Rules

The following rules are valid for all competition tracks. In addition to these general rules and the information available in the benchmarking protocols, each track can amend and adopt specific rules and assessment. 

Teams

• Teams can include individuals from one or more institutions, and individuals from academia and industry are equally welcome to participate.

• One person can only participate in one team. 

• Each team cannot have more than 5 members (including the team leader).

• The organizers are not allowed to participate in the competition. 

• Teams can participate in one or multiple tracks. 

• Teams must register using the online forms, or via email, and nominate a contact person. The registration includes, but is not limited to, a one to two-page description about the team,  names of team members, their affiliations and contacts, who the team leader is, which tracks the  team will focus on, and a brief description of the team's technology, robotic systems, and sensor systems.

Solutions design and development

• • A complete robotic system should be used. 

  • All tasks should be performed autonomously without any human input. 

  • Teleoperation is NOT allowed.

  • Teams are expected to bring and mount their own setup, unless they declare they will use the available robotic arms.

Ranking and award

• • Teams will be ranked individually for each track based on previously defined performance measures and scores. 

  • Prizes will be awarded for each track based on the corresponding leaderboard. 

  • Teams have the opportunity to collect prize money multiple times if they win in multiple tasks.