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1) Obstacle avoidance: This is a floor
track where walls are put in random
angle order to make a track difficult
for the robot to pass without touching
them. By using onboard left and
right infrared sensors, the robot
can be programmed to detect the
distance to the walls with a good
accuracy. The programming logic
does the rest. A basic example is
provided, and each team should
improve on that to achieve the best
time (see Figure 7).
2) Race of champions: This consists of a
line-following track with a crossing
bridge and an automatic start/finish
line. The robot should use the frontfacing
infrared to detect the start signal
and the eight infrared sensors
facing the floor to detect the line. The
challenge is then to do the complete
track in the least time possible. There
is a series of knockout races between
two robots at a time. The winner
goes to the next round until the final
champion is found (see Figure 8).
3) OnStage: A team of robots delivers a
performance on stage. It involves
decorating the robots to perform a
synchronized act with an audio
track. Four teams of the same cluster
provide an audio track (e.g., a song)
and program a choreography for
their robots (usually decorated
accordingly) with a maximum duration
of 90 s. A jury scores the performance
according to the robot's
dressing, craftsman work, synchronization,
creativity, and implementation
(see Figure 9).
These challenges all take place in a
friendly environment, with hundreds of
people from the audience cheering and
applauding the exhibitions.
Over the 20 editions, more than
8,000 people have participated and
assembled a robot at RoboParty, and
more than 1,600 robots have been
built (see Figures 10 and 11). Many
primary and secondary school teachers
come along with their students,
and their feedback has been extremely
positive. Some families (parents with
kids) or groups of friends participate
to have fun, enjoy the experience, and
gain some knowledge. A three-day
Figure 7. The obstacle avoidance challenge.
Figure 8. The race of champions challenge.
Figure 9. The OnStage challenge.
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