Updated May 15 20th Annual 2019

World Championship May 16 ~ 18, 2019 Lawrence Technological University 21000 West 10 Mile Rd, Southfield, Michigan

Main Sponsors

Friends of Robofest

Aramark, ART/DESIGN Group, Best Western Premier, BigRentz, The Bijou, The Westin Southfield

Keith Bozin, CJ & Min Chung, Wei Jiang, Emily Trudell & Nate Johnson, Robin G. Leclerc, Wei Liu, Yan Liu

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Table of Contents

Schedule at a glance ………………………………………………………………………………………. 3

Campus Map & Venue Buildings …………………………………………………………………………. 4

Information about food and communications ……………………………………………………………. 5

Welcome Meeting …………………………………………………………………………………….……. 6

Friendship Talent Show ……………………………………..…………………………………………….. 7

RoboParade ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8

UMC …………………………………………………………………………………..……………………. 10

Jr. BottleSumo …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12

Sr. BottleSumo (Classic & Unlimited) …………………………………………………………………… 16

Game ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 19

Exhibition …………… …………………………………………………………………………………….. 22

RoboArts ……………………………….………………………………………………………………….. 24

People’s Choice Awards …………………………………………………………………………………. 25

Vcc (Vision Centric Challenge) ………………………………………………………………………….. 26

Competition Chairpersons & Key Staff …………………………………………………………………. 27

Opening Ceremonies …………………………………………………………………………………….. 28

Award Ceremonies 1 & 2 ………………………………………………………………………………… 28

A very sincere thank you to all of our Robofest 2019 Sponsors. Robofest also thanks all of our Coaches, Parents, Judges, Qualifying Site Host Organizers, Volunteers, and Students. We could not do Robofest without the support of each of you. Thanks for being a part of the 20th annual Robofest 2019!

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World Robofest 2019 Schedule at a glance

Gym 2nd Behind Gym Racquet J230 & Gym A210 A200 floor 1st floor ball court J234 Date Bld. No. 15 No. 8 No. 4 RoboParade, Game & Jr. Bottle Time Exhibition RoboArts Vcc UMC & Sr. Meetings Ceremonies Sumo BottleSumo 8:00am ~ Setup begins (Volunteer breakfast in J233 at 8:00am) Welcome 10:00 am ~ Setup Setup Setup Setup meeting for all

Practice Thu, open Friendship May 11:00am ~ Practice open Talent Team setup & Practice Show 16 open Practice Practice open (3~5pm) open Jr. Bottle Sumo RoboParade 5:30pm ~ Group 1* Pre-Qualifying 9:00pm (Check-in at Test 4:30pm) RoboParade Practice open (Check-in begins 8:30am ~ Practice Practice Practice open at 7:30am) open open Game Surprise UMC (Check-in Fri, 12:30pm ~ Challenge at Noon) May 5:00pm Pizza Dinner** Jr. Bottle Sr. BottleSumo 17 Sumo 5:30pm ~ Practice Classic & UL Practice open Practice open Group 2* open (Check-in begins 9:00pm (Check-in at at 4:30pm) 4:30pm) 8:00am Check-in & Practice open 9:00 ~ Opening

9:30am Ceremonies Closed 9:30 ~ Game Round 1 Official presentations Vcc Noon 12:25 ~ Award Sat, May 12:55pm Ceremonies 1 Closed Closed 1:00 ~ 18 Game Round 2 Official presentations Vcc 3:30pm Jr. BottleSumo 3:30pm ~ Final* Closing & Closed. Please go to Gym 1st floor 3:40 ~ Award 4:30pm Ceremonies 2 (*) Winners of the two groups will have a final match on Sat. Different unknown start methods may be used for Group 1, Group 2, and the Final matches. (**) Pizza serving locations: Gym lobby, Gym outside if weather permits, J234 lobby, and A210 lobby

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Campus Map & Venue Buildings

Building 15: Field House - Gym BottleSumo, Sr: Bld. 4 BottleSumo, Jr: Bld. 8 Building 8: Taubman Complex Exhibition Bld. 15 Building 5: has a bookstore Friendship Talent Show: Bld. 4 Building 4: Architecture Game: Bld. 15 Opening & Awards: Bld. 15 RoboArts: Bld. 15 RoboParade: Bld. 4 UMC: Bld. 4 Vcc: Bld. 15 Welcome meeting: Bld. 4

Building 15: Opening & Closing Ceremonies, Game, Exhbition (2nd fl), Vcc (racquet ball court), and RoboArts (1st fl) Building 8: Jr BottleSumo May 16 & 17 in J234. Robofest Office (J233) is in this building. Robofest Merchandise sale in J233. Building 4: RoboParade, UMC, Sr. BottleSumo CL, and Sr. BottleSumo UL in A210 Friendship Talent Show, Welcome Meeting in A200

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Information about food and communications Food Thursday: • Volunteer/Staff Breakfast available outside J233 (Robofest Office) at 8:00 am • Volunteer and Staff Lunch and Dinner will be provided at various locations TBD Friday: • Volunteer/Staff Breakfast available outside J233 and A210 at 8:00 am • Volunteer/Staff Lunch available outside J233, A210 and Gym at 11:30 am • ALL ATTENDEES: Pizza Dinner provided for Teams, Coaches, Parents, Staff and Volunteers in Field House Lobby, A210, J234. Extra seating available in ARC behind Gym Saturday: • Volunteer/ Staff Breakfast available in 1st Floor and 2nd Floor Volunteer Lounges in the Gym at 8:00 am • ALL ATTENDEES: Food Trucks available outside the Field House. Extra seating available in the ARC behind the Gym • Volunteers/Staff will be issued vouchers for lunch from the food trucks. Items can be pre-ordered and delivered to the Volunteer Lounges Please help us keep our beautiful LTU campus clean by placing all your discarded items in the proper receptacles.

Communications • Wifi – “LTU Guest” available FREE on LTU campus. No password is needed. • Live streaming of the main events all 3 days on YouTube and Facebook o https://www.facebook.com/robofest/ o YouTube live streaming URLs will be announced on Robofest Homepage at www.robofest.net • Robofest office phone: 248-204-3568 • LTU Security (lost & found): 248-204-3945 • Email: [email protected]

Photos of this event will be posted on “Robofest Official” Facebook page at facebook.com/Robofest

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Welcome Meeting for Everyone

Thursday, May 16, 2019, 10:00am ~ 11:00am A200 Auditorium, No. 4, Architecture Bld.

Moderator – Shannan Palonis, Robofest Coordinator

Introduction of Robofest Staff As a Robofest team member, I

Introduction to World Championship Schedule understand that the focus of Robofest is about learning through competition. My Important announcements • Robofest pledge team and I will show integrity by doing • Game table sharing rules our own work and by following all the • Flag carriers rules. My team and I will display • SIGN THE Banner! We plan to memorialize the 20th Robofest by having all courtesy by sharing practice tables and participants sign the Robofest banners. Be sure space. I promise to do my best to to add your name. • 20th anniversary cakes uphold the Robofest Spirit. • Misc.

