About RoboCup Singapore Open 2013
RoboCup Singapore Open cum National Selection of RoboCupJunior 2013 aims to promote innovation using robotics and select the best teams to represent Singapore in the RoboCup World Championship 2013 (http://www.robocup2013.org), to be held in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 24 – 30 June 2013.
Date: Thu, 4 April – Sat, 6 April, 2013
Venue: Eleven Square, Singapore Polytechnic
Contact: junior@robocupsg.org
Registration
Team Online Registration has been ended!
The on-site registration begins at 2pm, 4 April. All teams taking part in RCJ Challenges will be interviewed. Please complete the on-site registration at least 30 minutes before the team interview.
Teams are required to bring the following for interview:
- Soccer and Rescue teams: Robots and learning journals
- Dance teams: Robot photos and learning journals. Teams are not required to bring the large dancing robots and props for interview.
- CoSpace Dance Teams: Robot photos, virtual environment and learning journals. Teams are not required to bring the large dancing robots and props for interview.
- CoSpace Rescue Teams: Sample programs and learning journals.
Open Challenge participants are not required to attend the interview prior to the competition.
For Interview Timeslot Booking, please click HERE
Competition
The RoboCup Singapore Open 2013 serves as the national level selection for Singapore RoboCupJunior teams. Hence, the RoboCup Singapore Open 2013 will focus on the RoboCupJunior Challenge. RoboCupJunior is a robotics event for primary and secondary school students that provides consistent challenges from year to year and emphasizes sharing ideas in a friendly learning environment.
Challenges
- RoboCupJunior Dance
- RoboCupJunior Rescue
- RoboCupJunior Soccer
- RoboCupJunior CoSpace
The invited RoboCup Major teams will demonstrate the Major league categories. They are RoboCup Soccer, RoboCup Rescue, and RoboCup@Home.
Teams
Sponsors
Participants
PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION CAREFULLY!
- Please direct all questions and inquiries about the registration, and logistic arrangement via email to open@robocupsg.org . This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Registration will be closed at 12 noon, 6 March 2013. Any changes are strictly NOT allowed once the registration is closed.
Eligibility
RoboCupJunior is for primary and secondary school students. There is no fixed minimum age, but primary students are expected to be able to read (and hence write programs for their robots) on their own, without significant help from adult mentors.
- Students over age 19 are not allowed on RoboCupJunior teams.
- Primary age group: Teams with all student members age 14 and below.
- Secondary age group: Teams with any student member over age 14.
- Declaration day is the 1st of July 2013.
Competition Rules
The RoboCup Singapore Open 2013 will follow the official rules 2013.
Registration (Singapore Teams)
Date: 27 Feb – 7 Mar 2013
Fee: S$50 per team member including mentor (excl 7% GST). The team registration is free.
Registration will be closed at 6pm, 7 March 2013. Any changes, such as participating leagues, team names and member names, are strictly NOT allowed once the registration is closed.
As the RoboCup Singapore Open 2013 serves as the national qualifier/selection for the RoboCupJunior segment of RoboCup 2013, you may wish to send the following documents to junior@robocupsg.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it after the registration.
(1) Team track record in past robotics events.
(2) Team description, such as hardware and software used
(3) Robots’ photos (if available)
We are using a web-based registration system. Please click HERE for registration.
When registering a team, you need to include the information for a “point of contact” for the team. Please note that the person serving as point of contact must be the team member.
Should you have further queries, please do not hesitate to email to junior@robocupsg.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Mentor
Team mentor serves as the contact person of the team participating in the RoboCup Singapore Open. Please refer to Terms of References for Team Mentor.Important information about the registration process, fees, periods, and cancellation policy.
Payment
Please cross the cheque and make payable to “Singapore Polytechnic”. The payment should be sent to:
RoboCup Singapore Open 2013 Office
c/o Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Control Centre
Singapore Polytechnic
500 Dover Road
Singapore 139651
On the reverse of the cheque, please indicate
1. Event Name: RoboCup Singapore Open 2013
2. Challenges:
3. Team Name:
4. School Name:
Registration (International Teams)
Please contact Office@robocupsg.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for pre-registration.
Updates
Please refer to RoboCup Singapore Open 2013 Schedule for updates.
Contact
RoboCup Singapore Open 2013 Office
Tel: 6772 1772
Fax: 6870 8044
E-mail: open@robocupsg.org
Schedule
Venue
Date: Fri, 5 April – Sat, 6 April, 2013
Venue: Eleven Square, Singapore Polytechnic
Organizing Committee
GENERAL CHAIR:
Dr Zhou Changjiu
ORGANISING COMMITTEE:
Chair: Mr Ng Buck Sin
Advisors: Dr Carlos Acosta, Mr Sean Siew Chee Wai
Logistics: Mr Han Xin Yu, Mr Yan Yan
Registration & Publication: Ms Tian Rong
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE:
Chair: Mr Wang Yi Yan
Rescue League Co-Chair: Dr Zhang Lian Dong, Ms Ma Shuang
Dance League Chair: Mr Yu Guo Hua
Soccer League Co-Chair: Mr Yue Pik Kong, Dr Song Zhi Wei
Cospace League Chair: Dr Yang Tian Wu
Demostration/Open Challenge Chair: Dr Song Zhi Wei
STUDENT COMMITTEE:
Co-Chair: Vignesh Kumar
Co-Chair: Elijah Choong
ROBOCUPJUNIOR COORDINATOR:
Mdm Shen Jia Yao
ROBOCUPJUNIOR SINGAPORE TEACHERS COMMITTEE:
| Cheng Hong Tat, Admiralty Sec. Sch. | Danial Seah Abdullah, Temasek Pri. Sch. |
| Fauziah Othman, Chua Chu Kang Pri. Sch. | Darren Tan, Swiss Cottage Sec. Sch. |
| Chew Ai Ping Cindy, Nanyang Pri. Sch. | Li Jiansheng, Raffles Ins. |
| Toh Wee Kwang, Temasek Sec. Sch. | Fion Wong, Rulang Pri. Sch. |
| Benny Koh, Nanyang Girls’ High Sch. | Tan Si Hua, Juyin Pri. Sch. |
| Firdaus Johari, St Joseph’s Institution Junior | Amos Lim, Hillgrover Sec. Sch. |
| Kwek Eng Yeow, Victoria Junior College | James Foo, Anglo-Chinese Sch. (Independent) |
| Kent Cheong Chong Min, Hwa Chong Ins. | Ravintharan Palanisamy, Woodlands Ring Sec. Sch. |
| Tan Sze Ghee Audrey, Sch. of Science & Technology | Liew Jiunn Shyong, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Pri. Sch. |
| Leung Hui Leng, Raffles Girls’ Secondary Sch. | Choi Tsz Wai Danny, Yishun Town Sec. Sch. |
| Koh Chong Peng, Pei Hwa Sec. Sch. | Ng Yong Sheng, Fuhua Sec. Sch. |