NEW ZEALAND ROBOT OLYMPIAD 2023
July 3 – 14, 2023
405-470, City campus, The University of Auckland
Competition Division
Junior S (Lower Primary School): Year 1 – 4 who are using blocks
Junior A (Lower Primary School): Year 1 – 4
Junior B (Upper Primary School): Year 5 – 6
Challenge A (Intermediate School): Year 7 – 8
Challenge B (High School): Year 9 – 13
Competition Dates
Day 1 (July 3, Mon): Junior S Individuals (Block Battle Cube & Line Tracer)
Day 2 (July 4, Tue): Junior A & B Individuals (Battle Cube/Battle Soccer & Line Tracer)
Day 3 (July 5, Wed): Senior Individuals (Battle Cube/Battle Soccer & Line Tracer)
Day 4 (July 6, Thu): Junior/Senior Robot Soccer / Robot Formula Racing
Day 5 (July 11, Tue): Junior/Senior Creative Robot
Day 6 (July 12, Wed): Junior/Senior Robot in Movie
Day 7 (July 13, Thu): Junior/Senior Cyber Robot & Physical Computing
Day 8 (July 14, Fri): Award Ceremony (10am at B405-470)
* No internet allowed during the competition. Will be disqualified if you use the internet without permission.
* Allowed to use ROBOROBO kit for individual categories. Junior S group should use ROBOROBO Block Kit only.
* All categories are onsite competition, which means you cannot use prebuilt robot and code (except Robot Soccer Mirosot).
* Can be disqualified if you have saved code on your computer or try to use them during the competition.
* Can participate to the pre-registered categories only (cannot register during the competition period).
* Cannot use any specialized kits or non-Roborobo CPUs for Line Tracer. Only can use Roborobo AVR CPUs.
* Junior A can select only Battle Cube, not Battle Soccer.
* Junior B and Challenge A can select ONLY one of Battle Cube and Battle Soccer (cannot select both of them).
The category, which does not have enough students, can be cancelled.
* Challenge B can select both Battle Soccer and Battle Cube, but Battle Soccer is a team game.
* Can participate to Line Tracer regardless of participating to Battle Cube and Battle Soccer.
* Participants can select ONLY one of Cyber Robot and Physical Computing (cannot select both of them).
The category, which does not have enough students, can be cancelled.
* No Cyber Robot for Challenge B.
* For Creative Robot, Robot in Movie, Cyber Robot, and Physical Computing, one team can have max 3 members.
* For Robot Soccer Mirosot, one team can have max 3 members.
* Only the participants who submit their completed robots within the given time can go to the final round.
* Cannot take your robots back on Day 5 and 6 if you participate to the next day competitions.
If you take your robot out from the competition venue, you should dismantle it for re-entering and re-make it during the given time.
* Lunch and drinks should be prepared by students. No food will be provided from the competition with dietary issue.
Competition Schedule
8:00 – 8:30: Registration / Entry check (405-470)
8:30 – 9:00: Safety induction / Kit & computer inspection
9:00 – 13:00: Developing round (9:00 – 11:00 Developing / 11:00 – 13:00 Competition on Day 1)
13:00 – 13:30: Lunch
13:30 – ? : Competition round (usually takes 2-4 hours, but it is different from the number of finalists)
Day 1 will be completed around 1pm. No lunch needed.
Day 4 will start at the Level 2 (405-222). No use the main room (405-470).
Day 8 will start from 10am at 405-470.
Competition Category and Rule
Battle Cube
– Make robots can be controlled wired/wireless on site. Cannot use commercial kit specialized for Battle Cube.
– Size limit: 22cm x 18cm (no height limit)
– Weight limit: 3Kg
– Competition ground and object types will be announced in the competition.
– Move different objects on the competition ground to the goal position within a minute.
– Junior students can push the objects, but Challenge students should grab and lift the objects to put them into the basket.
– One robot can carry max 3 objects at once, otherwise get penalty.
– Can use wireless as well as wired control, which should be long enough not to pull the robot, otherwise get penalty.
– Penalty is stopping for 10 seconds and restarting from the starting point.
– Scores are different from object types, which will be announced in the competition.
– The team who get more scores within 1 minute will be the winner.
– It is a tournament game.
– Can select one of single (1 vs. 1) and pair (2 vs. 2). Cannot do both.
Battle Soccer
– Make robots can be controlled wired/wireless on site. Cannot use commercial kit specialized for Battle Soccer.
– Size limit: A4 paper size within 20cm height
– Weight limit: 3Kg
– Competition ground and ball type will be announced in the competition.
– Play a soccer game to make goals and keep the ball for 1 minute.
– Can break the opposite robots as well as your robots can be broken, but cannot use sharp weapons (can be disqualified).
– Robot should have at least 2 sides of cube to open when grabbing the ball, otherwise disqualified.
– The team who get more scores within 1 min will be the winner.
– It is a tournament game.
– Can select one of single (1 vs. 1) and pair (2 vs. 2). Cannot do both.
Line Tracer
– Make robots to follow the white line over the dark ground autonomously on site. No manual control allowed.
– Only allow to use ROBOROBO Robokit (https://eng.roborobo.co.kr/products/robot/robokit/intro).
