc.com Fidonet Steve Rainwater @ 1:124/2206.0 Compuserve 72066.3606@compuserve.com Fax 214-650-1929 BBS 214-258-1832 Copyright (C) 1994, Steve Rainwater/Network Cybernetics Corp. for permission to reprint or include in file collections contact NCC at above addresses. ============================================================================= NAME: American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) LAST DATE: July 31 - August 2, 1994, Washington State Conv. Center NEXT DATE: [TBA] LOCATION: [TBA] EVENTS: OFFICE DELIVERY: Using minimal map information, navigate in offices, around furniture and through corridors to reach a specified goal destination. Go for speed, but watch out for blocked passageways and closed doors. CLEAN UP THE OFFICE: Search the rooms and corridors for rubbish (cans, cups, paper wads) and deposit them in a trashbin. Multiple robots may team up in this event. CLASSES: Autonomous only. SIZE: Must be able to maneuver in 2-meter wide corridors. AWARDS: Certificate for all participants. Winners will receive copies of the AI CD-ROM and subscriptions to technical journals. INFO: AAAI 445 Burgess Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 415-328-3123 Email ncai@aaai.org Rules, information, and reports on previous competitions can be found on The Interocitor BBS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition LAST DATE: May 19, 1994, Georgia Tech NEXT DATE: July 6, 1995 LOCATION: Georgia Tech EVENTS: Single event involving autonomous robot flight, navigation, and object retrieval. Event takes place in a 60' x 120' arena divided in half by a 3' high opaque wall. 6' diameter rings are place 80' apart, one on each side of the wall. One ring is the "pick-up" ring and contains 6 target disks which must be picked up and transfered, one at a time, to the "drop-off" ring on the other side of the wall. CLASSES: Autonomous only (rules require R/C backup for safety reasons) SIZE: ? AWARDS: 1st place $4,000; 2nd place $2,000; 3rd place $1,000 INFO: auvsarc-request@robotics.usc.edu OTHER: After 4 years, no one has completed course. FAQs and RULES are available via FTP from usc.edu in /pub/nn_robotics/other/auvsarc and on The Interocitor BBS. Unfortunately, the rules are in Aldus Pagemaker for Mac format only. An ASCII version will be available soon. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: BEAM Robot Olympics LAST DATE: Sep 23-25, 1993 Glasgow, Scotland NEXT DATE: ? LOCATION: ? EVENTS: SOLARROLLER: Self-starting robot dragster race. PHOTVORE: Robots face a close "world" and each other. HIGH JUMP: Robot creature leaps, lands on feat. ROPE CLIMBING: First up, first down, self-starting. LEGGED RACE: Walking creatures run for the money. INNOVATION MACHINES: Electronic chopsticks, for example. ROBOART/MODIFICATION: Mechanical/electronic aesthetics that move. ROBOT SUMO: Push/Bash an opponent out of a ring. LIMBO RACE: How low can you build? NANOMOUSE: A smaller and simpler form of the... MICROMOUSE: Where metal mice race for aluminum cheese. AEROBOT: Build a self-contained, flying dive-bomber. CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control SIZE: Must be smaller than a "standard upright refrigerator". AWARDS: Non-cash awards in all catagories. INFO: mwtilden@math.uwaterloo.ca (Mark Tilden) Rules for '93 event are available on The Interocitor BBS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Competition of Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles (IAV-95) LAST DATE: none NEXT DATE: 12 - 14 June, 1995 LOCATION: Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland EVENTS: 15-30 min. demonstration. Jury judges the demonstrations on the grounds of how well the vehicle performs following criteria: intelligence autonomousness reliability navigation useability safety CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: There is no size limit, but the competition is for outdoor vehicles so very small robots might have problems in moving on the test field where the competition will be held. AWARDS: 1st 40 000 FIM INFO: Mr. Jussi Suomela Otakaari 5A 02150 Espoo Finland Tel: +358 0 451 3312 Fax: +358 0 451 3308 Email: iavcomp@hut.fi Preliminary rules are available on The Interocitor BBS. OTHER: The competition is held with 2nd IFAC Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Critter Crunch (Sponsored by the Mad Scientists Club) LAST DATE: October, 1993 NEXT DATE: October 21-23, 1994 LOCATION: Denver, CO, held in conjunction with MileHiCon SF convention EVENTS: Robot combat - 2lbs and 20lbs event catagories CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control SIZE: Starting size of 12"x12"x12". Expansion during event okay. Weight limit of 20lbs. Power source must meet OSHA requirements for indoor use. AWARDS: Handmade art objects created by local artist. Awards for 1st, 2nd 3rd place as well as "amusing and arbitrary accomplishments". INFO: The Denver Mad Scientists Club (Denver, CO) Bill Lemieux Internet: blemieux@10nyx.cs.du.edu Fidonet: 1:104/43 (MonkeyBoy BBS) US Snail: 1010 Clarkson St. #101, Denver, CO 80218 Rules and description available on The Interocitor BBS. OTHER: Note that your vehicle may, during the course of competition, be severely damaged, or even destroyed. Past competitions have seen vehicles equipped with pneumatic cylinders, spear-throwing CO2 cannons, and flame throwers. Please consider this when packaging your power source if it involves such potential hazards as acid (batteries), flammable liquids (engines), or plutonium (reactors). Developing an emotional attachment to your vehicle is not recommended. