Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity
robotic competition
Curiosity robotic competition is will take place on Day 2 of the Microtela contest
Open categories:
MEDIUM – Elementary School (ZŠ), High School (SŠ)
ADVANCED – Elementary School (ZŠ), High School (SŠ), University (VŠ)
Students can register for any category.
Competition conditions:
- A team can have any number of creators (e.g., a class), but only a maximum of three students will participate in the actual competition.
- The robot can be built on any platform, such as microcontrollers (Micro:bit, Arduino, etc.).
- The project should include a work diary with notes, graphs, and all records of activities related to robot construction. All contributors should be mentioned in the diary. The work diary will be part of the evaluation and will be submitted during homologation.
- Each year, an innovation for the rover will be announced as part of the competition.
- The rover will be remotely controllable, moving across a playing field, performing assigned tasks, and overcoming obstacles.
1. MEDIUM
Robot dimensions according to the project documentation:
- Length: 203 mm
- Width: 211 mm
- Height: 142 mm
- Robot construction and activation time: approximately 3 months
- Robot cost: approximately 2,000 CZK
Homologation:
- The robot must fit through the provided opening in the box.
- Opening dimensions:
- Width: 231 mm
- Height: 152 mm
If the robot cannot pass through the designated opening, it will not be allowed to compete
Competition details:
- Playing field dimensions: 500 x 3,000 mm.
- The robot's task is to move straight from the starting point to the finish line, which is approximately 2,800 mm in length.
- There will be one specified obstacle on the playing field that the robot must cross.
- Two boxes will be placed on the playing field, and the robot must enter each of them entirely, take measurements, and then exit.
- In the first box, the rover's task will be to measure temperature, and in the second, light intensity. The measured values will be displayed on a screen, which is part of the rover.
- The rover's movement on the field will be controlled using remote control.
- If the robot leaves the track, it can be manually returned to the playing field, but a time penalty will be applied.
Evaluation criteria:
- Print quality
- Wheel mobility and handling
- Wiring
- Precision and functionality
- Crossing the obstacle
- Measurement and display of specified variables as per the task
- Work diary
2. ADVANCED
obot dimensions according to the project documentation:
- Length: 372 mm
- Width: 390 mm
- Height: 318 mm
- Robot construction and activation time: approximately 6 months
- Robot cost: approximately 10,000 CZK
Homologation:
- The robot must fit through the provided opening in the box.
- Opening dimensions:
- Width: 410 mm
- Height: 328 mm
- If the robot cannot pass through the designated opening, it will not be allowed to compete.
Competition details:
- Playing field dimensions: 5,000 x 5,000 mm.
- There will be three specified obstacles on the playing field that the robot must cross.
- Two boxes will be placed on the playing field, and the robot must enter each of them entirely, take measurements, and then exit.
- In the first box, the rover's task will be to measure temperature, and in the second, light intensity. The measured values must be remotely transmitted and displayed on a screen that is not part of the rover.
- The rover's movement on the field will be controlled using remote control.
Evaluation criteria:
- Print quality
- Wheel mobility and handling
- Wiring
- Precision and functionality
- Crossing the obstacle
- Measurement and display of specified variables as per the task
- Work diary
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