RoboCupSoccer - Nanogram Competition
Scoring
For the demonstration competition to be held in Atlanta in July 2007, the contest will consist of three compulsory exercises:
- The 2 Millimeter Dash
- The Slalom Drill
- The Ball-Handling Drill
In addition, teams can demonstrate coordinated motion of multiple devices in the RoboCup Dance event. Teams participating in the RoboCup Nanogram competition who would like to provide a RoboCup Nanogram Dance entry should notify the conference organizers by February 1, 2007.
In the 2 Millimeter Dash, each microrobot must sprint across the playing field from one goal to the other. The micro-robot must begin with its entire structure behind the goal line, and it completes the dash when the first point on its structure crosses the opposing goal line. Each team will be allowed three trials. The winner is determined by the best of the three trials. The winning team will receive 5 points towards the overall competition, the second-place team will receive 3 points, and the third-place team will receive 1 point.
In the Slalom Drill, the path between goals is blocked by inanimate "defenders" that the micro-robot must avoid as it races between the goals. These defenders are made from a thick film of photoresist that is patterned at specified locations on the field of play. Each team will be allowed three trials, and the winning team will be determined by the best of the three trials. The winning team will receive 5 points towards the overall competition, the second-place team will receive 3 points, and the third-place team will receive 1 point.
The Ball Handling Drill requires the micro-robot to dribble as many balls as possible into the goal within a 3-minute time period, while avoiding inanimate "defenders" in the field. The micro-robot must begin the drill with its entire structure behind its own goal line and can only score goals in the opposing goal. A goal is scored when the entire ball is past the full width of the goal line. The balls will consist of thin-film discs of silicon nitride, with 750 nm dimples on their base to promote sliding along the surface of the field of play. The diameter of these discs may range from 30 mm to 150 mm. Each team will run three trials of the ball handling drill, with the balls and defenders placed in different locations for each trial. The team receives 1 point towards the overall competition for each goal scored. In the event of a tie, additional trials of the Ball Handling Drill will be conducted.