Recognition of Site Hosts - Plaque of Appreciation to be presented

Recognition of anniversary coaches.

10 year: Connie Eisenhart (MI) Cameron Lindner (MN) Justin Walczyk (HI)

7 year (we missed to recognize 2 years ago) Joe Moseley (FL)

5 year DJ DeCoste & Chris MacLean () Zuher Khalaf (MI) Tim Mullins (Canada) Hiten Shah & Devendra Patel (MI) Ajay Choudhary (MI) Steven Roberts (FL) Jong Chae Chung (Korea)

If we missed anyone who reached an anniversary year, please contact Dr. Chung at [email protected]

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Thursday, May 16, 2019 3:00pm ~ 5:00pm A200 Auditorium, No. 4, Architecture Bld. Host: Candace Byrnes, LTU Communication Junior

This event will consist of sing along, games and activities where students can get to know similar aged Robofest teams from all over the world! The main attraction of this event is a talent show that will showcase our very own Robofest contestants! Students can perform any talent they can dream of! This might include things such as: reading a poem, singing, dancing, tai chi, or even a talent that is native to your country to demonstrate new cultures to some of our students. LTU video will be played in the beginning.

Registered teams (as of May 14th)

Team Student Names Show Description 3198 Kyle Drappeaux Singing: No Tears Left To Cry Ambassador School will present a fusion dance in arabic and Shivani Baporikar, Saanvi Shetty, indian classsical. The dance showcases the rich culture of the Nickleson Joseph, Harshit Gupta, 3375 Arab world and . The practice of Yoga will bring a positive Advaith Patil, Edwin Mathew, Calisto change in mood and attitude, increased energy levels and the Mathias ability to focus. Team TechSisters - Jaya Choudhary, 2213-1 Bollywood Dance! Reva Patchava, Shresta Gaddam 2213-3 TechSisters Sr.- Pragya Choudhary Singing a song

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Thursday, May 16, 2019, 5:30pm ~ 9:00pm (Qualifying Test) Friday, May 17, 2019, 8:30am ~ 11:30am A210, No. 4 Architecture Bld.

Time RoboParade Activities Thurs Qualifying Test begins; Official flag will be given if passed; Judge interviews 5:30-9 pm Friday Team Check-in begins; set up team tables; Qualifying continues; Judge interviews 7:30 am 8:30 am Welcome by RoboParade Chairperson; Introduction of Judges 8:45 am Last chance qualifying; Judge interviews; PCA judge registration begins 9:15 am Qualification ends 9:15 am Parade team introduction (Max. 1 minute is given for each team) 10:00 am Start the Official Parade 1. Judges and Registered PCA judges are invited to get a Closer View of the Robots 10:30 am Parade teams may fix robots. Follow up Judge interviews (if needed) 10:45 am Start the Official Parade 2. Judges and Registered PCA judges are invited to get a Closer View of the Robots. PCA judge registration ends. 11:20 am PCA judging forms are due. 11:20 am Award of Certificates & medals; Group Pictures; Must complete at this time due to UMC. End of PCA Judging form collection

2019 Parade theme is “The Past, Present, and Future of Transportation"

RoboParade Traffic rules (Qualifying Test) 1. Robot must be fully autonomous with an official rear bumper 2. Robot must have a reliable program to follow a black line on a bright surface. 3. Robot must have the ability to detect a vehicle in front of it and stop; then automatically re-start when the vehicle in front has cleared. 4. Robot speed must be greater than 9cm / sec and less than or equal to 18 cm / sec 5. Length of a unit must be less than 35cm

Announcements • Trophy Winners will be announced on Saturday, May 18 at 12:25pm in the gym. • Every participant is invited to join a big group picture on Saturday, May 19 at the gym around 3:30 pm. Do not forget to wear the medal. • PCA Raffle will be conducted on Saturday during the Closing Ceremony at 3:40 pm – You must be present to win prizes. • Bios of RoboParade Judges can be accessed at: https://www.robofest.net/2019/WC19JudgeBios.pdf

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List of RoboParade Teams (20 teams)

TeamID Team Name Organization Coach Team City ST/Country 2588-1 Storm Changchun Qidongdian YANG ZHAO Beijing BJ, technology Co. Ltd 2590-3 ZhiYu Brothers BJ ZHIYU EDUCATION Jian Zhang Beijing BJ, China TECHNOLOGY CO.LTD 2590-4 ZhiYu Challenger BJ ZHIYU EDUCATION Jian Zhang Beijing BJ, China TECHNOLOGY CO.LTD 2720-2 Bacon and Eggs SisBro Robotics Home Danielle Pusilo Canton MI, USA Program 2833-2 Entusiasmo Divertrobots Marcy Marrero Atlacomulco 2833-3 Creatividad Divertrobots Marcy Marrero Atlacomulco MEXICO Cenipad 2840-3 Lego Star Lanzhou Lego Education HONGBO XIE Lanzhou BJ, China Center 2881-1 Logos Dream HKCCCU Logos Academy TAM JIN LONG HK Catcher JEROME 3004-1 The Stingers Scouts BSA Troop 1402 Pam Sparks Fraser MI 3004-2 The Bros Scouts BSA Troop 1402 Pam Sparks Fraser MI 3004-3 The Musketeers Scouts BSA Troop 1402 Pam Sparks Fraser MI 3063-1 ARCEBOTS Colegio Pedagogico Arce Fabiola Legorreta Toluca MEXICO 3069-1 Creativebots ETRONIC Cynthia Vanessa Mexico MEXICO Orozco Castro 3298-1 Magical team Genio Tech Asmaa Alaa ElDin Alexandria Ebed 3329-2 Hass Challenge Shenyang Has YEFEI WANG Shenyang BJ, CHina Team Science&Technology Co.Ltd 3344-1 Tpomps_HKG TAI PO OLD MARKET LI CHUN LUNG Hong Kong HK PUBLIC SCHOOL 3350-1 RIHK PR01 Robot Institute of Hong Kong YAU KA KIT Hong Kong HK 3354-1 Youthquake PO LEUNG KUK TANG YUK WONG YIU SHING Hong Kong HK TIEN COLLEGE ANDRE 3356-1 CodeGreen Anglican College HO Min Min Macau MACAU 3366-2 NO1 Taiwan No1 Ching Wei Chien Taipei Taiwan

A Special Human Body Lettering Challenge for ALL Robofest Groups

Create a “THANK YOU” photo such as the following and email at [email protected] by May 20. Selected photos will win prizes and be used to thank sponsors and volunteers.

