Junior Division (Jr):

• Robots must be built entirely from Lego or compatible building sets.
• Robots must fit within a 30cm x 30cm x 40cm (L x W x H) box at all times.
• Weight limit: 5kg including batteries

Senior Division (Sr):

• Robots can be constructed from any materials or kits, allowing for greater customization.
• They must still adhere to the size limit of 30cm x 30cm x 40cm (L x W x H).
• Weight limit: 5kg including batteries

Both divisions allow robots to be:

• Autonomous: Operated by pre-programmed code.
• Manually Controlled: Operated by a remote control system.

All robots must be able to move in all directions (not restricted to a single path)

The robot must start behind the starting mark and is considered to have crossed the finishing line. Both must be manually/autonomously controlled, and it should be capable of traversing over different terrain and hurdles without going outside the track. The competition area has a special place defined for the robot’s operation . There would be multiple rounds in Competition until the top 3 winning teams are selected. Racing tracks for each round can be changed.

First Round: Minimum 2 to 5 Racing Bots would be playing in each round. Team schedule would be announced before competition day. If 1 bot is missing in the first round, 2 other bots would be competing in the Race. If 2 Bots are missing, present one bot would be declared winner for that round.

• Each round would have a maximum 8 minutes racing time and 2 minutes for readiness. Readiness time will not be included in racing time. Both reaching first to the finish line, will be declared winner for the respective round.
• There would be restart points after every 2 feets . If not lose the track or stuck up or stop function, Bot operator can check the bot and restart from the previous point. Any time used to adjust the robot between runs is included in the 5 minutes
• All bots are expected to cross all hurdles on the track.
• Each run will start from the starting point. The operator may abort a run at any time. Each team will get a maximum 3 chances to touch the bot in each round. If an operator touches the robot during a run, the team will start from the previous checkpoint. If a robot has already crossed the finish line, it may be removed at any time without affecting the runtime of that run.
• During the run, the team may change batteries or fix minor technical issues.
• The run timer will start when the front edge of the robot crosses the start line and stops when the front edge of the robot crosses the finish line.
• If there is a tie, both bots will be selected for the next round.

Qualifying Round: There can be multiple qualifying rounds, depending upon the number of teams competing. In each round, a minimum 1 team will be qualified for the next round whosoever reaches the finish line first as well as within a 5 minutes timeline.

Final Round: Elimination in the qualifying round will go on until the last 3 teams are left. Final round will happen among the last 3 teams and 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners will be decided as per the performance of the team in the final round.

Judging Criteria:

The judge will meet the team to discuss their programming and design approach and judging will result in awarding the team points upon:

• The clarity of the team code and design approach
• The team demonstration of the code and design 
• Validating teamwork and collaboration during developing the team programming and robot design
• Validate whether the concepts presented are primarily the result of the team's brainstorming efforts or not.

This score will promote the team to win a "ROBOT DESIGN & PROGRAMMING AWARD"