Firefighting Robot Contest
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Host Organization
Center for Engineering Design & Entrepeneurship
Penn State Abington Campus
Date
04/03/2005
Description
Overview:
Penn State Abington will be hosting our annual Robot Challenge and Exhibit on Sunday, April 3, 2005. The activities will include the regional fire fighting robot contest (described in this web page), as well as an innovative outdoor robot competition, invited speakers, and robot demonstrations and exhibits. Participants from the 4th grade through college and beyond will be participating and showcasing their innovative and creative robot designs. Spectators are welcome, and all robot activities are free and open to the public.
Contest Objective:
The objective of the fire-fighting robot contest is to design a computer-controlled robot to navigate a maze (8 ft. by 8 ft.) that consists of 4 rooms. Rooms are surrounded by walls except for a 18" entrance. A single candle is randomly placed in one of the 4 rooms. The goal is for the mobile robot to explore the maze, locate the candle, and extinguish the candle in the minimum time. Robots must be within 12" of candle before extinguishing candle. The layout and dimensions of the maze and rooms are fully known to all contestants prior to the contest. For the advanced divisions, the hallways and room may be covered with carpeting, and there is a small staircase located within the maze. Bonuses are earned for returning to the start position after extinguishing the candle, allowing obstacles to be placed in the rooms. Participants are permitted to use any combination of building materials and computer technology. All robots must operate autonomously except for the K-5th grade remote control division.
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