Robotic Conquest 1453 CONTEST TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Robotic Conquest 1453 CONTEST TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1) Objective The objevtice of the contest is to develop amphibious autonomous robots, which can operate both on land and sea to symbolically animate the conquest of Istanbul using robots. 2) Contest Participation Terms and Categories Students may participate in the contest individually or as teams. Teams may not have more than 5 team members. The contest is open to all high school, undergraduate and graduate students. Contestants must submit their application forms until May 15 th, 2018. In the application form, the following should be indicated: a. Team information and contestants contact numbers, b. Requested sponsorship needs. Applications will be made on the TEKNOFEST ISTANBUL Aviation, Space and Technology Festival Technology Contests official website (www.teknofestistanbul.org). 3) Contest Area Specifications

Figure 1 Sketch of the Contest Area Marked regions 1 and 3 in Figure 1 represent water regions. There are 10 randomly placed scale model ships in the 1 st region. Ships are made of green-colored floating material and their dimensions are 10 cm (width) x 15 cm (length) x 5 cm (height). The robot will then take the model ships to the 2 nd region where water depth is 20 cm. 2 nd region is representative of the hill where the ships are moved on land. There will also be a conveyer belt in this region. Robots must carry and release the model ships on this conveyer belt. The model ships will then travel on the conveyer belt towards and reach the Golden Horn, which is represented by the 3 rd region. The width of the conveyer belt in the 2 nd region is 40 cm. The starting point of conveyer belt is marked by two blue columns on each side for ease of location identification. Column dimensions are 10 cm (width) x 10 cm (length) x 40 cm (height) (see Figure 2). In the 3rd region, city walls are represented by rectangular prisms measuring 10 cm x 4 cm x 4 cm put on top of each other and side-by-side. The total length and height of city wall is 1 m and 40 cm respectively (See Figure 3).

40 cm 10 cm 10 cm 10 cm Figure 2 Conveyer belt and marking columns

10 cm 4 cm 40 cm 100 cm Figure 3 City walls 4) Robot Robots must be autonomous. They may only be turned on and off with a switch or using a remote control. The remote control may only be used for turning the robot on and off and may not be used for controlling the robot remotely once turned on. Maximum dimensions of a robot can be 50 cm (height) x 30 cm (width) and the robot cannot weigh more than 5 kg. Robots must be able to shoot cannonballs to tear down the city walls. Cannonballs will be provided by the contest committee before the start of the contest. Cannonballs cannot be larger than 3cm x 3cm x 3cm spheres and weigh more than 100gr and it is forbidden to use explosive materials in the shooting mechanism. 5) Contest Objectives and Rules

Applicants are due to fill in the preliminary report until 15 th May 2018. The sample form of the report can be found from the following link; http://teknofestistanbul.org/content/files/teknoloji/raporsablonu/ontasar%c4%b1m_rapor_taslak-robotikfetih1453.docx The preliminary report should be sent to Teknofest through the web link which will be announced by Teknofest Management in a soon time. Robots should accomplish the following 3 tasks: 1. Detect model ships floating on water and carry them through the water to the conveyer belt in the 2 nd region. 2. Position itself on the conveyer belt and reach the 3 rd region. 3. Shoot at city walls in the 3 rd region and tear down as much wall blocks as possible. a. Scoring and Assessment 1. Robots are awarded points for each of the tasks they carry out (see Figure 1). 2. Total points are divided by the task completion time and the resulting number is the total score for the robot. If the robot cannot complete the tasks within the time specified, they will be considered to have finished in 20 minutes. 3. The robot, which scores the highest points wins. 4. In the event of a draw, the lightest robot wins the contest. Type of task Points Exit from start point 50 Each ship landed on 3 rd region (per ship) 2000 Robots arriving at 3 rd region 1000 Each block torn down the city wall (per block) 500 Figure 1 Scoring Table EVALUATION EXAMPLE:

In the following example, two different robots are considered to have accomplished the specified tasks. Scoring and points awarded for the tasks are as shown in the table below. Type of task Robot 1 Robot 2 Exit from start point 50 points 50 points Ships landed on 3 rd region 2 ships 4000 points 6 ships 12000 points Robots arriving at 3rd region 1000 1000 Blocks torn down 0 2 blocks 1000 points Total points 5050 points 14050 points Task accomplishment time 800 s 1200 s Total Score 6,3 11,7 Table 2 Evaluation example 6) Prizes The prizes shown in the table below represent the total amount awarded to winning teams. Individual prizes will not be awarded. First place Second place Third place 40.000 TL 30.000 TL 20.000 TL

6.1 Minimum success criteria for prize ranking: To be placed in the prize ranking, competing teams must successfully accomplish all 3 tasks defined in Objectives and Rules section of this terms and conditions. Only the teams in the top three ranking will be eligible for the aforementioned prizes. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS Teams have the right to object to the concerned judge through their team leaders. Objections can be made verbally, provided that they are submitted in writing at a later time. Verbal objections must be put in writing within 24 hours. In any case, non-written objections will not be taken into consideration. Objections will be finalized within 24 hours after having examined by the judge panel. Each contestant is responsible for taking the necessary precautions and paying the necessary attention to his/her peers and the environment. T3 Foundation and organization officials cannot be held responsible for the damages inflicted upon third parties by the contestants. T3 Foundation and the organization committee reserve the right to make any amendments to the specifications in order for the contest to take place in accordance with the specified impartial criteria with judicial outcomes for violations, to better meet all sorts of requirements by the contestants, to provide necessary safety precautions and to maintain the functionality of the contest specifications. After making the necessary evaluations following the application deadline, T3 Foundation and the organization committee reserve the right to cancel the contest if there are insufficient number of applications with the required technical knowledge and skills. TEKNOFEST ISTANBUL Aviation, Space and Technology Festival Safety and Security Terms and Conditions will be communicated to all contestants, delegations and concerned parties. All competing teams are responsible for observing the safety terms and conditions specific to their respective categories specified in TEKNOFEST ISTANBUL Aviation, Space and Technology Festival Safety and Security Terms and Conditions. In this regard, with the exception of security precautions contained in the aforementioned security instructions, it is the

contestants responsibility to take additional precautions arising from the systems employed. T3 Foundation and the organization committee has the right to exclude any and all teams from the contest who do not fulfill the terms and conditions of TEKNOFEST ISTANBUL Aviation, Space and Technology Festival Safety and Security Terms and Conditions to provide a safe environment for holding the contest. T3 Foundation and organization officials cannot be held responsible for damages arising from the violation of terms and conditions by the contestants, delegations and concerned parties. All teams who qualify to compete in the contest will be presented a Participation Certificate. Turkish Technology Team Foundation has the right to make any changes to these terms and conditions.