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Find proofs of life and bring them to Earth...

For analyse!

The robot which will bring back to Earth the most living organisms

in good conditions will be the winner.

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1."opeThe rules which follow apply to all national qualifications and to the final of the Edition 2008 of thecompetition of autonomous robots Eurobotopen.

Eurobotopen is an amateur robotics contest open to teams of young people from around the world,organised in teams. These teams could be formed from students as part of their studies or asindependent clubs or non-profit organizations. team must be made up of two or more acti!eparticipants. Team members may be up to "0 years old, each team may ha!e one super!isor for which

this age limit does not apply.

The aims of the contest include interesting the public in robotics and encouraging hands-on practice ofscience by young people. Eurobotopen is intended to ta#e place in a friendly and sporting spirit.

$ore than a simple championship for young people or a competition, Eurobotopen is a friendlyopportunity to unleash technical imagination and e%change ideas, #now-how, hints and engineering#nowledge around a common challenge. &reati!ity and interdisciplinary is necessary. Eurobotopen !aluesfair play, solidarity, creati!ity and sharing of technical #nowledge, whether it is across technicalrealisations or pro'ect management.

(articipating to the competition implies the acceptance of the rules and the interpretations of them,made by the refereeing committee throughout the year and by the referees during competition

matches. The referees) decisions are final and may not be challenged, e%cept of common agreementbetween all implicated parties .

Eurobotopen ta#es place in Europe, but is open to teams from other continents. &ountries with morethan three teams interested in participating must organise a national qualification in order to selectthe three teams which will participate to Eurobot final. The selection will typically include the twobest teams *in terms of competition score+, but it is left to each national organisation committee toagree on a possible alternati!e to competition for selecting its last team. or e%ample, the third teamcan be chosen by a 'ury according to other qualities !alued by the contest, such as best concept, mostcreati!e, fair-play, etc

The qualified teams from the national cups of lgeria, ustria, /elgium, rance, ermany, reat/ritain, 1taly, the &zech epublic, omania, ussia, 3erbia, 3pain, 3witzerland and of all other new

national qualifications born in 2008, will meet their international counterparts *multinational teamsand teams from countries without qualifications+ from 4ednesday, 25st till 3unday, $ay 26th, 2008, inthe city of 7eidelberg *ermany+, to participate to the Eurobotopen final.

Eurobotopen was born in 58, in the wa#e of the rench &up of obotics, following the constitution of asimilar competition in 3witzerland. To deal with the e%pansion of the contest and to maintain theoriginal spirit of e%change and cooperation between the different organisers, an association wasfounded.

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The association, officially born in $ay 2009, was named Eurobot. :ou can find its statutes on ourwebsite *www.eurobot.org+. 1ndi!iduals or organisations sharing our !alues are most welcome tosupport us either financially, or by 'oining us as !olunteers in one of the different organising groups.

1t is important to note that the most of national competitions, within the limits of their means, areopened to the foreign teams, and multinational teams are also welcome of course. $oreo!er,numerous teams organize their own friendly competitions.

Eurobotopen and the national qualifications are prepared with passion throughout the year by persons ofany nationalities, !olunteers for most of them, which belie!e in the educational !alues of thise%perience and are themsel!es, often, ancient participants.

4elcome;

nd ha!e a nice ad!enture;

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5.5.&ontents

5. 3cope ...................................................................................................................... 2

5.5. &ontents ............................................................................................................. 9

2. /asic rules ................................................................................................................ <

2.5. orewords ........................................................................................................... <

2.2. This year theme .................................................................................................... <2.". efereeing ........................................................................................................... <

". (laying area and element definitions ................................................................................. 8

".5. eneral notes ....................................................................................................... 8".5.5. Tolerances ...................................................................................................... 8

".2. The playing area .................................................................................................... 8

".". 3tarting reas ...................................................................................................... 50

".9. /orders ............................................................................................................. 50

".6. /eacon supports ................................................................................................... 50