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Unknown Mission Challenge Friday, May 17, 2019 12:30am ~ 5:00pm A210, No. 4 Architecture Bld.

Schedule (Note – times are approximate)

12:00 pm Team Check-In begins at the lobby of A210 12:30 pm Welcome – Prof. Joe DeRose, UMC Chairperson Brief Introduction of Rules Introduction of Judges, Volunteers, and Teams Spectators and coaches must leave the room. Only students, Judges, and volunteers can 12:40 pm stay in the room. Teams will be immediately disqualified if any illegal communication/activity is detected. Unknown Missions Unveiled. 2:40 pm Robot Impound closed 2:50 pm Runs begin. Teams will have two chances to test. 4min x 10 runs x 2 rounds = 80 minutes 4:10 pm Award of Certificates & medals. Group Pictures 4:30 pm Cleanup begins. Teams are asked to clean up pit area. All UMC teams are invited to Pizza Dinner Party at 5:00pm.

Announcements

• Parents and Coaches are not allowed to be inside the Room A210 after 12:40pm. • Official translators will be available, if requested by Thursday May 16, Noon to the Chairperson or Robofest coordinator • Trophy Winners will be recognized on Saturday May 18 at 12:25pm in the gym • Every participant is invited to join a big group picture on Sat. May 18 at the gym around 3:40 pm. Do not forget to wear the medal.

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List of Jr. UMC teams (13 teams)

TeamID Team Name Organization Coach Team City ST, Country 2109-18 Supernova LEGO LEGION Srinivas Bommidi Novi MI 2109-19 Binary Bots LEGO LEGION Srinivas Bommidi Novi MI SYCZ Geek Seen Jinan Experimental Junior Middle 2585-5 Team School GUOGANG LU Jinan BJ, China 2603-4 CHAMPION 520 Munsang College Primary School WONG SIU YUEN Hong Kong HK 2720-4 Bacon and Eggs SisBro Robotics Home Program Danielle Pusilo Canton MI 2737-3 JABs UMC JEKs Steven Sinclair Aurora IL ANGELICA JANET 2900-2 MET ETRONIC GONZALEZ CHAVIN Pachuca MEXICO 3087-2 PCMS Pui Ching Middle School Macau UN KUOK CHIN Macau MACAU 3089-2 CDSJ5-MACAU-D Colgio Diocesano de So Jos (5) LAM CHI SENG Macau MACAU 3089-3 CDSJ5-MACAU-E Colgio Diocesano de So Jos (5) LAM CHI SENG Macau MACAU MADHUKAR REDDY 3233-3 KEYSTONIAN Keystone School KARANGI Hyderabad TGI, India TaiPo OldMarket PublicSchool 3339-1 TPOMPSPC Plover Cove Chen Chi Chung Hong Kong HK 3343-2 GT-UMC G.T. (Ellen Yeung) College MUI KA KIT Hong Kong HK

List of Sr. UMC teams (15 teams) TeamID Team Name Organization Coach Team City ST, Country 421-1 MS001 Dong-Jak Center KOREA KYUNGSEOL LEE Seoul GYD, Korea 1080-5 RoboSlugger Bethany Christian School Brian Kincheloe Troy MI 2109-20 Lego Legion LEGO LEGION Srinivas Bommidi Novi MI 2627-1 Vortex Coalition Hyderabad Telangana Ravi Kumar Devalapally Hyderabad TGI, India 2785-4 Lego Lords Guardian Lutheran School Sally Ejakov Dearborn MI Divertrobots / ARABOTS Rodrigo Rodriguez 2895-2 T.A.C.O.S Robotics Rodriguez Toluca MEXICO 3081-2 MSC Robotics Team Munsang College Wong Cheuk Hang Hong Kong HK 3155-3 Grace Christian School Grace Christian School Jordan Ellis Charlottetown PE, Canada 3198-3 Code Still Don't Werk Hazel Park High School Jeff Spisak Hazel Park MI Buddhist Wong Wan Tin 3349-2 WWT-UMC College WU KING FUNG Hong Kong HK 3352-1 US03 La Salle College HO CHI TAT Hong Kong HK The International School of 3357-1 TISGRADE7 Macao Paige Ivany Macau MACAU 3359-2 Royal Never Give Up Escola Choi Nong Chi Tai KONG IAM IOK Macau MACAU The International School of 3364-2 TIS IB Team 1 Macao Todd Voykin Macau MACAU 3386-1 Tecno Hidalgo 4 Tecnobotics Hidalgo Julio Cesar Perez Juarez Metepec NM, Mexico ROBOTICS GH-AA, 3388-6 I-BOT ACADEMY FOUNDATION Ben McDjan Amoakoh Accra Ghana

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Jr.

Group 1: Thursday, May 16th, 2019 Group 2: Friday, May 17th, 2019 5:30pm ~ 9:00pm J234, No. 8 Bld. Taubman Complex

Tentative Schedule (Note – times are approximate)

4:30 pm Team Check-In begins. Teams may practice on the official fields. 5:30 pm Welcome by Jr BottleSumo Chairperson; Introduction of teams and Judges Adults are asked to leave pit before unveiling. 5:40 pm Unveiling how to start a game by Chairperson. 30 min work-time begins. 6:10 pm Impounding of robots begins. Weight and size will be checked. Each robot must have ID tag. 6:20 pm Qualifying Time Trials begin on the table dedicated for each sub-group in parallel; Each team will have max 120 seconds. If the robot falls off the table, automatically 121 seconds will be assigned. Each table will use its own timer. Expected max time taken: 3 min x 7 = 21+ minutes; Robots must be returned to the impounding table. 6:40 pm Teams can pick up robots. 20 min work-time begins. Seeded single elimination tournament bracket for each group announced. 7:00 pm 2nd Impounding of robots begins. Weight and size will be re-checked. Each robot must have ID tag. 7:10 pm Single elimination matches for each group begin on the dedicated table for the group Average time for a match: 4 min; Max 15 matches x 4 min = 60 minutes 8:20 pm Group final match. The winner will compete with the winner of the other group on Sat, May 18 at the gym at 3:30pm. 8:20 pm Closing & Award Ceremony – See below Announcements section Certificate of participation as well participation medal will be awarded to all contestants. Group picture. 8:40 pm Cleanup begins

Announcements • Parents and Coaches are not allowed to be in the pit area after 5:40pm till competition begins. • Official translators will be available, if requested by Thursday May 16, Noon to the Chairperson or Robofest coordinator

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• Trophy Winners including Time Trial winners will be recognized on Saturday May 18 at 12:25pm in the gym • All the participants will receive a medal today. Please bring your medal on Sat. May 18 for another group picture in the gym around 3:40pm.

