NEW ZEALAND ROBOT OLYMPIAD 2022
July 11 – 21, 2022
405-222/236/240/470, City campus, The University of Auckland
Competition Division
Junior A (Lower Primary School): Year 1 – 4
Junior B (Upper Primary School): Year 5 – 6
Challenge A (Intermediate School): Year 7 – 9
Challenge B (High School): Year 10 – 13
Competition Dates
Day 1 (July 11, Mon): Junior Individuals (Battle Cube/Battle Soccer & Line Tracer)
Day 2 (July 12, Tue): Senior Individuals (Battle Cube/Battle Soccer & Line Tracer)
Day 3 (July 13, Wed): Junior/Senior Creative Robot
Day 4 (July 14, Thu): Junior/Senior Cyber Robot & Physical Computing
Day 5 (July 15, Fri): Junior/Senior Robot in Movie
Day 6 (July 19, Tue): Robot Soccer
Day 7 (July 21, Thu): Award Ceremony (5pm 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.
* 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).
* 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 Physical Computing 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 3 and 4 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
13:00 – 13:30: Lunch
13:30 – ? : Competition round (usually takes 2-4 hours, but it is different from the number of finalists)
Award ceremony is scheduled on Thursday of the next week of the competition (4:30pm).
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 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 2022 will be held in Phuket, Thailand (mid-January 2023)
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 : 23 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
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)
Previous Competitions
NZRO 2022 Winners
Line Tracer Single – Lower Primary
– Gold: Haoxuan (Ethan) Wei
– Silver: Luke Yu
Line Tracer Single – Upper Primary
– Gold: Yihan Lu
– Silver: Minjong Park / Terrence Yinxiang Wang / Hal Zhenhao Huang
– Bronze: Jeremy Liao / Austin Lin / Eunsol Ahn
– Tech: Oscar Yao / William Kim / Terry Kim
Line Tracer Single – Intermediate
– Gold: Sejong Park
– Silver: Hajun Park
– Bronze: Andy Song / Adam Hu / Siyun Moon
– Tech: Zac Stevenson Li / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh / Danny Sangjin Yoon / Natalia Gonzales Taboada / Joowon Hwang / Chris Kumala
Line Tracer Single – High School
– Gold: Brian Wang
– Silver: Benny Wang
– Bronze: Beilin Zhang
– Tech: Paul Heon Choi
Line Tracer Relay – Upper Primary
– Gold: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn / Kyorae Lee Kim
Line Tracer Relay – Intermediate
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn / Claire Lee
– Silver: Benjamin Chan / Cody Nguyen
Battle Cube Single – Lower Primary
– Gold: Joshua Zhai
– Silver: Haoxuan (Ethan) Wei
– Bronze: Euan Park
– Tech: Yoonhoo Lee / Tyler Guan
Battle Cube Single – Upper Primary
– Gold: Terrence Yinxiang Wang
– Silver: Jinwoo Lee
– Bronze: Minjong Park / Austin Chen
– Tech: Dohyun Kim / Matthew Baird / Angela Baird / Alex Li
Battle Cube Single – Intermediate
– Gold: Claire Lee
– Silver: Natalia Gonzales Taboada
– Bronze: Owen Guo / Sejong Park
– Tech: Keen Leung / Ethan Wu
Battle Cube Single – High School
– Gold: Seung Min (Max) Lee
– Silver: Paul Heon Choi
– Bronze: Benny Wang / Brian Wang
– Tech: Zion Wang / Beilin Zhang
Battle Cube Pair – Lower Primary
– Gold: Siyoung Park / Jisung Kim
– Silver: Hugo Zhang / Steven Chen
– Bronze: Luke Yu / Elvis Chung
– Tech: Alston Cai / Darin Dong
Battle Cube Pair – Upper Primary
– Gold: Lewis Liu / Ohnyu Cho
– Silver: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn / Kyorae Lee Kim
– Bronze: Ryan Tam / Ethan Tam / Oscar Yao / Ethan Chen
– Tech: Arthur Zhai / Issac Jianghao Zhou / Connor Wang / Antony Li / Cyrus Tong / Ran Wang / William Kim / Aiden Bae
