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Solaroller
Create a solar-powered robot racer that fits into a 6″ cube. Maxi-
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mum solar cell size is ″ 2 ″ [1.25 square inches (in )]. Track
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length is 1 meter (m); width is 6″. Competitors race in full sunlight
(or 500-W halogen lamp equivalent).
Class A. Race on level sheet of glass.
Class B. Race on rough terrain.
Photovore
Create a solar-powered, goal-seeking robot that can fit into a 7″
cube. The robot will be placed with other competitors in a closed
“Jurassic Park” for 30 hours. Those robots that show the best sur-
vival, exploration, confrontation, speed, and power efficiency, deter-
mined by review of photos and video, will be the winners.
Aquavore
Create a solar-powered robot that can fit inside a 7″ cube and be
able to swim the length of a 55-gallon fish tank (distance is approx-
imately 1 m). A 6″ high wall will be placed halfway in the tank that
the competitor must pass to reach the finish line.
Robot limbo 197
Create a robot that can fit inside a 7″ cube that will run through a
simple maze. Solar power is not required for this competition, but
is recommended.
Robot rope climbing

Create a robot that can climb up a meter of rope and then back
down. The fastest robot wins. The rope is 40-lb test nylon fishing
line. The robot must fit in a 20″ cube.
Robot high jump and long jump

A class Create a robot that can jump with its entire mass into the
air three times using the power from one optional battery. Robot
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must fit in a 1-square-foot (ft ) space.
B class Create a robot that can jump with its entire mass forward
three times using the power from one optional battery. Robot must
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fit within a 1-ft space.
Legged robots
Legged robots compete with each other. Robots are given points
based upon their capabilities to walk over various terrains and nego-
tiate obstacles. No size restriction.

Team LRN
Behavioral-based robotics, neural networks, nervous nets, and subsumption architecture