– Not allow to use line tracer kits, such as Black line pro.
– Cannot use or non-Roborobo CPUs for Line Tracer. Only can use Roborobo AVR CPU series.
– Cannot use any other robot kits (inc. customized materials) that makes the same condition for all participants.
– Size limit: 22cm x 18cm (no height/weight limit).
– Each team has three rounds (1 minute per round).
– Random order for the 1st round, and reorder from the team who has slowest record from the next round.
– Cannot change your turn to run. If you cannot run, you should give up that round.
– Can try multiple runs until the time is done.
– Select the best lap time among max 3 rounds.
– Can select one of single (1 robot) and relay (2 robots).
– Relay should have two robots using buttons to touch physically.
– If the second robot fails, restart from the first robot at the starting point.
Creative Robot
– Make robots related to the given theme, which will be given in the competition.
– No size and weight limit. No limits for kits and materials, but cannot use sharp and dangerous materials (can be disqualified).
– Should do a documentation of your design and develop.
– Do presentation with demo within 3 mins plus 2 mins Q&A as a team.
Cyber Robot
– Make a graphics-based SW related to the given mission, which will be given in the competition.
– No size and weight limit. No limits for kits and materials, but cannot use sharp and dangerous materials (can be disqualified).
– Use graphics-based logic tools, such as Scratch, Coding Story, Entry to make graphics software related to the robot.
– Should use robots. Can use the robots built from the Creative robot category.
– Should do a documentation of your design and develop.
– Do presentation with demo within 3 mins plus 2 mins Q&A as a team.
– Prepare a laptop with HDMI port for your demo.
Physical Computing
– Make a graphics-based SW related to the given mission, which will be given in the competition.
– No size and weight limit. No limits for kits and materials, but cannot use sharp and dangerous materials (can be disqualified).
– Make a story with graphics-based logic tools, such as Scratch, Coding Story, Entry.
– Can use max 2 sensors for Junior B and unlimited sensors for Challenge A, but no sensors allowed for Junior A.
– Cannot use outputs including motors for all aged groups.
– Should do a documentation of your design and develop.
– Do presentation with demo within 3 mins plus 2 mins Q&A as a team.
– Prepare a laptop with HDMI port for your demo.
Robot in Movie
– Film a story using robots related to the given theme.
– A video running time should be between 30 seconds and 120 seconds, plus max 1 min interview.
– Video should be less than 200MB, but resolution should be higher than 1280 x 720 with only AVI, WMV, MOV and MP4.
– Can use the robots built from the Creative robot category.
– Submit the final video with USB memory stick.
– Should do a documentation of your design and develop.
Robot Soccer Mirosot
– Make a soccer robot system including vision, strategy and robots as a team (max 3 members).
– Follow the FIRA Mirosot rule.
Awards
Certificate to Top 3 of each division & each category
Certificate to the Finalists of each category
Top ranked students get the opportunity to compete in the International Robot Olympiad, represent to NZ (if we have it)
The International Robot Olympiad 2023 will be held in xxx, xxxx (mid-January 2024)
Application
Eligibility: Open to all students who are officially registered to the schools in NZ
Download application here: Application
Send application or any enquiries: nzroa1@gmail.com
APPLICATION DEADLINE : 8 May 2022
WEB: https://cares.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/education/robot-olympiad
Organizers
NZ Robot Olympiad Association
CILab (Creative Imagination Laboratory)
Sponsors (TBA)
The University of Auckland
CILab (Creative Imagination Laboratory)
CARES (Centre for Automation and Robotic Engineering Science)
Coding Lab
Afterscool Co.
Sunny Chae, Barfoot &Thompson
Hi Well Charitable Foundation
Future Insurance & Mortgage
IEEE New Zealand North Chapter
IEEE New Zealand, Robotics and Automation Joint Society
ROBOROBO
IROC (International Robot Olympiad Committee)
High School Previous Competitions
NZRO 2022 Winners
Line Tracer Single – Lower Primary
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Line Tracer Single – Upper Primary
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Line Tracer Single – Intermediate
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Line Tracer Single – High School
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Line Tracer Relay – Upper Primary
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Line Tracer Relay – Intermediate
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Battle Cube Single – Lower Primary
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Battle Cube Single – Upper Primary
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Battle Cube Single – Intermediate
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Battle Cube Single – High School
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Battle Cube Pair – Lower Primary
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Battle Cube Pair – Upper Primary
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Battle Cube Pair – Intermediate
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Battle Soccer Single – Upper Primary
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Battle Soccer Pair – Upper Primary
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Battle Soccer Team – High School
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Creative Robot – Lower Primary
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Creative Robot – Upper Primary
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Creative Robot – Intermediate
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Creative Robot – High School
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Robot in Movie – Lower Primary
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Robot in Movie – Intermediate
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Robot in Movie – Challenge B
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Cyber Robot – Upper Primary
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Cyber Robot – High School
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Physical Computing – Lower Primary
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Physical Computing – Intermediate
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Robot Soccer – open
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IRO 2023 Winners
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Creative Robot – Challenge
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Robot in Movie – Junior
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Physical Computing – Junior
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Physical Computing – Challenge
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