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To coincide with the release of the Flat Pack Tiles Maze Course which uses 3mm walls and has a new Victim design, we are also releasing the same victim design for 9mm walls as used on the older style 9mm ply maze walls. The hanger victim hanger has been designed for 200mm high walls. The heat source for new victims is based on USB Hand Warmers which can be obtained...
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The Robocup Junior Australia Rescue Maze Technical Committee have been working on an alternative design for creating Maze courses (for both Open Maze and Mighty Maisy Maze). This design has the advantage of being easier to store and transport as it is a flat pack design. The design is based on a tile with a channel around its edges which wall panels can be slotted into. This allows any maze...
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The recording and slides from the Mighty Maisy Maze National Launch Workshop. These include an outline of the competition, how to get started in the division, robot design and robot programming.
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The Official RoboCup Junior Australia Rescue Maze Rules and Technical Description Paper template for 2023.
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Authored by Rescue Maze National Coordinator David Musgrave, this introduction covers the new simplified Rescue Maze division, Mighty Maisy Maze.
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Authored by Rescue Maze Coordinators Tim Ronchi and David Musgrave, this Quick Reference document covers the new simplified Rescue Maze division, Mighty Maisy Maze.
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The RCJQ Committee is happy to announce the following 2022 Events: Brisbane Regional Competition will be held on the 11th June 2022 at Brisbane Boys’ College: Register Here Darling Downs Regional Competition will be held on the 30th July 2022 at Highfields State School: Register Here Queensland State Championships will be held on the 13-14th August 2022 at UQ Centre. Register Here RoboCup National Championships being held on the 30th...
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We hope you are as excited for our Virtual Warmup Event as we are! All four challenges are available, OnStage (Novice & Experience), Rescue Line (Riley Rover, Primary, Secondary & Open), Rescue Maze (Max’s Manageable Maze) and Soccer (Simple Simon, Standard League & Open). To be part of the Virtual Event, teams must be registered in the registration system (click here for registration details), and entry submissions uploaded by Friday...
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In this post you will find a collection of tutorial and workshop resources that have been gathered over the years. They cover a range of topics from those aimed at the absolute beginner to more advanced techniques.
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You can find some good generic robot designs on the Getting Started - General Resources page, but there are some specific considerations for a good Rescue robot.
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As we approach the National Championships in October, we are unveiling the selection of Challenge Tiles for 2023. Before we dive into the details, here’s a quick refresher for those who might be new to the Challenge Tiles concept or need a reminder: Recap on Challenge Tiles As detailed in the official rule book (Section 7 – Challenge Track), Challenge Tiles are unique elements introduced within the course. Rather than...
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This year 5 teams from 3 schools, including an independant team, will represent Australia at the 2023 RoboCup international competition in Bordeaux, France. After months of preparation, the teams are in their final stages of travelling to the competition, which begins on July 4th and continues until July 10th. RoboCup Junior In RoboCup Junior, we have 4 teams representing Australian across 3 of the competition challenges. From Brisbane Boys College,...
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Omnidrive robots use four motors, to allow the robot to respond in any direction to the Soccer ball. This significantly decreases the time it takes for the robot to get to the ball, giving a great game day advantage. To help you get started with Omnidrive robots, James Dwyer from our Platinum National Sponsor, Modern Teaching Aids, has put together some great resources.Omnidrive Building GuideOmnidrive Programming – Beginner LevelOmnidrive Programming...
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We are now excited to release more details for our upcoming Brisbane Regional to launch our competition season. Taking place at Somerville House on 10 June 2023, we hope to see new and returning schools and students for an exciting day of learning and problem solving! Interested in volunteering? All mentors and volunteers must fill in a volunteer registration form, which can be found at this link: https://forms.office.com/r/haEh6pcCLC In 2023...
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