The objective of BottleSumo is to EITHER be the first robot to find and intentionally push a two-liter bottle (filled with 1 liter of water) off the table and survive on the table at least 3 seconds OR be the last robot remaining on the table at least 3 seconds. The bottle will be placed at an unknown location that is the same distance away from the two robots. How to start the game (the way to start the robot moving) is an unknown task that is unveiled 30 minutes prior to impounding robots.

Jr. BottleSumo SubGroup 1A on May 16 (14 teams) – in J234, No. 8 Bld.

teamID Name Organization Coach City State, Country 951-5 RoboKatz A Team RoboKatz Branti Jackson Detroit MI 2109-17 Binary Bots LEGO LEGION Srinivas Bommidi Novi MI 2582-2 All Pass One ALPA XIAO LI Beijing BJ SYCZ Geek Seen Jinan Experimental Junior 2585-1 Team1 Middle School GUOGANG LU Jinan BJ Munsang College Primary 2603-1 AIC School WONG SIU YUEN Hong Kong HK 2833-4 Creatividad Cenipad Divertrobots Marcy Marrero Atlacomulco MEX Colgio Diocesano de So Jos 3089-4 CDSJ5-MACAU-F (5) LAM CHI SENG Macau MACAU 3144-1 The Robotos Lake Orion Baptist School Brian Schick Lake Orion MI Keystone School MADHUKAR REDDY 3233-1 THUNDER BOTS KARANGI Hyderabad TGI 3312-2 Lego Silicon Education Mohan Nimbalkar J Bangalore KAI Gallimore Robotics - The Evil 3362-1 The Evil Pug Pug Shucha Grover Canton MI 3371-2 Flame MCWT CHRIS PARKER Detroit MI The City School International 3373-1 STORM BOTS Dubai Jean Soney Dubai ARE-3 GHANA ROBOTICS ACADEMY 3388-4 COSMIC INTELLECT FOUNDATION David Quarshie Accra GH-AA

Jr. BottleSumo SubGroup 1B on May 16 (13 teams) – in J234, No. 8 Bld.

teamID Name Organization Coach City State, Country 2109-16 Supernova LEGO LEGION Srinivas Bommidi Novi MI 2559-3 R&G01 R&G Robot Jong Chae Chung Seoul GYD 2582-3 All Pass Two ALPA XIAO LI Beijing BJ SYCZ Geek Seen Jinan Experimental Junior 2585-2 Team2 Middle School GUOGANG LU Jinan BJ

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Munsang College Primary 2603-3 BINGO School WONG SIU YUEN Hong Kong HK ANGELICA JANET 2900-1 MET ETRONIC GONZALEZ CHAVIN Pachuca MEX 3089-6 CDSJ5-MACAU-H Colgio Diocesano de So Jos (5) LAM CHI SENG Macau MACAU 3312-1 alpha Silicon Education Mohan Nimbalkar J Bangalore KAI TaiPoOldMarket 3335-1 TPOMPSPC PublicSchool(PloverCove) Wan Chi Ming Hong Kong HK 3371-1 MJ MCWT CHRIS PARKER Detroit MI 3371-3 All Star Jams MCWT CHRIS PARKER Detroit MI 3375-1 ROBOT PROS Ambassador School Anitha Muralidharan Dubai ARE-3

Jr. BottleSumo Group 2A on May 17 (13 teams) – in J234, No. 8 Bld.

teamID Name Organization Coach City ST/Country 26-23 Cayou Secret Service Cranbrook Schools Katie Bis Bloomfield Hills MI 26-25 Crandroids Cranbrook Schools Katie Bis Bloomfield Hills MI South Ridge Panthers 2077-5 The Nerd Herders Robotics T.J. Ray Culver MN BJ ZHIYU EDUCATION 2590-2 ZhiYu Challenger TECHNOLOGY CO.LTD Jian Zhang Beijing BJ, China SisBro Robotics Home 2720-5 Bacon and Eggs Program Danielle Pusilo Canton MI Lanzhou Lego Education 2840-1 Lego Courage Center HONGBO XIE Lanzhou BJ, China Divertrobots / ARABOTS Rodrigo Rodriguez 2895-1 Walkingbots Robotics Rodriguez Toluca MEXICO Two Dudes and a The Roeper School 2950-8 Robot Wendy Mayer Birmingham MI 2950-10 NES The Roeper School Wendy Mayer Birmingham MI Detroit Country Day Middle 3122-2 Yellowjackets School Jennifer Degazio Beverly Hills MI 3182-3 BRos RoBotics BRos Robotics Josephine Dannug Troy MI TheWorkers'Children 3360-1 LOUHAU NO.1 HighSchool PriSchool LEONG LAI SAN Macau MACAU The City School 3374-2 ROBO MASTERS International Dubai Bindhu Anil Dubai ARE-3, UAE 3375-3 TITUS Ambassador School Anitha Muralidharan Dubai ARE-3, UAE

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Jr. BottleSumo Group 2B on May 17 (13 teams) – in J234, No. 8 Bld.

teamID Name Organization Coach City ST/Country 26-24 Flaming X-Warriors Cranbrook Schools Katie Bis Bloomfield Hills MI 1650-3 Robo-Ragnarok Bates Academy Kimberly Finley Detroit MI BJ ZHIYU EDUCATION 2590-1 ZhiYu Brothers TECHNOLOGY CO.LTD Jian Zhang Beijing BJ, China LEGO Munsang College Primary 2603-2 CHALLENGER School WONG SIU YUEN Hong Kong HK 2737-2 JABs Sumo JEKs Steven Sinclair Aurora IL Lanzhou Lego Education 2840-2 Lego Warrior Center HONGBO XIE Lanzhou BJ, China 2950-7 Papa Wheely The Roeper School Wendy Mayer Birmingham MI 2950-9 Turtle The Roeper School Wendy Mayer Birmingham MI Colgio Diocesano de So Jos 3089-5 CDSJ5-MACAU-G (5) LAM CHI SENG Macau MACAU 3182-2 BRos RoBotics BRos Robotics Josephine Dannug Troy MI 3366-1 Taiwan NO1 Taiwan No1 Ching Wei Chien Taipei Taiwan 3375-2 BEETLEZ Ambassador School Anitha Muralidharan Dubai ARE-3, UAE 3382-1 ROBOLUTION 4 Robolution David Perez Metepec NM, Mexico

SIGN THE Banner! We plan to memorialize the 20th Robofest by having all participants sign the Robofest banners. Be sure to add your name.