".=. 3amples, ice and prospecting zones ............................................................................ 50 ".=.5. 3amples and ice .............................................................................................. 55 ".=.2. (rospecting zones ............................................................................................ 55

3.6.2.1. Vertical dispensers ..................................................................................................................................... 11 3.6.2.2. Horizontal dispenser .................................................................................................................................. 12

".=.". 3amples and ice distribution on the table ............................................................... 59

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9.".9. Abstacle a!oidance system ................................................................................. 20

9.9. obot Bimensions ................................................................................................. 20

9.6. Energy 3ources .................................................................................................... 25

9.=. &ontrol 3ystems ................................................................................................... 22

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2.&asi" rules

2.5.orewords

The following rules are applicable to the Eurobotopen 2008 autonomous robot contest. ll the nationalqualifications must conform to these rules. 1f your national organizing committee wishes to modify

some parts of the rules, it has to be !alidated by the Eurobot E%ecuti!e &ommittee. 7owe!er,whate!er rules are defined on a national le!el, teams and robots can be qualified and participate tothe finale only if they respect the ones described in the present document. 1n addition, they must #eepin mind that during Eurobot finale, only the present rules will apply.

2.2.This year theme

This year, robots are searching for proofs of life on planet $ars. The roc# samples potentiallycontaining li!ing organisms are represented by red or blue balls. To be safely brought bac# to Earth,they need to be maintained at the same cold temperature as the place they were collected. 3o thereare two #inds of containers two cooled containers where the samples donDt need anything else to bepreser!ed, and a standard container where the samples need to be pac#ed with ice, represented by

white balls.

Anly one robot per team is allowed in the match. The matches in!ol!e two teams and last 0 seconds.

Each team is associated with a colour, red or blue. Each team has a start area coloured accordingly,located at one of the bac# corners of the table. E%ploration zones where robots can collect samplesand ice are represented by !ertical and horizontal balls dispensers.

Each robot has to collect some samples potentially containing li!ing organisms, and either shoot theminto the cooled container *located in height+ or deposit them into the standard container. The standardcontainer is located along the front edge of the table, each team being allocated one half of this siteas its goal area. Then the robot has to go bac# and find more samples. 3ince samples deposited in thestandard container must be preser!ed in ice, if a coloured ball figuring a sample is placed between two

white balls figuring ice, the robot will score additional bonus points. 3mart robots can also mo!e, insertandor pic# up samples or ice within the standard container to impro!e their score;

2.".efereeing

Each match will be o!erseen by two referees. or all the matches of Eurobot final, at least one of thetwo referees will be from a country different from both of the competing teams.

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The referees are intended to interpret and apply the rules during the competition and appro!al phase./ut they are also there to help the teams, by clarifying points for instance. 3o you are encouraged tocontact the referees with questions about the rules or the competition process.

3.'laying area and element definitions

".5.eneral notes

reference of parts and products used to ma#e the game components is included in an appendi% at theend of this document.

".5.5.Tolerances

The organisers are committed to build the playing area to the highest degree of accuracy. /ut they doallow for the following fabrication tolerances

• 2F with respect to the playing field construction,

• 6F with respect to the playing element construction,

• 50F with respect to painted mar#ings.

Go complaints related to fabrication !ariations within the abo!e tolerances will be considered.

The teams are warned that the paint finish of the table may !ary from one playing area to another andmay degrade during the competition.

1f problems with the rules are disco!ered, the definition of the field and game components may bemodified o!er the course of the year. 4e strongly ad!ise participating teams to regularly consult ourweb site httpwww.eurobot.org in the HC) section for potential amendments and to follow thediscussion and the information on the forum www.planete-sciences.orgforum.

(mportant note) abo!e tolerances apply to the playing field and other components of the game only.

They do not apply to robots and localisation beacons prepared by the participating teams, which arerequired to respect the limitations described later in this document.

