MBZIRC

Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) is a biennial competition that was held in March 2017, under the patronage of Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. Out of 143 applications received from leading robotics laboratories at top universities from 35 countries, 25 teams were selected to participate in MBZIRC.

Challenge 2 required an UGV to locate and reach a panel, and physically operate a valve stem on the panel, and will involve the following tasks:

Locate panel and navigate to approach the panel
Identify and locate a valve stem on the panel, and approach the valve stem
Analyze the valve stem and select the appropriate tool from a set of provided tools to close the valve
Use the manipulator attached to the UGV to pick up the tool and operate the valve stem

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