Battle Cube Pair – Intermediate
– Gold: Jerry Lin / Andy Song
– Silver: Ella Jihyeon Ahn / Siyun Moon
Battle Soccer Single – Upper Primary
– Gold: Terry Kim / Jisoo Yoon
– Bronze: John Back / Arielle Minhee Kim
– Tech: Daniel Yantong Wu / Justin Deng / Jun Chen Jiang / Sunny Wang
Battle Soccer Single – Intermediate
– Gold: Chris Kumala
– Silver: Joowon Hwang
– Bronze: Zac Stevenson Li / Zachary Dong
– Tech: Lucas Qian / Danny Sangjin Yoon / Allen Zhengzhe Xie / Adam Hu
Battle Soccer Pair – Upper Primary
– Gold: Austin Lin / Peter Tan / Jimmy Wang / Lewis Zhang
– Bronze: Zidong Oscar Zhao / Lucas Jinyu Ling / Ethan Yang / Jeremy Liao
– Tech: Wilson Liu / Ethan Tai / Yuto Han / Jayden Kim
Battle Soccer Pair – Intermediate
– Gold: Jamie Ye / Sihoon Stephen Choi
– Silver: Seong Beom Leon Kwak / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh
– Bronze: Ryan Liu / Joshua Zhang / Borris Pei / Jinkyu Lee
– Tech: Samuel Zhan / Samuel Sohn / Benjamin Chan / Cody Nguyen / Jayen Long / Sherly Liu / Collin Jung / Hajun Park
Battle Soccer Team – High School
– Gold: Beilin Zhang / Paul Heon Choi / Seung Min (Max) Lee
– Silver: Brian Wang / Zion Wang
Creative Robot – Lower Primary
– Gold: Haoxuan (Ethan) Wei / Luke Yu / Elvis Chung
– Silver: Siyoung Park / Jisung Kim / Yoonhoo Lee
– Bronze: Tyler Guan / Hugo Zhang / Steven Chen
– Bronze: Alston Cai / Darin Dong
Creative Robot – Upper Primary
– Gold: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn / Kyorae Lee Kim / Minjong Park
– Silver: Eunsol Ahn / Yihan Lu / Sitong Luna Chen
– Silver: Yuto Han / Jayden Kim / Terry Kim
– Bronze: Arielle Minhee Kim / Ethan Yang / Jeremy Liao
– Bronze: Wilson Liu / Ethan Tai / Monica Qian
– Bronze: Cyrus Tong / Ran Wang / Austin Chen
– Bronze: Sunny Wang / Arthur Zhai / John Back
– Tech: Matthew Baird / Angela Baird
– Tech: Issac Jianghao Zhou / Lewis Liu
Creative Robot – Intermediate
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn / Claire Lee / Siyun Moon
– Silver: Sejong Park / Adam Hu
– Silver: Hyungyoon Kevin Noh / Seong Beom Leon Kwak / Keen Leung
– Bronze: Sherly Liu / Jayen Long
– Bronze: Benjamin Chan / Cody Nguyen
– Bronze: Samuel Sohn / Natalia Gonzales Taboada
– Bronze: Jerry Lin / Andy Song / Samuel Zhan
– Tech: Sihoon Stephen Choi / Jamie Ye / Zachary Dong
– Tech: Ethan Wu / Eugene Yi
Creative Robot – High School
– Gold: Brian Wang / Zion Wang
– Silver: Hayden (HyunMin) Chung
– Bronze: Hyun Seo Lee / Young Min Ko
– Tech: Seung Min (Max) Lee / Paul Heon Choi / Beilin Zhang / Yubin Cathy Shin
Robot in Movie – Lower Primary
– Gold: Yoonhoo Lee / Jisung Kim / Siyoung Park
Robot in Movie – Upper Primary
– Gold: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn / Kyorae Lee Kim / Minjong Park
– Silver: Monica Qian / Wilson Liu / Ethan Tai
– Bronze: Terry Kim / Jayden Kim / Yuto Han
– Tech: Jeremy Liao / Ethan Yang / Arielle Minhee Kim
Robot in Movie – Intermediate
– Gold: Sejong Park / Adam Hu
– Silver: Ella Jihyeon Ahn / Siyun Moon / Claire Lee
– Bronze: Seong Beom Leon Kwak / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh / Keen Leung
– Bronze: Joshua Zhang / Zidong Oscar Zhao
– Bronze: Zac Stevenson Li / Owen Guo
– Tech: Zachary Dong / Jamie Ye / Sihoon Stephen Choi
– Tech: Borris Pei / Jinkyu Lee
– Tech: Andy Song / Samuel Zhan / Jerry Lin
Robot in Movie – Challenge B
– Gold: Hyun Seo Lee / Young Min Ko
– Silver: Brian Wang / Zion Wang
– Bronze: Beilin Zhang / Paul Heon Choi / Seung Min (Max) Lee
Cyber Robot – Upper Primary
– Gold: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn / Kyorae Lee Kim / Minjong Park
