Rules

Tower building

As soon as the package reaches the desired position, the robot must be able to retrieve it. Groups must take into account the different package sizes for the gripper's grasp. After retrieving the package, the robot must transport it to the Vision Set to begin building the tower.

Throughout the cycles, these packages can be placed horizontally or vertically and anywhere on the Vision Set.

Additionally, it is entirely possible to set them aside on the Vision Set to be picked up later for the tower construction.

Everyone is free to use their own strategies. Depending on the chosen strategy, the number of packages used to reach a height of 8 units may vary. The goal here is to reduce this number to achieve a shorter construction time and potentially, in the event of a tie, gain a ranking advantage. Once the 8-block threshold is reached, the top floor must be dedicated to placing the special piece (2 units).

Thus, if a group manages to reach this 8-block threshold before using all the blocks from the command sheet, they can proceed directly to placing the special piece. Depositing this piece marks the end of the challenge, and the operator must stop the stopwatch as soon as the gripper has left the construction zone. They take this piece as an item reward for successfully completing the challenge.

Packages that fall during tower construction can be put back by hand, but a 5-second penalty is given for each package.

In case of a program stop, regardless of the issue, the operator may replace the package in the dedicated starting zone and restart the code. In this case, no penalty is applied, as these manipulations already waste time while the stopwatch continues to run.