".2.The playing area

The playing field is 2100 mm *ide and 3000 mm long, plus e%ternal areas the cooled containers andthe standard container. These areas are considered as parts of the playing area. The playing area ispainted in grey yellowish.

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The standard container is located along the front side of the playing field. 1t is made of two slopedsections, whose outer ends are in le!el with the table.

The cooled containers are located at the front end of the short sides of the table. They arerepresented by rectangular bas#ets.

There are 6 ball dispensers, representing the samples prospecting zones and iced area. They are placednear the start areas of the robots, along the rear and side edges of the table.

+here are four ,erti"al ball dispensers)

• one filled with blue balls and one filled with white balls, on the same side as the blue teamstarting area,

• one filled with red balls and one filled with white balls, on the same side as the red teamstarting area,

+here is one hori-ontal dispenser )

• filled with mi%ed balls *blue and red+, located along the rear edge of the table, halfdistance from both start areas. This mi%ed dispenser is horizontal and requires a manualaction to free the balls it contains.

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".".3tarting reas

The starting areas are on the rear corners of the table. Each starting area is a $00 mm suare, paintedin the respecti!e team)s colour *red or blue+. t the beginning of the match, robots must be placed inthese areas, and tou"hing both borders of the table.

".9./orders

The table border is $ mm high *abo!e the table le!el+ and 22 mm thi". The border separating thestandard container from the main part of the table is 20 mm high *abo!e the table le!el+ and 22 mmthi". The border in front of the cooled containers is 3$0 mm high and 22 mm thi".

7alf of the rear border is painted red, on the opposite side of the red robot starting area, the rest ispainted blue. 3ide borders are also painted using the colour of the starting area located on theopposite end of the table.

The interior *i.e. facing the robot e!olution area+ and top faces of the border separating the standardcontainer from the table are painted half blue and half red to indicate each team dedicated area. Thedistribution of the colours uses the same logic as for other borders, hence the part allocated to a robotis the far most one from its starting area.

".6./eacon supportsTwo beacon supports are installed at each bac# corners. Two other ones are in the middle of eachshort sides. Two beacon supports are located on each side of the cooled containers. The mast of thebeacon supports are painted in blac#.

Each team is allowed to use four beacon supports located

• in the middle of the short side of its starting area,

• on the bac# corner of the opposite side of its staring area,

• on each side of the cooled container of the opposite side of its staring area.

The beacon supports are 80 mm square platforms placed 3$0 mm abo!e the table le!el. The platformis co!ered with >elcro *rough Ihoo#J side+.

".=.3amples, ice and prospecting zones

There are #$ balls, of three types 5" blue *samples+, 5" red *samples+ and 5 white *ice+.

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".=.5.3amples and ice

These playing elements are floorballs. The balls come in three colours red for the red team, blue forthe blue team, and white, for both teams. The ball diameter measures 2 mm. Betailed specificationsof these balls are pro!ided in paragraph IBalls specificationsJ later on.

t the beginning of the match the 96 balls are distributed on the table and in the ball dispensers asfollows

• 5" balls on the table white, 2 blue and 2 red

• 20 balls are in the !ertical dispensers

o 6 white in the dispenser located on the short side of the table near the red starting area,

o 6 white in the dispenser located on the short side of the table near the blue startingarea,

o 6 blue in the dispenser located at the bac# of the table near the blue starting area,

o 6 red in the dispenser located at the bac# of the table near the red starting area

• 52 balls are in the horizontal dispenser = blue, = red

".=.2.(rospecting zones

There are two #inds of prospecting zones

• the samples prospecting zones *in the horizontal dispenser, inside the two !erticaldispensers and the central part of the table+

• the frozen zone, filled with ice *in two !ertical dispensers and on the table+

3.%.2.1.erti"al dispensers

The !ertical dispensers are designed so that when a ball is remo!ed from their bottom, the ne%t one *ifany+ will mo!e down and ta#e its place. Anly one ball can be pic#ed at a time.

