Open Category (Artist Robot)
Rules and Regulations
1. Each team should comprise 3 students with 1 teacher as their mentor.
2. A team/student may only participate in either the Regular category OR the Open category, and not both.
3. The competition will be categorised into 3 different age groups:
(a) Primary School (7 - 12 years old)
(b) Junior High School (13 - 15 years old)
(c) Senior High School (16 - 18 years old)
4. Teams participating in this event will work to create robots based on the theme “Artist Robot”
5. There is no restriction on the use of non-LEGO® materials. However, the final project must include at least 50% of LEGO® materials and must be operated or controlled by the RCX intelligent brick or NXT intelligent brick.
6. Only the official LEGO® Education programming languages in any version, for example,RoboLab® and LEGO® NXT Education Software, are allowed to be used.
7. The robots may be pre-assembled and the software program may be pre-programmed.
8. The size of the whole project, including booth decorations, must not exceed 2 meters X 2 meters X 2 meters.
9. The team should decorate the booth with at least one poster, not less than 150cm height X 100cm width, introducing the project together with a video clip.
10. Each team will undergo the following:
(a) Test and assemble the final robot at a designated location.
(b) Decorate the booth with posters or anything that is related to the theme.
(c) Demonstrate the project to the judges.
(d) Participate in a ‘Question and Answer’ (Q & A) session with the judges.
11. A written report summarising the whole project must be submitted to the judges during the set-up time. The descriptions must be supported by pictures showing different angles of the robotic creation and examples of the program.
12. In the 10-minute session with the judges, 5 minutes will be given to the team for demonstration and 5 minutes for a Q & A session with the judges.
13. Criteria for judging are as follows:
(a) Creativity and Originality
- Theme conformity
- Appearance, uniqueness and interactive behaviour
- Artistic or creative with a positive impact on judging
- Meeting the theme well with unique materials
(b) Technical Functionality
- Engineering and stability
- Repeatable movements
- How well the robot functions for its purpose
- How well the robot has been built as designated
- How well the robot operates as designated
(c) Presentation and Team Work:
- Clear demonstration and explanation by the presenters
- Project documentation/written report
- Problem-solving skills
- Knowledgeable on all aspects of the project
- High team spirit in creating the design and building the project
- Were the previous documents for submission substantial
- Does the presentation express the team’s intention?
- Does the robot harmonise with the builder
- Does the video highlight the artistic performance of the robot in
a clear and interesting way
Content Sample of the Project Documentation
1. Acknowledgement.
2. Project Mission, Vision & Objective
3. Particulars on team members and mentor
4. Introduction to the project in detail
5. Synopsis of the project
(a) Background
(b) Robot functionality
(c) Uniqueness and interactive behaviour
6. Designing and Building Process
(a) Concept and Implementation
(b) Brainstorming and solution to the problem
(c) Engineering and stability of the structures
(d) Pictures of the project (at each stage).
(e) Final model and pictures depicting different angles
(f) Related charts
7. Programming (Official LEGO® Education Programming Languages only)
(a) Concept
(b) Brainstorming and solution to problem
(c) Printed programming with explanations
8. Appendices
(a) Interviews
(b) Gantt chart
(c) Softcopy of the whole project (report, program, slide show and video clip)
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