1. Robotovate® Challenges Ver. 11.01.12

2. 1)Pre-questionsPre-questions 2)Eligibility, Description, & RegistrationEligibility, Description, & Registration 3)Four categories: Description & sample videos Helping Humans,Helping Humans, ……Limited to 20 robots entries BiomimicryBiomimicry, …………….Limited to 20 robots entries 3-D motion3-D motion,…………….Limited to 20 robots entries Old tech; New useOld tech; New use …..Limited to 20 robots entries 4)Rules; Scoring; Pre-competition Points; Deadline; EventRulesScoringPre-competition PointsDeadlineEvent 5)Post-questionsPost-questions 6)Additional Resources & Contact InformationAdditional Resources & Contact Information Robotovate® CHALLENGES TABLE OF CONTENTS

3. Pre-questions (Table of Contents)Table of Contents 1)Name 3 of the 4 Robotovate® Challenge categories 2)How will winners be picked in these categories? 3)Remote control or autonomous robots? 4)How many robot entries are open for each category? Robotovate® CHALLENGES

4. Eligibility, Description, & Registration (Table of Contents)Table of Contents ELIGIBLE: Teams from High school (HS) and Big KIDS Divisions ONLY 20 robots per category being accepted for 2013 (for a total of 80 robots in the entire Robotovate® Challenge) CHALLENGE: create a new, never-seen-before robot (remote controlled or autonomous) that fits one of the these four categories: - Helping Humans, - Biomimicry, - 3-D Motion, - Old Tech; New UseHelping HumansBiomimicry3-D Motion Old Tech; New Use REGISTRATION: $100 / robot per category; Each category requires a separate robot with a team of 2 to 4 persons Robotovate® CHALLENGES

5. Category - HELPING HUMANS (Table of Contents) (Eligibility)Table of ContentsEligibility Any remote controlled or autonomous robotic design that expands human knowledge or capabilities, with civility and dignity Video examples as suggestions Roomba Treebot Google car Environmental research Medical surgery Robotovate® CHALLENGES

6. Category – BIOMIMICRY (Table of Contents) (Eligibility)Table of ContentsEligibility Any remote controlled or autonomous robotic design that incorporates biological attributes in the operation of the robot, with civility and dignity Video examples as suggestions Environmental research Lizards Insects Spiders Snakes Jellyfish Robotovate® CHALLENGES

7. Category – THREE DIMENSIONAL MOTION (Table of Contents) (Eligibility)Table of ContentsEligibility Any remote controlled or autonomous robotic design that incorporates three dimensional motion in the operation of the robot, with civility and dignity Video examples as suggestions Pipe inspecting Flying Jumping Running Swimming Robotovate® CHALLENGES

8. Category – OLD TECHNOLOGY; NEW USE (Table of Contents) (Eligibility)Table of ContentsEligibility Any remote controlled or autonomous robotic design that incorporates old technology (used in some other design) and incorporates it to perform a new use/product, with civility and dignity Video examples as suggestions Lego RCX for Botball Robot from junk Junkyard robot Scrap electronics in robot Robotovate® CHALLENGES

9. Rules (Table of Contents) (Rules – Page 2)Table of ContentsRules – Page 2 GOAL: Capture the audience’s attention to earn their vote with your amazing use of robots to demonstrate innovation…It is all about Robot + Innovation or as we like to call it…Robotovate® ROBOT VALUE: Under $3000 value ( be prepared to validate if asked ) ROBOT PLATFORM: Any platform is allowed BEST OVERALL ROBOT AWARD: Each category will have a GOLD, SILVER, and COPPER winner valued at $500, $400, and $300, respectively. One overall PLATNIUM, ($500), will be awarded for best integration of all four categories Robotovate® CHALLENGES

10. Rules (Table of Contents) (Rules – Page 1)Table of ContentsRules – Page 1 SPACE TO DEMONSTRATE: 8’ x 8’ table space provided; may be outside space but remain in category area for public to vote PRESENTATION TIME: May 3 rd, 5:30p to 7:30p; May 4 th, 8:30a to 2:00p SAFETY: NO combustible liquids, unprotected hazards (projectiles, blades, electrical, heat sources). Failure to protect MAY result in DISQUALIFICATION by event coordinators. BE RESPONSIBLE PRESENT TO WIN: Awards May 4 th, 3:30p – 4:30p. Must be present to win Robotovate® CHALLENGES

11. Scoring (Table of Contents)Table of Contents VOTES: Everyone who attends will be given 4 category tokens plus one BEST OVERALL robot token TOKEN BINS: Each competitor will have a bin to collect voting tokens. The three highest vote totals in each category will win. The one robot with the highest number of BEST OVERALL robot TOKENS will receive the GRAND PRIZE BEST OVERALL ROBOT: integration of all four categories a forest fire searching, bird-like flying robot that uses older technology would demonstrate attributes of all four categories Robotovate® CHALLENGES

12. NO Optional Pre-competition Points – FOR THIS CHALLENGE ONLY (Table of Contents)Table of Contents Teams CAN NOT EARN points BEFORE the event DivisionEngineeringCorporate Letter /Logo VideoForum High school NA Big KIDSNA Robotovate® CHALLENGES

13. Deadline for Registering a Team April 1, 2013 6 p.m. MST (Table of Contents)Table of Contents Robotovate® CHALLENGES

14. The Event (Table of Contents)Table of Contents Albuquerque Convention Center Roboquerque, New Mexico May 3-4, 2013 Robotovate® CHALLENGES

15. Post-questions (Table of Contents)Table of Contents 1)Name 3 of the 4 Robotovate® Challenge categories 2)How will winners be picked in these categories? 3)Remote control or autonomous robots? 4)How many robot entries are open for each category? Robotovate® CHALLENGES

16. Additional Resources & Contact Information (Table of Contents)Table of Contents  Videos – Helping Humans, Biomimicry, 3-D, Old Tech/New Use Helping HumansBiomimicry3-DOld Tech/New Use  Biomimicry: San Diego Zoo Needs Animal Robots - videos & ideasSan Diego Zoo Needs Animal Robots  3-D: Wall Climbing Robots – 15 examples Wall Climbing Robots  Help Humans – writing, for elderly, patient mobility, exoskeletonwritingfor elderlypatient mobilityexoskeleton  Old to New: Examples of household stuff built robotsExamples of household stuff built robots Contact information: Challenges@gotoif.orgChallenges@gotoif.org Albq. Area: 505.867.2007 Outside Albq. Area: 888.527.2007 Fax: 888.701.3071 GO TO OTHER MODULES… Robotovate® CHALLENGES