LTU Scholarship Opportunity for all Robofest Participants: Lawrence Technological University recognizes Robofest Robotics team members. High School Seniors who have participated in Robofest at any time, even in Elementary School year, and who are considering attending LTU, could earn a $3,000 renewable scholarship (total of $12,000). Submit an application, a 400-word essay highlighting your Robofest experience and your career goals, along with a letter of recommendation from one of your Robofest adult coaches or mentors. Robofest staff are happy to assist with the recommendation letter if desired. The deadline to apply is April 1st. For more information and application download, Goole-search “LTU Robofest Scholarship” or directly visit https://www.ltu.edu/cm/attach/44851ee6-dffc-48f0-8c4e- cb0c0ea8bace/ROBOFEST-Scholarship-Application-2019.pdf

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Sr. Friday, May 17th, 2019 5:30pm ~ 9:00pm

A210, No. 4 Bld. Sr. Classic (CL) and Sr. Unlimited (UL)

Tentative Schedule (Note – times are approximate)

4:30 pm Team Check-In begins. Teams may practice on the official fields. 2 official fields for Classic and one official field for unlimited. 5:30 pm Welcome by Sr BottleSumo Chairperson Introduction of Judges and Teams Adults are asked to leave pit before unveiling. 5:40 pm Unveiling how to start a game by Chairperson. 30 min work-time begins. 6:10 pm Impounding of robots begins. Weight and size will be checked. Each robot must have ID tag. 6:20 pm Qualifying Time Trials begin on the dedicated table for each group; Each team will have max 120 seconds. If the robot falls off the table, automatically 121 seconds will be assigned. Each table will use its own timer. Expected max time taken: 3 min x 7 = 21+ minutes; Robots must be returned to the impounding table. 6:40 pm Teams can pick up robots. 20 min work-time begins. Seeded single elimination tournament bracket for each group announced. 7:00 pm 2nd Impounding of robots begins. Weight and size will be re-checked. Each robot must have ID tag. 7:10 pm Single elimination match on a dedicated table for the category Average time for a match: 4 min; Max 15 matches x 4 min = 60 minutes 8:10 pm Final Match 8:20 pm Closing & Award Ceremony – See below Announcements section Certificate of participation as well participation medal will be awarded to all contestants. Group picture. 8:40 pm Cleanup begins

Announcements • Parents and Coaches are not allowed to be in the pit area after 5:40pm till competition begins. • Official translators will be available, if requested by Thursday May 16, 7pm to the Chairperson or Robofest coordinator

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• Trophy Winners including Time Trial winners will be recognized on Saturday May 18 at 12:25pm in the gym • All the participants will receive a medal today. Please bring your medal on Sat. May 18 for another group picture in the gym around 3:40pm.

Sr. BottleSumo Classic SubGroup A (13)

teamID Name Organization Coach City St/Country 22-1 Bongo Bananas Cranbrook Kingswood Katie Bis Bloomfield Hills MI 22-3 Anaconda Cranbrook Kingswood Katie Bis Bloomfield Hills MI 883-5 Batman Washtenaw Christian Academy Betty Recker Saline MI 2077-6 Takin' Names South Ridge Panthers Robotics T.J. Ray Culver MN SYCZ Geek 2585-3 Jinan Experimental Junior Middle School GUOGANG LU Jinan BJ, China Seen Team3 TAM JIN LONG 2881-2 Syntax Error HKCCCU Logos Academy Hong Kong HK JEROME 3144-2 Instru-MENTAL Lake Orion Baptist School Brian Schick Lake Orion MI Code Don't 3198-4 Hazel Park High School Jeff Spisak Hazel Park MI Werk 3278-2 PBJ Worknet Systems Inc. Dean Jeffery Saline MI 3357-2 TISGRADE7 The International School of Macao Paige Ivany Macau MACAU Samuel Ruiz 3369-1 SILENCE UAEH Mã?â©xico MEX Ortiz David Astudillo 3381-2 Desoturakuta Robotics Minds Ecuador Ecuador Salvdor Cristian NM, 3384-1 ROBOKOPPU Robotics Minds Astudillo Metepec Mexico Salvador 3388-5 ACRO-BOT GHANA ROBOTICS ACADEMY FOUNDATION Paulina Captan Accra GHANA

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Sr. BottleSumo Classic SubGroup B (13)

teamID Name Organization Coach City St/Country Bloomfield 22-2 Circuit Breakers Cranbrook Kingswood Katie Bis MI Hills 883-4 Mad Hatters Washtenaw Christian Academy Betty Recker Saline MI 2077-4 Talk Nerdy 2 Me South Ridge Panthers Robotics T.J. Ray Culver MN TEQQ Prasoona 2475-2 TIX Robotics Hyderabad TGI, India Televisors Devalapally SYCZ Geek 2585-4 Jinan Experimental Junior Middle School GUOGANG LU Jinan BJ, China Seen Team4 TAM JIN LONG 2881-3 Fishy Sumo HKCCCU Logos Academy Hong Kong HK JEROME Grace Christian PE, 3155-2 Grace Christian School Jordan Ellis Charlottetown School Canada Fellowship of 3254-2 Home School Connection Steve Freece Ypsilanti MI the Bottle CarmelAlisonLam Foundation Secondary 3340-1 Calfss Robotics Wong Yee Ting Hong Kong HK School Royal Never 3359-1 Escola Choi Nong Chi Tai KONG IAM IOK Macau MACAU Give Up 3374-5 LABRATS The City School International Dubai Bindhu Anil Dubai ARE-3, UAE 3383-1 ROBOTTO SEM Robotics Minds Zuleth Vallejo Ecuador Ecuador Samuel Ruiz NM, 3385-1 SILENCE Escuela preparatoria N0 3 Metepec Ortiz Mexico

Sr. BottleSumo Unlimited (12) teamID Name Organization Coach City State/Country Boneless Gluten 22-4 Cranbrook Kingswood Katie Bis Bloomfield Hills MI Free The Bionic 22-5 Cranbrook Kingswood Katie Bis Bloomfield Hills MI Cheezits 2559-4 R&G04 R&G Robot Jong Chae Chung Seoul GYD, Korea Divertrobots / ARABOTS Rodrigo Rodriguez 2895-4 T.A.C.O.S Toluca MEX Robotics Rodriguez 2964-8 Shebots! Napoleon Community Schools Adam Draa Napoleon MI Horacio Valencia 3068-1 TITANES UNILIDER Mexico MEX Cordova The International School of Todd James 3091-2 TIS IB Team Macau MACAU Macao Voykin Changchun-China Lego Robot International 3327-2 RENJIE QUAN Changchun BJ, China Team Maker Space PoLeungKuk 3341-1 KTC_2 Hui Kwok Wah Hong Kong HK VicwoodK.T.Chong SixthForm Buddhist Kok Kwong 3351-1 BKKSS Leung Kwok Ho Hong Kong HK Secondary School 3353-1 Team Cobra St Paul's School (Lam Tin) HO Wing Yan Hong Kong HK 3355-1 PT-Mivana Macau PooiTo Middle School HOI SIO IEOK Macau MACAU

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BinaryBlocks (BB)

Saturday, May 18, 2019, 8:00am ~ 4:30pm Gymnasium, Bld. 15

Gym doors open; Teams may set up team tables. Adults must leave immediately after 8:00 am delivering robots, laptops, etc. Teams must self-check robot size, etc. Team-ID & Team name should be on the robot. Both official & practice fields are open for practice.

