Theme
The contest theme is based on Indian mythology related to Lord Krishna (a Hindu deity) and the festival of Dahi-Handi, celebrated annually in northern part of India. Born as a prince and brought up into a cowherd family, Krishna is often referred to as "Govinda".
As children, Govinda and his friends used to raid kitchens in search of milk, butter (Makhkhan) and cheese (Paneer). They also used to tease young girls (Gopis) carrying pots (Matka) filled with water, milk, butter, or cheese on their heads. A common practice in rural India is to suspend these pots (containing Cheese, Butter and Milk) from beams high in the ceiling out of reach of cats.
During the day when the men were busy in the fields and the women folk busy with outdoor chores, the naughty and adventurous Govinda along with his band of friends would form a human pyramid to reach these pots and help themselves to the contents.
Game and Rules
"The Objective"
Two (2) opposing teams a Red team and a Blue team will operate Manual machines and Autonomous machines and attempt to get at the pots of butter placed at a height and remove the large cube of Butter (Makhkhan) from the bowls.
A few of the machines would also attempt to “Steal” the Earthen Pots (Matkas) containing balls of Cheese (Paneer) being carried by the Young Girls (Gopis).
Points are earned when the Butter is removed from the Bowls placed at a height.
Points could also be earned when a Pot and/or Cheese is transferred to a Basket.
The team which picks up all the three butter cubes directly from the bowls and holds them in the air will be declared “GOVINDA” (the winner) and the game will be over.
If no team becomes “GOVINDA”, the team which accumulates more number of points within the specified time of three (3) minutes will be declared as the winner.
Matches (Refer Appendix A1)
The contest is played according to the following format
- Preliminary Rounds
Round robin within groups. Winner from each group shall advance to the Quarter-Final
- Quarter-finals
Knock out matches
- Semi-Finals
Knock out matches
- Finals
Knock out match
1.0 Teams
1.1 Each team shall comprise of four (4) members consisting of three (3) students and one (1) instructor, all from the same university, polytechnic or college. Only the three (3) students are permitted to enter the Game Field.
1.2 Team members must be enrolled in their University or Polytechnic or College at the time of the international contest. Exceptions to this rule are those who were enrolled in a University or Polytechnic or College at the time of the domestic contest.
1.3 Postgraduate students are not eligible to participate in the competition
Refer Fig 1 - Plan of Game Field With Titles >>
Contest Schedule & Venue
| Dates |
Schedule |
| 29th August |
Participants arrival |
| 30th August |
Rehearsal and test run |
| 31st August |
Contest Day |
| 1st September |
Friendship Exchange Program, General Meeting, PD Workshop |
| 2nd September |
Participants Departure |
Awards (Refer Appendix A2)
Prizes shall include awards for the winners, runner-ups, best idea, best engineering, and best design and ABU Robocon award, Special Sponsors’ awards.
Costs of Production & Carriage (Refer Appendix A3)
- Cost of Production (Refer Appendix A3.1)
The ABU Robocon Organizing Committee shall provide USD 1000 as a subsidy for machine construction to each committee member organization.
- Cost of Carriage (Refer Appendix A3.2)
A transport company, specified by the committee, will ship your machines to the playing venue in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Details will be announced later.
Samples (Refer Appendix A4)
Samples being sent to all the participating broadcasters
- Cheese (Paneer)
A miniature basket ball of 150 mm diameter (One (1) sample)
- Bowl for keeping Butter (Makhkhan) Cube (One (1) sample)
- Vinyl sheeting (2 mm thick) color shades for Autonomous area, Manual area, Red and Blue Start zone, and Grey square.
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7.0 Safety
- 7.1 All machines must be built such that they will not harm the operators, the referees, and match officials, members of the audience, opponent’s equipment and the game field. Explosives, fires and hazardous chemicals shall not be used.
- 7.2 To ensure safety, when using a laser beam, it must be less than a Class 2 laser, and used in a way that will not harm any operators, the referees, match officials, audience, opponent’s equipment and the game field.
- 7.3 When using optical sensors teams must consider the fact that there will be very bright lights on the game field for video recording and broadcasting purposes.
8.0 Others
8.1 For any other behavior not specified in the rules, referees are given full authority to make the decision and the decision is final in the event of a dispute.
8.2 Any amendments to these rules will be announced by the Contest Committee and be updated on website <www.roboconindia.com> under FAQ.
8.3 All teams are encouraged to decorate the machines to reflect the culture, aesthetics and styles of their respective countries.
8.4 All machines must be designed and made by student teams - ready made commercial machines will be disqualified from being used. Teams are not allowed to have sponsor’s logo anywhere on the machine or on the uniform.
8.5 When requested by the Contest Committee, each participating country will be asked to provide information on their machines, including the videotape, which explains the structure and the movement of the participating team's machines. The Contest Committee will verify whether each participating machine complies with the rules through viewing the videotapes, prior to the shipment of the machines.
8.6 The allowable margin of error to the Objects in this Rulebook wherever not mentioned is ± 5% both in weight and size.
