CoSpace Maker May 2014

BACKGROUND

RoboCup Singapore CoSpace and RoboMaker Challenges provide a conducive environment for students to experiment and as a result foster their confidence in creating and making. The objective of this initiative is to interest, excite and engage the students, teachers and parents about STEM and Computational Thinking through playing, tinkering, making and programming robots in both virtual and real environments (CoSpace Robot )

RoboCupJunior CoSpace is a new worldwide robotic competition. It is a fantastic way to get students involved in programming and computational thinking.

The RoboMaker Challenge aims to encourage creative expression and innovative ideas of the robot design & applications.

ABOUT THE COMPETITION

Date: Friday, 30 May – Sat, 31 May, 2014
Venue: Auditorium, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore
Contact: office@RoboCupSingapore.org

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ELIGIBILITY

All Primary, Secondary and Junior College students are welcome. Primary age group is for primary school students. Secondary age group is for secondary and JC students.

COMPETITION

CHALLENGES

RoboCupJunior CoSpace Challenge

RCJ CoSpace Rescue Challenge

RCJ CoSpace Dance Challenge

RoboMaker Challenge

RCJ Soccer Robot Maker Challenge

RCJ Rescue Robot Maker Challenge

RCJ Dance Robot Maker Challenge

Open Category

COMPETITION RULE AND JUDGING CRITERIA

RoboCupJunior CoSpace Challenge

The RCJ CoSpace Rescue Challenge and RCJ CoSpace Dance Challenge Rules will be used for the RoboCupJunior CoSpace Challenge.

RoboMaker Challenge

The RoboMaker Challenge will be judged based on the following criteria:

Share your robot and the making process

The teams need to demonstrate their robot to the public. They will be interviewed by a panel of judge.

Each team will be given 10 mins to share their design, application, making process and experience, and 10 mins to respond to Judges’ comments. Students are encouraged to use “show and tell”, illustration, multimedia, etc to present the robot making process.

Teams are encouraged to showcase the use of innovation tools, such as 3D printing, Arduino, etc for making and creating the robots.

Performance Assessment

For RCJ Soccer, Rescue, and Dance Robot Maker Challenges, a competition will be organised for teams to benchmark their robots. The result will be used to rank the robots. The competition rule follows the RCJ international Rules. i.e. RCJ Soccer Rule, RCJ Rescue Rule, RCJ Dance Rule.

For Open Challenge, team has to demonstrate the workability and performance of the robot/product.

Public Vote

Teams will be voted by other teams and general public.

AWARDS

CoSpace Rescue Challenge

RCJ CoSpace Rescue Champion

RCJ CoSpace Rescue Judges’ Award (Strategy and programming skills)

RCJ CoSpace Rescue Best Novice Team Award

CoSpace Dance Challenge

RCJ CoSpace Dance Overall Champion

RCJ CoSpace Dance Best Virtual Design Award

RCJ CoSpace Dance Best Stage Presentation Award

RCJ CoSpace Dance Best Entertainment Value Award

RCJ CoSpace Dance Best Real Robot Award

RCJ CoSpace Dance Best Novice Team Award

RoboMaker Challenge

RoboMaker Champion

Best Presentation Award

Best Performance Award

Best Aesthetic Design Award

Most Creative Mechanism Award

SCHEDULE

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

GENERAL CHAIR:

Dr Zhou Changjiu

ORGANISING COMMITTEE:

Co-Chair: Mr Ng Buck Sin
Co-Chair: Mdm Shen Jiayao
Advisors: Mr Sean Siew Chee Wai
Logistics & Support: Ms Jacqueline Oh
Registration: Mr Han Xinyu
Design & Publication: Ms Ma Shuang, Ms Ang Pei Yu, Ms Nur Ain Binte Yahaya

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE:

Chair: Mr Wang Yi Yan
CoSpace Rescue Co-Chair: Dr Yang Tian Wu, Mr Yan Yan, Mr Han Xinyu
CoSpace Dance Chair: Mdm Shen Jiayao
RoboMaker Soccer Chair: Mr Yue Pik Kong
RoboMaker Rescue Chair: Dr Zhang Liandong
RoboMaker Dance Chair: Mdm Shen Jiayao