9:00 am ~ Opening Ceremonies in the Gym. Teams are not allowed to stay in the pit at this time. 9:30am Teams will be introduced during the opening ceremonies. Unveil Unknown Tasks & Factors for BB Game Round 1, by Dr. Cartwright, BB Game 9:30 ~ 9:35am Chairperson 9:35 ~ 10:05am Game teams work on unknown tasks & factors. Students must remain in pit area. (30 min) 10:05 ~ 10:15am Robot Collection (Impound area) – no testing allowed Smallest team number will compete first. 6 teams (4 Jr. and 2 Sr. teams) will be timed and judged at the same time. Each run

includes: 10:20 ~ 11:40am • Move-in (2 min), Play (2 min), and (Round 1) • Move-out (2 min) There will be max 13 runs for a time of 6 min x 13 = about 80 minutes. Lunch Break 11:40 ~ 12:55pm • Robots remain on impound tables; Scores to be projected • Award Ceremonies 1 (12:25pm ~ 12:55pm) will be held in the Gym. (See page 28) 12:55 ~ 1:00pm Unveil Unknown Tasks & Factors for BB Game Round 2, Chief Game Judge 1:00 ~ 1:30pm Game teams work on unknown factors (30 min) 1:30 ~ 1:40pm Robot Collection (Impound area) Round 2 Game runs begin in the same order, smallest team number first. 1:45 ~ 3:05pm (6min x 13 runs = about 80 min) (Round 2) Robots remain on impound tables. Scores to be projected. Robots may be picked up at this time. 3:10pm Jr. BottleSumo Final Match; Raffle; Group Photo 3:40 ~ 4:30pm Closing and award ceremonies

BinaryBlock Game Synopsis: Your mission is to build and program an autonomous robot that arranges white and black blocks to represent a 4-bit binary number of a target decimal number that will be unveiled 30 minutes before impounding. Any robot kits may be used in the Robofest Game category. This is one of the unique characteristics of Robofest. Learning objectives of this Game are: binary numbers, logic and proportional logic, geometry, object detection, placing objects, sensing, localization, and navigation.

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52 Jr. Game Teams

TeamID Team Name Organization Coach Team City St, Country 26-4 Dungeon Dragons Cranbrook Schools Katie Bis Bloomfield Hills MI 26-18 Not Clickbait Cranbrook Schools Katie Bis Bloomfield Hills MI 26-21 Coca--cola King and Queen Cranbrook Schools Katie Bis Bloomfield Hills MI 951-1 RoboKatz RoboKatz Branti Jackson Detroit MI 1752-2 Universe Unknown Westlake Christian School Paul Weaver Palm Harbor FL Team (junior Trophy Computers & 1966-2 Game) Robotics Pieter Pretorius Vanderbijlpark South Africa 1990-3 Technomouse AMERMAN ELEMENTARY Wei Ding Northville MI 1993-3 AtomBotz Smart Robo Ajeeta Gawalapu Novi MI 2104-1 KSR-3 bundang LEE HWAN DONG Sungnam GYD, Korea 2104-2 KSR-4 bundang LEE HWAN DONG Sungnam GYD, Korea 2104-3 KSR-5 bundang LEE HWAN DONG Sungnam GYD, Korea 2109-1 Dudes LEGO LEGION Srinivas Bommidi Novi MI 2109-2 Roborraries LEGO LEGION Srinivas Bommidi Novi MI 2109-3 Anime Hogs LEGO LEGION Srinivas Bommidi Novi MI 2109-6 Supernova LEGO LEGION Srinivas Bommidi Novi MI 2109-8 Robo Builders LEGO LEGION Srinivas Bommidi Novi MI 2109-9 Binary Bots LEGO LEGION Srinivas Bommidi Novi MI 2209-2 Curiosity ROBO Desi Group Hiten Shah Canton MI West Bloomfield Community 2433-4 West Bloomfield 1 Education Sally Unrath West Bloomfield MI 2446-1 No Internet Macomb Christian Schools Becky Branch Center Line MI Highlands intermediate 2545-1 Highlands Intermediate 1 school Angelo Laskowsky Pearl City HI 2559-1 R&G01 R&G Robot Jong Chae Chung Seoul GYD, Korea Munsang College Primary 2603-5 LEGO CHALLENGER School WONG SIU YUEN Hong Kong HK Munsang College Primary 2603-6 BINGO School WONG SIU YUEN Hong Kong HK Munsang College Primary 2603-7 AIC School WONG SIU YUEN Hong Kong HK 2652-1 RoboWarriors Troy Robotics Lei Chen Troy MI 2698-4 Pink Eagles The Mentors Robot Shop Frank Tappen Hartland MI 2698-6 RoboFist The Mentors Robot Shop Frank Tappen Hartland MI 2698-7 Robot Perfect The Mentors Robot Shop Frank Tappen Hartland MI 2698-9 Galactic Dragons The Mentors Robot Shop Frank Tappen Hartland MI 2705-1 SMART Labs SMART Labs Erik Rosvold Rochester MI 2717-1 The Robo Masterminds 2.0 Hoben Robotics Club Stacey Collins Canton MI SisBro Robotics Home 2720-6 Bacon and Eggs Program Danielle Pusilo Canton MI 2737-1 JABs JEKs Steven Sinclair Aurora IL 2777-1 Botcats Gallimore Elementary Lloyd Abramson Canton MI 2833-1 Legos de la Justicia Divertrobots Marcy Marrero Atlacomulco MEX University of Detroit Jesuit 2847-1 Legends of Lego High School Edward Utter Detroit MI

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Napoleon Community 2964-6 bot_builders Schools Adam Draa Napoleon MI 2971-1 Plebeians Troy Creative Learning Ning Zhang Troy MI 3007-1 10Cubed Gallimore Robotics Prabhu Raman Canton MI Oscar Huerta Garcia 3062-1 Lobitos Imaginaroboschool Huerta Garcia Toluca MEX Colgio Diocesano de So Jos 3089-1 CDSJ5-MACAU-C (5) LAM CHI SENG Macau MACAU MacArthur K-8 University 3167-3 The People Academy Faith Williams Lathrup Village MI 3188-1 Bee-Bots Hoben Robotics Club Jason Bedoun Canton MI 3253-1 Infinity Rocket Gallimore Elementary Wensheng Weng Canton MI 3264-1 Roborockers Roborockers Senthil Virthachalam Troy MI Dove Land international 3289-1 The Dove Geeks schools Francis Amamchukwu Abuja Nigeria Shenyang Has 3329-1 Hass Challenge Team Science&Technology Co.Ltd YEFEI WANG Shenyang BJ, China St.Joseph Parish S.School 3358-1 CDSJ5-MACAU-A (Fifth School) IEONG PO CHU Macau MACAU St.Joseph Parish S.School 3358-2 CDSJ5-MACAU-B (Fifth School) IEONG PO CHU Macau MACAU Jose Omar Perez 3379-1 Tecno Hidalgo 2 Tecnobotics Hidalgo Rodriguez Metepec NM, Mexico GHANA ROBOTICS 3388-1 COSMIC INTELLECT ACADEMY FOUNDATION David Quarshie Accra GHANA