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They are built as a semi-cylinder, which bac#face is made of a 6 mm thic# ple%iglass plate,and the front face is made of a cur!edtransparent plastic sheet. The rear plate is300 mm high and 8$ mm *ide. The cur!edplastic sheet is 300 mm high and 22$ mm*ide.

eflecti!e tapes are stuc# at the top and thebottom of the !ertical dispensers, as illustrated

in the drawing on the right.

The bottom edge of the cur!ed sheet is equipped with a soft brush, such as the ones placed at thebottom of doors (see photo hereafter), to #eep in place the ball ready to be pic#ed. This brush isbetween 20 and 22 mm high.

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".=.".3amples and ice distribution on the table

There are 20 roc#soil sample and ice placement positions on the table, as indicated in the diagram 9 pre-defined positions and 5= random positions. The fi%ed positions are indicated as blac# crosses,with the colour of the ball which will be place there. The other positions are random. /efore thematch, a randomly drawn card is used by referees to determine the colours of the balls that will beplaced on these random positions.

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The e%terior side of the standard container is closed by a ple%iglass plate, so that the audience can seethe collected samples and ice bloc#s. The top part of this ple%iglass plate is located 80 mm abo!e thetable le!el all along the container.

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Each team has its own cooled container *located opposite to the robotDs starting area+ reser!ed only forthe correct roc# and soil samples. ll other material results to reduction of score.

#.+he robots

9.5.eneral notesAnly one robot per team is allowed to participate to a match

The robot is a fully autonomous machine. 1t shall carry its own power source, actuators and controlsystem.

The robot is only allowed to communicate with the localisation beacons *see beacons, below+.

Buring matches, no remote controlled action is allowed the robot runs strictly on its own.

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9.5.5.>isibility

The refereeing committee encourages the team to ma#e the interior parts of their robot !isible.

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• the robot causing intentional damage to the opponent robot, the playing area, or any of theplaying field elements.

• using fi%ture systems *fi. suction cups+. t any time during the match, the effort required tolift the robot must not e%ceed its own weight

• #eeping the balls of the opponent team or hiding the balls of the opponent team in own cooledcontainer. $ore generally, pre!enting the opponent robot from accessing its own playingelements.

9.2.9.3afety

The robots should not ha!e any protruding or sharp parts that may be able to inflict damage or thatcan be dangerous.

The use of liquid products, corrosi!e products, pyrotechnic materials or li!ing beings in the robot isforbidden.

ll the systems on the robots shall respect e%isting national and European laws and specifications.3pecifically, the systems used shall comply with legal safety regulations and must not endanger theparticipants or the public both during matches and bac#stage.

s a general rule, any de!ice or system considered as potentially dangerous by the referee will be

re'ected, and must be remo!ed from the robot prior to competition, or result in disqualification.

These points will be chec#ed during the appro!al phase of the competition, before the robot will beallowed to participate to matches.

9.".$andatory equipment

ll robots must include the following systems, or they will not be appro!ed for competition.

9.".5.3tarting cord

This starting de!ice shall be easily accessible on the robot. 1t shall be triggered by pulling a cord atleast $00 mm long. This cord shall not remain attached to the robot after this one has been started.ny other system *remote control, toggle switch directly acti!ated by hand, etc...+ will not beappro!ed.

9.".2.Emergency A button

The robot must include an emergency off button, with a diameter of at least 20 mm painted in red*for e%ample a safety emergency stop button+. 1t shall be placed on the top of the robot, in aconspicuous position and in a zone that is not dangerous and that is immediately accessible to the

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referee at any time during the match. The stop button must be actuated by a simple downwardsmotion *such as a hit with the fist+.

(ressing the emergency button must result in the immediate shut down of all of the robot)s actuators,lea!ing them limp *not acti!ely bra#ed nor energized+.

9.".".utomatic shut down

Each robot shall accommodate a system which shall stop the robot automatically at the end of the 0second match duration. I3topJ implies complete shut down of all actuation including internal de!ices.

obots mo!ing after the end of the match will be penalized or disqualified.

