CoSpace and RoboMaker 2016
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
The Singapore National CoSpace and RoboMaker Challenges 2016 is a National learning and challenge event jointly organized by the Robotics & Maker Academy (RMA) and the RoboCup Singapore National committee to provide opportunities for Primary and Secondary school students to learn coding and program robots in a conducive environment with hands-on activities. This is the 3rd year whereby the RMA is organising this event.
Participants first learn to build and code robots in training workshops (held on the 3rd, 4th, 7th and 8th of November 2016), and subsequently use these robots in several challenges, such as CoSpace Dance, CoSpace Rescue and CoSpace Grand Prix (held on the 11th and 12th of November 2016). In doing so, participants are able to acquire the necessary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and computational thinking skills to gain a better understanding in coding and robotics – skill sets that are necessary to enable Singapore to gear up as the world’s first Smart Nation.
SCHEDULE
| National CoSpace & RoboMaker Challenges 2016 | |
| 1-Day Training Workshop | |
| Date | 3, 4, 7, 8 Nov 2016 |
| Venue | Maker Space @SP |
| Grand Challenges | |
| Date | 11 -12 Nov 2016 |
| Venue | Concourse A, Singapore Polytechnic |
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ORGANISERS
The Singapore National CoSpace and RoboMaker Challenges 2016 will be jointly organized by the Robotics & Maker Academy (RMA) and RoboCup Singapore National Committee.
ELIGIBILITY
Students from Primary, Secondary, and Junior College are eligible to join the 1-day training workshops and grand challenges. Minimum 3 students per team.
AGE GROUP
• Lower Primary: Primary 1 – 3
• Upper Primary: Primary 4 – 6
• Secondary: Secondary 1 – 4 and Junior College
TRAINING
The challenges are open to all students with or without experience in robotics and coding. 1-day training will be provided to students participating in the challenges. Each team only needs to attend ONE training session. The details are as follows:
| Training Workshop | What to Learn | Date, Time, Venue |
| RMA Smart Robot for Smart Nation Challenge (Make Code Challenge Sub-league) | • Arduino robot assembly • CoSpace RoboCoding Simulator and robot programming | • 3, 7 Nov 2016 • 9am – 4.30pm • SP MakerSpace |
| CoSpace Grand Prix Challenge | • CoSpace RoboRacing Simulator and robot programming | • 4, 8 Nov 2016 • 9am – 4.30pm • SP MakerSpace |
| CoSpace Dance Challenge | • CoSpace RoboCoding Simulator • Robot programming • Humanoid robot gait tuning | • 3, 7 Nov 2016 • 9am – 4.30pm • SP MakerSpace |
| RCJ CoSpace Rescue Challenge | • CoSpace Rescue Simulator • Robot programming | • 3, 4, 7, 8 Nov 2016 • 9am – 4.30pm • SP MakerSpace |
COMPETITION CATERGORIES
•RMA Smart Robot for Smart Nation Challenge
•CoSpace Grand Prix Challenge
•CoSpace Dance Challenge
•RoboCupJunior CoSpace Rescue Challenge
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| RMA Smart Robot for Smart Nation Challenge | CoSpace Grand Prix Challenge |
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| RCJ CoSpace Rescue Challenge | CoSpace Dance Challenge |
REGISTRATION FEE
1-Day Training Workshop:
• Course and training material fee for local Singapore school teams only will be sponsored by the RMA.Challenges:
• The registration fee for local Singapore Teams will be sponsored by the RMA.
• International teams, please contact junior@robocupsingapore.org for registration fee details.
CANCELLATION AND NO SHOW FEE
• S$200 will be charged to teams if they do not join the RoboMaker Challenge on 11 – 12 Nov 2016 after receiving robot maker kit in the training workshop.
• S$50 per team no-show fee will be imposed after confirmation of registration.
COMPETITION CATEGORIES
RMA SMART ROBOT FOR SMART NATION CHALLENGE
The RMA Smart Robot for Smart Nation Challenge has two sub-leagues, namely Make Code Challenge and CoSpace@Home.
Make Code Challenge
In the CoSpace Smart Robot Challenge, participants will make and code a smart robot to travel in the smart city in a real-virtual co-existence space. The robot starts in the real world. It will notify its virtual team robot after it reaches the teleportation terminal. The virtual robot will then continue the mission in the virtual world. The program code used in the virtual environment can be downloaded into a real robot built by the participants during the Challenge to travel in the real arena.