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TeamID Team Name Organization Coach Team City St, Country 26-14 Because I Said So Cranbrook Schools Katie Bis Bloomfield Hills MI 336-1 Squiddums Welsh Hills School Karen Lepper Granville OH 336-2 Robobotics Welsh Hills School Karen Lepper Granville OH 1080-3 RoboSluggers Bethany Christian School Brian Kincheloe Troy MI 1920-1 Shelburne Rebels Shelburne Regional High School Peter Himmelman Shelburne NS, Canada Team South Africa 1966-1 (Senior Game) Trophy Computers & Robotics Pieter Pretorius Vanderbijlpark South Africa 2104-4 KSR-1 bundang LEE HWAN DONG Sungnam GYD, Korea 2104-5 KSR-2 bundang LEE HWAN DONG Sungnam GYD, Korea 2109-14 Bit Bots LEGO LEGION Srinivas Bommidi Novi MI 2191-1 JoeBots Troy School District Zuher Khalaf Troy MI Ravikumar 2473-1 TEQQ Televisors Hyderabad Devalapally Hyderabad TGI, India 2559-2 R&G02 R&G Robot Jong Chae Chung Seoul GYD, Korea Raja Kanna 2812-3 Enthiran Athens High School Rajendraprasad Troy MI 2964-3 Team Kyle Napoleon Community Schools Adam Draa Napoleon MI 3081-1 MSC Robotics Team Munsang College Wong Cheuk Hang Hong Kong HK The International School of 3091-1 TIS IB Team Macao Todd James Voykin Macau MACAU 3155-1 Grace Christian School Grace Christian School Jordan Ellis Charlottetown PE, Canda

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3250-2 Just Kevin Parkway Christian School Phil Ribeiro Sterling Hieghts MI Team Exceptional Ladela Schools Wuse 2 Abuja NGFCT, 3333-1 Circuit Nigeria Kevin Chukwudobe Abuja Nigeria 3348-1 Mindtornado Pui Ching Middle School LIU KWOK CHING Hong Kong HK 3348-2 Error 404 Pui Ching Middle School LIU KWOK CHING Hong Kong HK 3380-1 XBOT Xbot Eduardo Cornejo Metepec NM David Astudillo 3381-1 EXTREME 2.0 Robotics Minds Salvdor Ecuador Ecuador GHANA ROBOTICS ACADEMY GH-AA, 3388-2 ACRO-BOT FOUNDATION Paulina Captan Accra GHANA GHANA ROBOTICS ACADEMY Ben McDjan GH-AA, 3388-3 I-BOT FOUNDATION Amoakoh Accra GHANA

Saturday, May 18, 2019, 8:00am ~ 2:40pm Gym 2nd Floor

Chairperson: Elmer Santos, Robofest Assistant Director

8:00 am Doors open; Teams may set up team Exhibition tables & floors 8:30am Exhibition & RoboArts Judges’ meeting – 2nd floor Judges’ room 9:00 am ~ 9:30am Opening Ceremonies in the Gym. Teams must come down to the first floor, since they will be introduced during the opening ceremonies. 9:30am PCA Judge registration begins 9:40 am ~ 12:00 pm Official presentation including robot demo of around 15 Exhibition teams. Max. 4 (Game Round 1) minutes for each team are given. Judges will ask questions for max. 2 minutes. Senior division with smallest team number will go first. (8 min x 15 teams = 2 hours) Judges, Secret Judges, PCA Judges and spectators will visit team tables any time during this Round 1. Teams must be ready for demos. 12:00 ~ 1:00 pm Lunch Break • Award Ceremonies 1 (12:25pm ~ 12:55pm) will be held in the gym (see page 28) 1:00pm PCA Judge registration ends 1:00 – 2:40pm Official presentation including robot demo of the remaining 8 Exhibition teams. (Game Round 2) Max. 4 minutes for each team are given. Judges will ask questions for max. 2 minutes. (8 min x 10 teams = 80 min) Judges, Secret Judges, PCA Judges and spectators will visit team tables any time during this Round 2. Teams must be ready for demos. 2:40pm PCA Judging forms are due 3:30 ~ 4:30pm Raffle, Group Picture, Closing and Award ceremonies at 1st floor gym

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17 Jr. Exhibition Teams TeamID Team Name Organization Coach City State/Country 26-12 Snow Shredders Cranbrook Schools Katie Bis Bloomfield Hills MI Microplastic 784-1 Eliminators Manana Lynn Okamura Pearl City HI 1587-8 R.O.B.O.T.S. 2.0 Plymouth Christian Academy Jasmine Paul Canton MI 2213-1 TechSisters Canton Charter Academy Ajay Choudhary Canton Mi MI 2928-1 Steam Fun for Kids Steamfun4kids Priyanka Meharia Ann Arbor MI Harikrishnan 3020-1 Robonauts Robonauts Radhakrishnan Canton MI 3053-2 Digibots Digibots Santosh Patel Canton MI 3087-1 PCMS Pui Ching Middle School Macau UN KUOK CHIN Macau MACAU 3122-1 Space Monkeys Detroit Country Day Middle School Jennifer Degazio Beverly Hills MI Norup International School - 3178-3 Astrobots RoboHawks Brett Greer Berkley MI 3192-2 Short Circuits Claggett Middle School Michael Sancin Medina OH 3203-1 Star Miners I.N.F.E.R.N.O.S. Venu Nandamuri Canton MI Lui Cheung Kwong Lutheran 3342-1 LCKPS Pet Sitters Primary School Kwok Kin Cheong Hong Kong HK 3343-1 GT-EXHIBITION G.T. (Ellen Yeung) College MUI KA KIT Hong Kong HK TAI PO OLD MARKET PUBLIC 3344-2 Tpomps_HKG SCHOOL LI CHUN LUNG Hong Kong HK 3376-1 Lobitos CACE Rocio Quiroz Torres Metepec NM Gonzalo Valdovinos 3377-1 Equipo Chispita CACE Chacon Metepec NM, Mexico