9.".9.Abstacle a!oidance system

Teams are required to equip their robots with an obstacle a!oidance system. The system is intended topre!ent collisions and damages between robots during a match.

The robot must be able to a!oid at least an obstacle modelled by a cylinder "00 mm high ha!ing 200mm in diameter and weighting between 2 #g and " #g. This fa#e robot will ha!e a beacon support, incase the team ma#es use of a beacon-based opponent localisation system.

9.9.obot Bimensionsobot can ha!e deployable e%tensions, but their deployment is allowed after the match start signalonly.

The perimeter of the robots is defined as the con!e% en!elope which fits the !ertical pro'ection of therobot on the ground.

The perimeter of the robot in its starting configuration shall not e%ceed 1200 mm.

The perimeter of the robot in a fully deployed configuration shall not e%ceed 1#00 mm at any timeduring the match.

The perimeter of balls controlled by the robot during the game is not limited by these dimensions.The height of the robot shall not e%ceed 3$0 mm, e%cluding the beacon supporting mast, possiblesensor equipment within the beacon support mast)s en!elope and possibly the pressing part of theemergency stop button. Teams are warned that if some tolerance is left with respect to the ma%imumheight for the emergency stop button, this one must not represent any form of annoyance for opponentbeacon systems. 1n case of protest, the team will be penalized, and it will be as#ed to modify therobot accordingly, before this one will be re-allowed to participate to the competition.

The robots do not ha!e dimensions constraints with respect to deployment under the table le!el.

ll other systems, including mandatory systems, must be contained within the !olume specified abo!e.

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ll parts of the robot must remain physically connected K therefore the robot cannot lea!e parts ofitself on the playing area

!tarting position

5eployed "onfiguration

67 1200 mm

67 1#00 mm

Important notice : Since it has been observed that every year some robots are slightly above theallowed dimensions because designed too close to the limits, teams are strongly advised to keep somesafety margin!, and stay several millimetres under the above mentioned limits, so that no badsurprise! will happen at approval time.

9.6.Energy 3ources

llowed energy sources include springs, pressurised gas, solar cells *note that the competition will beheld indoors+ and most types of commercially a!ailable batteries and power cells,

(rohibited energy sources include all types of combustion engines, roc#et engines, hydrogen fuel cells,or any other type of burning or pyrotechnics, li!ing beings and radioacti!e energy sources of all types.

1f in doubt about your unusual energy source, as# the refereeing committee ahead of time.

4ith respect to batteries use only models with solid electrolyte in order to pre!ent any problems withcorrosi!e liquids

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1t is strongly recommended for teams to possess se!eral battery sets and to design for easy access inthe robot for their replacement. The teams are reminded to ha!e spare, fully-charged batteriesa!ailable at all times.

Teams are required to be capable of playing two matches in succession. Gote that this includes thenecessary Isetup timeJ, when the robot is powered on and waiting to start, but the match has not yetbegun.

9.=.&ontrol 3ystems

The teams may use any #ind of robot control system *analogue, microprocessors, micro-controllers,computers, programmable logic, etc.+.

Those systems must be fully integrated into the robot.

The control system must permit the robot to play a match as either colour.

The control system must permit the robot to pass the appro!al phase.

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The beacons) undersides are co!ered with >elcro *soft LloopL side + as a way to fasten them on theirassigned support.

The beacons *robot localisation or fi%ed ones+ shall remain on their support throughout the matches.

The use of beacons is optional.

ll safety standards applicable to robots are also applicable to the beacons.

ll dimensions are in millimeters

"60 9"0 650

Fi3ed bea"on

8038031%0 mm

Rotot lo"alisation bea"ons

80380380 mmMast

9area for sensors only:

6.2.obot ?ocalisation /eacon

Ane localisation beacon can be fitted onto the other robot, in order to locate it. This beacon will befitted on the beacon support pro!ided for this purpose by the opponent robot.