• Age group: Primary, Secondary
• Challenge Rule: CoSpace Make Code Challenge Rules 2016
CoSpace@Home
CoSpace @Home teaches and demonstrates the application of service and assistive robot technology with high relevance for future personal domestic applications. A set of benchmark tests is used to evaluate the robots abilities and performance in a simulated home environment setting. The demonstration focus lies on the following domains but is not limited to:
• Human Robot Interaction
• Robot-Interaction & Cooperation, Navigation and object Recognition
• Object Manipulation, Adaptive Behaviors
COSPACE GRAND PRIX CHALLENGE
In the CoSpace F1 Challenge, teams are required to present a Robot Race in the real-virtual co-existing space. The robot race begins in the real world. It will notify its virtual team robot after it reaches the teleportation terminal. The virtual robot will continue the race in the virtual world to complete the course. Teams are required to develop appropriate strategies for both real and virtual autonomous robot. A standard real robot platform will be used.
• Age group: Primary, Secondary
• Challenge Rule: CoSpace Grand Prix Challenge Rules 2016
COSPACE DANCE CHALLENGE
CoSpace Performance means one or more real robots, virtual robots, human come together to present a 1 to 2 minutes performance (theatre show or dance) in a creative designed real and virtual coexistence world.
The CoSpace Performance Challenge is intended to be very open-ended.
• Age group: Primary, Secondary
• Challenge Rule: CoSpace Dance Challenge Rules 2016
ROBOCUPJUNIOR COSPACE RESCUE CHALLENGE
In CoSpace Rescue, teams are required to develop and program appropriate strategies for both real and virtual autonomous robots to navigate through the real and virtual worlds and collect objects, while competing with another team’s robot that is searching and collecting objects in the same real and virtual worlds.
• Age group
o Singapore: lower Primary, upper Primary, Secondary
o International: Primary, Secondary
• Challenge Rule: RCJ CoSpace Rescue Challenge Rules 2016
SCHEDULE
TRAINING
| Date | 3, 4, 7, 8 Nov 2016 |
| Venue | Maker Space @ Singapore Polytechnic (within SP library) |
| Time | 9am – 4.30pm |
GRAND CHALLENGE
Note:1. CoSpace Rescue, Secondary teams need to stay until 5pm if they get into finals (Top 3).2. No activity for Robot dance teams on 11 Nov.
RESULTS
RMA SMART ROBOT FOR SMART NATION
| League | Award | Team | School |
| RMA Smart Robot for Smart Nation (Primary) | 3rd Place | Nanyang Awesome | Nanyang Primary School |
| RMA Smart Robot for Smart Nation (Primary) | 2nd Place | Problox | Chua Chu Kang Primary School |
| RMA Smart Robot for Smart Nation (Primary) | 1st Place | WDP Team 4 | Woodland Primary School |
| RMA Smart Robot for Smart Nation (Secondary) | 2nd Place | HGV 2 | Hillgrove Secondary School |
| RMA Smart Robot for Smart Nation (Secondary) | 1st Place | HGV 1 | Hillgrove Secondary School |
COSPACE GRAND PRIX
| League | Award | Team | School |
| CoSpace Grand Prix (Primary) | 3rd Place | Prowess Dudes | Chua Chu Kang Primary School |
| CoSpace Grand Prix (Primary) | 2nd Place | PHPPS3 | Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School |
| CoSpace Grand Prix (Primary) | 1st Place | Predator Knights | Chua Chu Kang Primary School |
| CoSpace Grand Prix (Secondary) | 3rd Place | HGV 4 | Hillgrove Secondary School |
| CoSpace Grand Prix (Secondary) | 2nd Place | PHSS | Team 1 Pei Hwa Secondary School |
| CoSpace Grand Prix (Secondary) | 1st Place | PHSS | Team 2 Pei Hwa Secondary School |
RCJ COSPACE RESCUE
| League | Award | Team | School |
| RCJ CoSpace Rescue (Upper Primary) | 3rd Place | TKPS 1 | Telok Kurau Primary School |
| RCJ CoSpace Rescue (Upper Primary) | 2nd Place | TKPS 2 | Telok Kurau Primary School |
| RCJ CoSpace Rescue (Upper Primary) | 1st Place | Nanyang Gear | Nanyang Primary School |
| RCJ CoSpace Rescue Open Challenge (Upper Primary) | 1st Place | Nanyang Robo 8 | Nanyang Primary School |
| RCJ CoSpace Rescue (Secondary) | 3rd Place | Cinnamon Churros | Nanyang Girls’High School |
| RCJ CoSpace Rescue (Secondary) | 2nd Place | PHSS Team 7 | Pei Hwa Secondary School |
| RCJ CoSpace Rescue (Secondary) | 1st Place | PHSS Team 4 | Pei Hwa Secondary School |
| RCJ CoSpace Rescue Open Challenge (Secondary) | 1st Place | Golgi Bod | Nanyang Girls’High School |
ROBOCUPJUNIOR COSPACE DANCE
| League | Award | Team | School |
| CoSpace Dance (Secondary) | 1st Place | RG5 | Raffles’ Girls School (Secondary) |
| CoSpace Dance (Primary, International Team) | 1st Place | JCBOT | SK CONVENT INFANT JESUS 1, Malaysia |