HACK@CODE – LEGO Robotics Competition

Teams (up to 3 members per team) are to build and program a Lego robot to complete the mission and score as many points as possible within the given time limit. There will be 2 categories:

• Junior Category (Age 7 to 12, i.e. Primary 1 to Primary 6)
• Senior Category (Age 13 to 16, i.e. Secondary 1 to Secondary 4)

The theme for this year is Autonomous Last-Mile Delivery Drones. The mission will simulate an environment where a robot is tasked to deliver goods from a sorting facility and bring them to the collection point and return to the docking station.

Objectives (Refer to Downloads)

• • Robot starts at Box 1
  • Collecting goods – There are 4 coloured goods/blocks placed in the 4 collection zones as shown above. An example of the coloured block is shown below. It is built using 6 2×4 bricks.
  • Dropping off goods – bring coloured blocks to its respective coloured drop-off zones
  • Docking – Robot ends fully in Box 2

Scoring

Mission Details

• • Robot size is 25cm x 25cm x 25cm (LxBxH).
  • The run time for the mission is 150 seconds.
  • Any LEGO platform is allowed.
  • No restriction to the number of sensors allowed.
  • Any programming software or language is allowed.

Downloads:

Robotics Playfield

Playfield Labelled

LEGO Brick Prop

Click HERE to place order for your Playfield.

Rules for Robot Run Video

• Video of the run cannot be edited. It must be taken in one take.
• The resolution of the video must be at least 720p.
• A stopwatch/timer must be shown throughout the entire video.
• The video must show the entire playfield in landscape orientation.
• Email your entries to us at hackcode2052@gmail.com latest by 29 September 2023, 2359hrs.
• Name the video file with your school’s name followed by your team’s name.