Anly one localisation beacon is allowed per team.

The ma%imum size for a robot localisation beacon is an 80 mm edge "ube.

The elements used for the beacon design shall be useful. The referee may request if necessary that theteam opens its beacon casing for inspection and !erification.

The robot localisation beacon top shall be co!ered with >elcro *rough Ihoo#J side+ able to support theflag module identifying the robot allocated colour.

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6.".i%ed beacons

Each team can use a ma%imum of three beacons, to be placed on the pro!ided supports around theplaying area.

ll three beacons can be lin#ed together by a wire. This optional wire must not disturb thede!elopment of the match and the team must be able to install it during the " minutes for matchpreparation without disturbing the opponent team.

The beacons must remain within a square base of 8080 mm and can be up to 1%0 mm high.

6.9.&ommunication signals

1n order to a!oid interference between the teams, it is recommended to encode the communicationsignals. 4e strongly recommend that teams using infra-red de!ices ta#e into account the strongambient light used during the competition. $oreo!er, this illumination may !ary o!er time and locationduring the competition.

4e also mention that the competition staff uses high frequency radio de!ices during the contest.

Go complaint regarding interference problems will be ta#en into account. The beacons must be able tocope with the conditions that may change depending on the moment and their location during the

contest.

%.Mat"h time line

=.5.obot identification

or each match, the robots are allocated a colour mar#ing built as a small flag module red or blue.The use of this mar#ing is to help the public to associate at any instant a robot with its team.

The flag module mass is negligible. 1t is placed directly on the robot beacon support, or directly on therobot. 1f the robot does not pro!ide a beacon support, it must pro!ide a 8;8;mm suare surfaceco!ered with >elcro *rough Ihoo#J side+ at the top of the robot to place the flag mar#er on.

=.2.3tart procedure

• colour *red or blue+ and therefore a side of the playing area are allocated to the team beforeeach match.

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• Anly two members from each team are allowed to access to the stage area for robotpreparation.

• /oth teams ha!e 3 minutes to put their robot on the starting position, to prepare it and toinstall all beacons.

• The robots are placed on the table, entirely within their starting areas, and tou"hing the t*otable borders ad'acent to the starting area.

• fter the " minutes preparation time, no more inter!ention or transmission of e%ternal

information to it is allowed.

• 4hen both teams and the referees indicate they are ready, the referee will determine therandom positions for the balls to be placed on the table. This is done by drawing from a set ofcards. Each card indicates a different placement of the elements. These cards are a!ailable asa (B file on the Eurobot website. Buring this procedure, the teams are not allowed to touchtheir robot nor communicate with it.

• The referee as#s the participants if they ha!e any remar# about the placement of all the gameelements. Go ob'ection regarding the placement will be accepted after this point.

• t the start signal gi!en by the referee, the robot is acti!ated by one of the team members.The robot shall then run on its own in a fully autonomous way.

ny team which does not scrupulously follow this starting procedure *anticipated or delayed start+ ischarged with a false start. new start shall be gi!en with a new random layout for the game elements.

=.".$atch sequence

obots ha!e 0 se"onds to score as many points as possible. This must be accomplished in completeautonomy.

The team members are not allowed, in any way, to touch the robots, the playing area or any of thefi%ed game elements during a match. ny action made without the referees consent will lead todisqualification for the current match. The team will then lose all the points it may ha!e scored during

the match.1f the robot lea!es the playing area, it canDt be put bac# in. The match is not replayed and the otherrobot is allowed to finish the match normally.

robot that deliberately pushes its opponent out of the playing area is disqualified.

t the end of the match the robots must stop *shut down of all actuation+ by themsel!es. 1f the robotdoes not shut down by itself, a referee will push the emergency stop button to stop the robot.

The referees will count the points without touching the robots. Then they will announce the score.

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The team members are allowed to touch the robots and lea!e the game only with the e%plicit consentof the referees after common agreement on the score. They must ensure that no playing element hasbeen #ept inside the robot.

