Robotics Dojo Competition 2022

Date 17th October 2022 (Mini competition)
16th November 2022 (Grands Prix)
Venue Exhibition hall, iPIC building, JKUAT
Number of teams 12
Eligibility of teams A team must comprise at least three members and can have five members at maximum (i.e. 3≤N≤5)
Eligibility of members A team member must be the current student of JKUAT or PAUSTI

Regulation of robot

Type of robot Either kit or custom-made
Number of wheels Unlimited
Number of motors Up to 4 motors
Dimension Smaller than 30cm x 30cm x 30 cm (W x D x H)
Weight Up to 2 kg
Controller board Arduino compatible boards (custom board allowed) and Raspberry Pi boards
Operation Fully autonomous

Gamefield

The robot is supposed tackle four challenges in the gamefield.

  1. Line following on circuit
  2. Stop and go
  3. Obstacle avoidance
  4. Maze

Line following circuit

Inspired by Suzuka circuit

Stop and go

Freeze for 3 seconds and resume

Obstacle avoidance

Yellow line must be passed over

Maze

Exit as fast as possible

Scoring rules

The scores are calculated by the following rules.

  1. Each team has 3 minutes
  2. The team's score is updated as the robot passes the checkpoints
  3. Retries are allowed from the last checkpoint within the time limit

Checkpoint and gained score


Mini competition

The mini competition was held on 19th October 2022.

Prof. Kiyasu and Prof. Sakaguchi from Nagasaki University joined the mini competition as the judges.


Winner: Optimus Prime

First round

Entry No. Team name Score
#1 Robosapien 2
#2 team0804 5
#3 Cygnus 13
#4 SPARK 0.5
#5 SEEB 4
#6 N3rdH3rd 0.5
#7 ELBE No show
#8 Optimus Prime 13
#9 Aether Cancelled (battery problem)
#10 Agrothinkers No show
#11 RO-04 0.5
#12 Phoenix 12

Final round

Entry No. Team name Score
#3 Cygnus 12
#8 Optimus Prime 14

Final Competition

The final competition was held on 16th November 2022.

The competition was officially opened by the speech from the Vice Chancellor represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (RPE).

The judges present were Dr. Kaburu (SCIT), Dr. Njiri (Mechatronics), Dr. Nderu (SCIT), Mr. Oloo (EEE), and Mr. Kimotho (SCIT).


Winner: Optimus Prime

Final round

Entry No. Team name Score
#1 Robosapien 5
#2 team0804 14
#3 Cygnus 7
#4 Spark 0.5
#5 Teem SEEB No show
#6 N3rd H3rd No show
#7 E.L.B.E 6
#8 Optimus prime 25
#9 Team Aether No show
#10 Agrothinkers Cancelled (technical issue)
#11 RO-04 6
#12 Phoenix 14