Art & Innovation ( view rules )

You have a great robot but it doesn't fit in any of the above catagories? or do you just want to show it off. These can be some of the most fun a creative devices ever seen.

FireFighting ( view rules ) Arena ( english or metric) Floor Item ( details )

A robot is placed in a 4 room mock up of a single floor house, and a lit candle is also placed randomly in one of the rooms. The robot is to navigate the house to find the candle and extinguish it. Returning to the home starting point gets extra points. The robot with the best time and points wins.

The Line Follower ( view rules ) - NOTE - rule change for 2009 - beginner/advanced...

Robots must race around a challenging lined course. The robots must be able to see the difference between the white arena suface and the black track line. This is a race to see who can go around the sometimes crazy courses without getting lost.

Search & Rescue ( view rules )

Robots must navigate a walled maze to rescue an injured teddy bear. This event is R/C but bonus points are awarded for some or all autonomous navigation.

Sumo

Two robots are placed in a competition arena and must try and push each other out without falling out themselves. This catagory includes the following sub-catagories: Open MiniSumo, Masters MiniSumo, Beginners MiniSumo, R/C Sumo, and full size Autonomous Sumo.

Sumo - Master Mini ( view rules )

Sumo - Mini ( view rules )

Sumo - R / C ( view rules )

Sumo - Autonomous ( view rules )

Walker ( view rules )

Walking robots oh my!! Legged robots must race on a course to get the best time, bonus points are awarded for obstacles and carpet.