– Tech: Ethan Yang / Jeremy Liao / Arielle Minhee Kim
– Tech: Peter Tan / Austin Lin / Jisoo Yoon
Cyber Robot – Intermediate
– Gold: Claire Lee / Siyun Moon / Ella Jihyeon Ahn
– Silver: Natalia Gonzales Taboada / Samuel Sohn
– Bronze: Bobin Zhang / Allen Zhengzhe Xie / Chris Kumala
– Tech: Jamie Ye / Zachary Dong / Sihoon Stephen Choi
– Tech: Eugene Yi / Ethan Wu
Cyber Robot – High School
– Gold: Young Min Ko / Hyun Seo Lee
– Tech: Zion Wang / Brian Wang / Yubin Cathy Shin / Hayden (HyunMin) Chung
Physical Computing – Lower Primary
– Gold: Jacob Lee
– Silver: Jimin Lim
Physical Computing – Upper Primary
– Gold: Jayden Kim / Terry Kim / Yuto Han
– Silver: Jimmy Wang / Lewis Zhang / Darnell Jia
– Bronze: Sitong Luna Chen / Yihan Lu / Eunsol Ahn
– Tech: Issac Jianghao Zhou / Lewis Liu / Jeongmin Park / Jane Won
Physical Computing – Intermediate
– Gold: Keen Leung / Seong Beom Leon Kwak / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh
– Silver: Daniel Wang / Adam Hu / Sejong Park
– Silver: Zidong Oscar Zhao / Joshua Zhang
– Bronze: Owen Guo / Zac Stevenson Li
– Bronze: Jinkyu Lee / Borris Pei
– Tech: Samuel Zhan / Jerry Lin / Andy Song / Joseph Ryu
Robot Soccer – open
– Gold: Hyun Seo Lee / Young Min Ko
– Silver: Hyungyoon Kevin Noh / Paul Heon Choi / Seong Beom Leon Kwak
IRO 2022 Winners
Creative Robot – Junior
– GOLD: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Ryan Liu (Murrays Bay Intermediate School) / Zidong Oscar Zhao (Pinehurst School)
– SILVER: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst School) / Claire Lee (Kristin School) / Siyun Moon (Rangitoto College)
– SILVER: Minjong Park (Murrays Bay School) / Zac Stevenson Li (Murrays Bay Intermediate School) / Jamie Ye (Auckland Normal Intermediate School)
– SILVER: Natalia Gonzales Taboada (Carmel College) / Sherly Liu (Auckland Normal intermediate School) / Wilson Liu (Mt Eden normal Primary School)
– SILVER: Elvis Chung (Meadowbank School) / Austin Lin (ACG Parnell) / Jisoo Yoon (Saint Kentigern Boys School)
– SILVER: Arielle Minhee Kim (Papakura Central School) / Ethan Yang (Willowbank School) / Jeremy Liao (Pigeon Mountain Primary School)
– BRONZE: Terrence Yinxiang Wang (ACG Strathallan) / Jerry Lin (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Andy Song (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School)
– BRONZE: Benjamin Chan (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Ethan Wu (ACG Parnell College) / Eugene Yi (ACG Parnell College)
– TECH: John Back (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Haoxuan (Ethan) Wei (Upper Harbour Primary School) / Sunny Wang (Pinehurst School)
– TECH: Allen Zhengzhe Xie (ACG Parnell) / Jimmy Wang (Oteha Valley School) / Bobin Zhang (Northcross Intermediate School)
– TECH: Justin Deng (Hobsonville Primary School) / Darnell Jia (Chelsea Primary School) / Hugo Zhang (Kristin School)
Creative Robot – Challenge
– GOLD: Hyun Seo Lee (Kristin School) / Young Min Ko (Auckland Grammar School) / Sejong Park (Pinehurst School)
– TECH: Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Auckland Grammar School) / Seong Beom Leon Kwak (Auckland Grammar School) / Keen Leung (Kristin School)
– TECH: Benny Wang (ACG Parnell College) / Daniel Wang (Macleans College) / Cody Nguyen (Sommerville Intermediate School)
Robot in Movie – Junior
– GOLD: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst School) / Claire Lee (Kristin School) / Siyun Moon (Rangitoto College)
– SILVER: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Ryan Liu (Murrays Bay Intermediate School) / Zidong Oscar Zhao (Pinehurst School)
