2006 monthly Fun Competition rules and schedule. 

The Fun Competitions will be held at our regular monthly meetings after the show and tell period and before the business portion of the meeting.

The entry fee is either two dollars or some working robot hardware or software that is of minimal value to the contestant, but is perceived to possibly be of value to another contestant.  All entry fees will be put into the prize bin.

Prizes are awarded by the first place finisher getting first choice, second place finisher getting second choice, and third place finisher getting third choice of an item from the prize bin.

Event rules will be decided upon by all of the competitors at the competition before they actually compete with the emphasis on sportsmanship and common agreement.  If there is an irreconcilable disagreement on the rules, people have to realize that in order to have the competition some decision will need to be made by some benevolent dictator.  That benevolent dictator will be that month’s Fun Competition organizer.

2006 Fun Competition schedule.  This schedule is not set in stone and will change as the year progresses. Check back here often as well as ask questions at the CIRC Yahoo Group.

·         February 19: Line Follow (Black line on white paper)

·         March 19: Drag races

·         April 23: Sumo

·         May 21: 2006 CIBB held May 6th, so no Fun Competition held at the meeting.  Note, CIBB is a serious competition and has different rules and regulations.

·         June 25: Head-to-head oval race (Parallel black lines on white paper)

·         July 16: Wall follow maze

·         August 20: Room Obstacle Course Race

• Start in one corner of the room heading toward a target on the other side of the room.
• Obstacles prevent a straight line
• Some obstacles are fixed (i.e. tables and chairs), and some move (i.e. balls and pendulums)
• Different levels (Ramps up and down to get past barriers)
• Light attraction for the target

·         September 17: Room Mission Challenge

• Have a handful of tasks for points
• Either have a time limit or give points for fastest times
• Perform either with RC-bots or Auto-bots. 
• Auto-bot completed tasks score more points
• Have a base where bots can be touched, adjusted, and aimed