=.9.3core calculation

=.9.5.(oints

(oints are counted after the match is o!er.fter the match, the samples and ice bloc#s in the containers are counted as follows

or collecting ice into correct part of the standard container

• 5 ice ball in red part of standard container M 5 point for red robot

• 5 ice ball in blue part of standard container M 5 point for blue robot

or collecting the correct type of roc# and soil samples

• 5 red sample anywhere in the standard container M 2 points for red robot

• 5 red sample in the red cooled container M 2 points for red robot

• 5 blue sample anywhere in the standard container M 2 points for blue robot

• 5 blue sample in the blue cooled container M 2 points for blue robot

• incorrect material *opponentDs sample or ice+ in the cooled container M -5 point

=.9.2./onus points

To reward samples preser!ed in the best conditions in the standard container, samples which willplaced between two ice balls will score a bonus of 3 points to the respecti!e robot *i.e. red sample to

the red one and blue sample to the blue one+.

=.9.".3cratch

The team is scratched when

• it does not come on time to the bac#stage waiting room for matchesN

• it ta#es more than " minutes to get ready on the playing areaN

• its robot has not completely left its start area during a matchN

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score of 00 is considered as a double defeat. Thus, each team gets only 5 match point.

=.9.=.Bisqualification

The referees may disqualify a team for the competition

• 4hen the robot ma#es the same penalized actions systematically

• or the unacceptable comportment of the team

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o The robot is able to score *obtain at least one point, without an opponent+ within thelimit of 0 seconds

o The robot)s shut down system wor#s properly

2. The robot)s obstacle a!oidance system wor#s.

The system should be able to successfully a!oid a static dummy obstacle *fa#e robot made of a"00 mm high and 200 mm diameter cylinder, weighting between 2#g and "#g+ placed at arandom distance in front of the robot on the table. This fa#e robot sports a beacon platform ,

so that it is possible to place a beacon on it.


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Buring the final phase, matches are on a #noc#-out basis. The matches for the final round areorganised as shown in the diagram below.

1n the e!ent of a double defeat, a draw or a double disqualification the match is replayed immediately.1f this second match is also a double defeat, a draw or a double disqualification, the winner will bedetermined by the position at the end of the qualification rounds.

The final match is played until two winning sets.

1 meet 16

Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final

8 meet

5 meet 12

! meet 13

3 meet 1!

6 meet 11

7 meet 10

2 meet 15

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3rd

place "inal . . . . . . . . .

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8.>ppendi"es

8.5.(laying area drawing

Bimensions are gi!en in mm and are sub'ect to the general tolerances defined.

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Fa"e ,ie*

Fa"e ,ie* 9goal area:

(iece of plastic

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&a" ,ie*

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8.2.eflecti!e tape

This is made of an adhesi!e retro-reflector tape 0,2 mm thic# and 26mm wide, white in colour. To#now a reflecti!e tape pro!ider, please contact your Gational Arganization &ommittee or Eurobotssociation for the independent teams refereeOeurobot.org .

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8.".(ainting references

Element &olour (aint Type eference

(laying field rey :ellowish crylic, mat ?


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• "lass 2 lasers will be accepted if, and only if,

• if the laser is installed on a rotating turret with the speed not lower than 5 re!olutionper minute. 4ithout rotation, the laser must be shut down.

• the path of the laser spot will ne!er cross eye position, intentionally or not, be it forpeople around the tables or in the tribunes.

• all other "lasses 93>4 3& and #: are stri"tly forbidden.

Teams not complying to these rules *by pro!iding incorrect documentation for instance+ will be heldresponsible in front of the 'ustice in case of any damage resulting from their system.

8.6.9.(owerful light

4hen high intensity source are used, be aware that the light intensity can be dangerous for the humaneye in case of direct illumination. Gote that some high power ?EB de!ices can e%ceed this limit.

Documents

Eurobot 2008 Rules English Version