– SILVER: Minjong Park (Murrays Bay School) / Jamie Ye (Auckland Normal Intermediate School) / Zac Stevenson Li (Murrays Bay Intermediate School)
– SILVER: Natalia Gonzales Taboada (Carmel College) / Sherly Liu (Auckland Normal intermediate School) / Wilson Liu (Mt Eden normal Primary School)
– SILVER: Jerry Lin (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Andy Song (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Terrence Yinxiang Wang (ACG Strathallan)
– SILVER: Benjamin Chan (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Ethan Wu (ACG Parnell College) / Eugene Yi (ACG Parnell College)
– BRONZE: John Back (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Haoxuan (Ethan) Wei (Upper Harbour Primary School) / Sunny Wang (Pinehurst School)
– BRONZE: Allen Zhengzhe Xie (ACG Parnell) / Jimmy Wang (Oteha Valley School) / Bobin Zhang (Northcross Intermediate School)
– BRONZE: Elvis Chung (Meadowbank School) / Austin Lin (ACG Parnell) / Jisoo Yoon (Saint Kentigern Boys School)
– BRONZE: Arielle Minhee Kim (Papakura Central School) / Ethan Yang (Willowbank School) / Jeremy Liao (Pigeon Mountain Primary School)
– BRONZE: Justin Deng (Hobsonville Primary School) / Darnell Jia (Chelsea Primary School) / Hugo Zhang (Kristin School)
Robot in Movie – Challenge
– GOLD: Hyun Seo Lee (Kristin School) / Young Min Ko (Auckland Grammar School) / Sejong Park (Pinehurst School)
– BRONZE: Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Auckland Grammar School) / Seong Beom Leon Kwak (Auckland Grammar School) / Keen Leung (Kristin School)
– TECH: Benny Wang (ACG Parnell College) / Daniel Wang (Macleans College) / Cody Nguyen (Sommerville Intermediate School)
Physical Computing – Elementary
– GOLD: Terrence Yinxiang Wang (ACG Strathallan)
– SILVER: Arielle Minhee Kim (Papakura Central School) / Ethan Yang (Willowbank School)
– SILVER: Haoxuan (Ethan) Wei (Upper Harbour Primary School) / Sunny Wang (Pinehurst School)
– SILVER: Elvis Chung (Meadowbank School) / Hugo Zhang (Kristin School)
Physical Computing – Junior
– GOLD: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Ryan Liu (Murrays Bay Intermediate School)
– SILVER: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst School) / Claire Lee (Kristin School)
– SILVER: Siyun Moon (Rangitoto College) / Natalia Gonzales Taboada (Carmel College)
– SILVER: Sherly Liu (Auckland Normal intermediate School) / Wilson Liu (Mt Eden normal Primary School)
– SILVER: John Back (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Bobin Zhang (Northcross Intermediate School)
– SILVER: Allen Zhengzhe Xie (ACG Parnell) / Jimmy Wang (Oteha Valley School)
– SILVER: Jerry Lin (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Andy Song (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School)
– SILVER: Benjamin Chan (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Jeremy Liao (Pigeon Mountain Primary School)
– BRONZE: Minjong Park (Murrays Bay School) / Zidong Oscar Zhao (Pinehurst School)
– BRONZE: Justin Deng (Hobsonville Primary School) / Darnell Jia (Chelsea Primary School)
– BRONZE: Austin Lin (ACG Parnell) / Jisoo Yoon (Saint Kentigern Boys School)
– TECH: Jamie Ye (Auckland Normal Intermediate School) / Zac Stevenson Li (Murrays Bay Intermediate School)
– TECH: Ethan Wu (ACG Parnell College) / Eugene Yi (ACG Parnell College)
Physical Computing – Challenge
– GOLD: Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Auckland Grammar School) / Seong Beom Leon Kwak (Auckland Grammar School)
– SILVER: Keen Leung (Kristin School) / Benny Wang (ACG Parnell College)
– SILVER: Daniel Wang (Macleans College) / Cody Nguyen (Sommerville Intermediate School )