"This year’s task promises to be a very exciting show," said the main organizer, Dr. Martin Hlinovský. In three-member teams, students must build and program a robot that, within a 90-second time limit, autonomously moves as many Tetris pieces as possible into a yellow-marked square. From these pieces, the robot will then try to build the largest possible square or columns.
Contestants are not allowed to assist their robots during the run—whether by voice, Bluetooth, or any other means of communication. "However, navigation on the playing field will be made easier by black guiding lines," added Dr. Hlinovský from the Department of Control Engineering at FEL CTU.
From each of the four competition rounds, the eight best teams will advance to the finals. The expert jury may also award up to eight additional teams a so-called wild card. The final showdown will take place on Friday, December 12, again in the Zenger Auditorium.
This year marks the seventeenth edition of Robosoutěž. Last year, teams programmed garbage-collecting robots whose task was to clear balls from the playing field within 90 seconds. They could also throw unwanted balls into their opponents’ fields to make the task more difficult.
In a thrilling battle, victory went to the team HA!pozdě from the Gymnázium Na Vítězné pláni in Prague, consisting of students Matvej Leščinskij, Tomi Borka, and Matěj Neškudla.
Robosoutěž is organized under the auspices of FEE CTU and its general partner, BTL Medical Development. Other partners include MathWorks, HUMUSOFT, Škoda Auto, SICK, Strand, and Applifting.
Photo: Petr Neugebauer