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Hong-Kong Robot ping pong competition LAST DATE: ? NEXT DATE: ? LOCATION Hong Kong EVENTS: Robot ping pong CLASSES: ? SIZE: ? AWARDS: ? INFO: EERTBRAD@hk.cphk.cphkvx (Robin Bradbeer) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: RBL-94 (AAAI 1994 Robot Building Laboratory) LAST DATE: July 31 to August 4, 1994 NEXT DATE: During IJCAI 1995 (tentative, being planned) LOCATION: Montreal (IJCAI-95) EVENTS: ? CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: Dimensions not to exceed 1 cubic foot. AWARDS: ? INFO: ncai@aaai.org, rbl-95@ai.mit.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME: Robofest Robot Sumo Competition LAST DATE: 1994 NEXT DATE: 1995 LOCATION: Austin, Texas EVENTS: Robot Sumo Wrestling CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control SIZE: Base 20cm x 20cm at start of event, Height unlimited, Weight 3000 grams. Expansion during event okay. AWARDS: ? INFO: Austin Robotics Society Rules for last years event are available on The Interocitor BBS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Robotics Society of Southern California Annual Competition and Robot Faire LAST DATE: October, 1993 NEXT DATE: October 2, 1994 LOCATION: ? EVENTS: Robot SUMU Micro-mouse competition "Get me a beer" - a navigation and retrieval contest CLASSES: ? SIZE: ? AWARDS: ? INFO: jbpir2@aol.com (JB PIR2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: San Francisco Robotics Society Robot Sumo Competition LAST DATE: May 1, 1994 at San Jose State University NEXT DATE: September 18, 1994 LOCATION: The Exploritorium in San Francisco, CA EVENTS: Robot Sumo using Fuji Software of Japan rules. CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control SIZE: Base 20cm x 20cm at start of event, Height unlimited, Weight 3000 grams. Expansion during event okay. AWARDS: 1st and 2nd place trophies in RC and Auto classes. INFO: rowley@netcom.com OTHER: Rules and FAQ available via ftp at ftp.netcom.com in pub/rowley and on The Interocitor BBS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Science Center of Connecticut Robot Contest LAST DATE: April 17th, 1994 NEXT DATE: ? LOCATION: Science Center of Connecticut EVENTS: ? CLASSES: ? SIZE: ? AWARDS: $1000 INFO: Jake Mendelssohn, tel 203.231.2824 / fax 203.232.0705 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: SPIE International Unmanned Ground Vehicle Robotics Competition LAST DATE: May 20-22, 1994 NEXT DATE: ? LOCATION: ? EVENTS: All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Outdoor Natural Terrain Course CLASSES: Autonomous only SIZE: No limit? AWARDS: $10,000 to University team with best vehicle INFO: lescoep%ccmail@tacom-enmhl.army.mil ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Western Canadian Robot Games LAST DATE: April 9, 1994, Southern Alberta Institute Of Technology NEXT DATE: April 8, 1995 (saturday) LOCATION: Southern Alberta Institute Of Technology 1301 16TH Ave NW Calgary T2M-0L4 Campus Center Building EVENTS: Robot Sumo Wrestling Atomic Hockey (robots in ring area attempt to gather and deposit ping-pong balls [protons] in their goal [nucleus] while avoiding ball bearings [electrons] or placing them in the opponents goal.) Solar Roller The Extinguisher Robot Exhibition And Demostrations CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control SIZE: 9"x9" square at start, expansion during event okay. no limit on height. 5kg max weight in Sumo event. AWARDS: Medalions and prizes for winners. Names engraved on trophies. (last years prizes exceeded $2,000 in value.) INFO: maynard@trantor.el.sait.ab.ca (Craig Maynard) OTHER: We are working toward hosting Mark Tildens BEAM robot olympics this year and generally have an impressive line-up of robot demonstrations in addition to the competitions. ============================================================================= --------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- | Internet srainwater@ncc.com || Network Cybernetics Corporation | | Fidonet Steve Rainwater@1:124/2206 || Tel 214-650-2002 BBS 214-258-1832 | | Compuserve 72066,3606 || Fax 214-650-1929 | --------------------------------------- -----------------------------------