6 RULES FOR COMPETITION
6.1 Each team will be given a competition time of 6 minutes, inclusive of setup time. Each robot
is given a maximum of 3 starts within the competition time and one attempt is counted for
scoring and is limited to a maximum of 4 minutes.
6.2 Robots shall start from either end of the competition tank. The starting line shall be 40 cm
from either edge of the tank, and the robots may not be placed beyond this line at the start.
Once team has chosen the starting end, all attempts shall proceed from the same position.
6.3 The attempt with maximum points will be considered as the team’s final score. And the time
recorded for the first cargo drop for the chosen attempt shall be used as tie breaker.
6.4 Judges decision is final and binding to all.
6.5 All robots will be caged half an hour before competition starts and would be checked for
safety and cloning. Robots found to be of unsafe nature shall be disallowed.
6.6 The objects have to clearly fall within the basket. Objects on the basket barrier shall not be
counted.
6.7 Any dropped object outside the cargo holder or basket will be considered out of play.
6.8 Each vehicle can lift only one object at a time. However while picking up objects within the
cargo area, if multiple objects are picked, excess objects can be dropped back within the
cargo area without penalty. In other words the vehicle should be carrying only one object
once it is out of the cargo area. If multiple objects are carried at one time out of the grid
area, all of them will be considered out of play.
6.9 Only two handlers are allowed in the competition arena for each team and only one remote
controller is allowed in case of an ROV.