8 Sr. Exhibition Teams

TeamID Team Name Organization Coach City State/Country 1551-1 NCA Lights NCA Lights Fred Brauchler Northville MI 2423-1 Hartland Women Hartland High School Anne Hasseld Hartland MI In Technology 2630-3 RoboSTEAMers RoboSTEAMers Wei Liu Canton MI 2881-5 ARTSS HKCCCU Logos Academy TAM JIN LONG Hong Kong HK JEROME 3090-1 CDSJ5-Oscar Colgio Diocesano de So Jos (5) Hoi weng in Macau MACAU 3327-1 Changchun-China Lego Robot International Maker RENJIE QUAN Changchun BJ, China Team Space 3345-1 Aurora Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary Ngan Shiu Hei Hong Kong HK School 3347-1 TNK No.2 PoLeun Kuk TongNaiKan Junior Lee Cheuk Hang Hong Kong HK S.School

Bios of Exhibition Judges can be accessed at: https://www.robofest.net/2019/WC19JudgeBios.pdf

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Saturday, May 18, 2019, 8:00am ~ 2:40pm Behind Gym 1st Floor, Building 15 Chairperson: Pam Sparks, Robofest coordinator Bios of RoboParade Judges can be accessed at: https://www.robofest.net/2019/WC19JudgeBios.pdf

8:00 am Doors open; Teams may setup team Exhibition tables & floors 8:30am Exhibition & RoboArts Judges’ meeting – 2nd floor Judges’ room 9:00 am ~ 9:30am Opening Ceremonies in the Gym. Teams must come down to the first floor, since they will be introduced during the opening ceremonies. 9:30am PCA Judge registration begins 9:40 am ~ 12:00 pm Official presentation including robot demo of 4 RoboArts teams. Max. 4 minutes (Game Round 1) for each team are given. Judges will ask questions for max. 2 minutes. Senior division with smallest team number will go first. Judges, Secret Judges, PCA Judges and spectators will visit team tables any time during this Round 1. Teams must be ready for demos. 12:00 ~ 1:00 pm Lunch Break • Award Ceremonies 1 (12:25pm ~ 12:55pm) will be held in the gym (see page 28) 1:00pm PCA Judge registration ends 1:00 – 2:40pm Official presentation including robot demo of remaining RoboArts teams. Max. 4 (Game Round 2) minutes for each team are given. Judges will ask questions for max. 2 minutes. Judges, Secret Judges, PCA Judges and spectators will visit team tables any time during this Round 2. Teams must be ready for demos. 2:40pm PCA Judging forms are due 3:30 ~ 4:30pm Raffle, Group Picture, Closing and Award ceremonies at 1st floor gym

4 Jr. RoboArts Teams

TeamID Team Name Org Name Coach First_Last Team City ST/Country 26-26 Cranbrook Robotics Dance Team Cranbrook Schools Katie Bis Bloomfield Hills MI 2582-1 All Pass ALPA XIAO LI Beijing BJ, China Abdullah Mosatafa 3296-2 Golden brains Genio Tech Abdelhamed Alexandria ALX, Egypt 3313-1 Robo Dancer Kidzinia Hamza Agamy Alexandria ALX, Egypt

3 Sr. RoboArts Teams

3346-1 TNK No.1 PoLeun Kuk TongNaiKan Junior S.School Leung Wai Kei Hong Kong HK 3349-1 EASTERN LIONS Buddhist Wong Wan Tin College WU KING FUNG Hong Kong HK Juan Martin Garcia NM, 3378-1 VISUAL MUZIC z Escuela preparatoria Numero UNO Contreras Metepec Mexico

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Wanted: PCA (People’s Choice Award) Judges

Registered Robofest spectators will decide People's Choice Award (PCA) for RoboParade, Exhibition, and RoboArts categories. PCA Judges may win raffle prizes shown below. Drawing will be held on Sat, May 18, around 3:20pm in the gym floor. A PCA Judge should be 10 or older. You must be present to win the following raffle prizes.

PCA Voter Raffle Prizes

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Vision Centric Challenge:

S-SLAM Saturday, May 18, 2019, 8:00am ~ 3:30pm Field House, BLD. 15, Racquetball Court

8:00 am Doors open; Practice field is setup. Teams may begin testing. 9:00 am ~ 9:30am Opening Ceremonies in the Gym. Teams are not allowed to stay in the room at this time. Teams will be introduced during the opening ceremonies. College (3 teams) High-school - Senior (8 teams) 9:30am Sample course 1 is unveiled Sample course 1 is unveiled 9:30am ~ 10:00am 30 min worktime before impounding 10:10am End of impounding 10:10 am ~ 10:40 am Each robot has 2 minutes. Each robot has 2 minutes. (Round 1) (4min x 3 teams = 12 minutes) (4 min x 8 teams = 32 min)

10:45am Sample course 2 is unveiled Sample course 2 is unveiled 10:45am ~ 11:15am 30 min worktime before impounding 11:25am End of impounding 11:25am ~ 11:55 pm Each robot has 2 minutes. Each robot has 2 minutes. (Round 2) (4min x 3 teams = 12 minutes) (4 min x 8 teams = 32 min) 11:55 ~ 1:30 pm Lunch Break • Award Ceremonies 1 (12:25pm ~ 12:55pm) - See page 28

1:30pm Sample course 3 is unveiled Sample course 3 is unveiled 1:30pm ~ 2:00pm 30 min worktime before impounding 2:10pm End of impounding 2:10pm ~ 2:45 pm Each robot has 2 minutes. Each robot has 2 minutes. (Round 3) (4min x 3 = 12 minutes) (4 min x 8 teams = 32 min)

Let it see. In order to promote research & development on computer vision and autonomous mobile robotics, we challenge college students (undergraduate and graduate students), as well as talented high school students with the Vision Robot Competitions during Robofest

College Vcc Teams (3)

TeamID Team Name Org Name Coach First_Last Team City St/Country 2601-1 RIHK VCC04 Robot Institute of Hong Kong YAU KA CHUN Hong Kong HK Nick Paul & CJ 3149-11 TAG VISION LTU Chung Southfield MI, USA 3353-2 Team Cobra St Paul's School (Lam Tin) HO Wing Yan Hong Kong HK

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Sr. Vcc Teams (8)

2104-6 KSR-1 bundang LEE HWAN DONG Sungnam GYD 2213-3 TechSister_Sr Canton Charter Academy Ajay Choudhary Canton Mi MI 2630-1 RoboSTEAMers RoboSTEAMers Wei Liu Canton MI 2630-2 RoboSTEAMers RoboSTEAMers Wei Liu Canton MI 2864-1 RIHK VCC01 Robot Institute of Hong Kong CHAN TING KWOK Hong Kong HK 2864-2 RIHK VCC02 Robot Institute of Hong Kong CHAN TING KWOK Hong Kong HK 2864-3 RIHK VCC03 Robot Institute of Hong Kong CHAN TING KWOK Hong Kong HK Rodrigo Rodriguez 2895-3 T.A.C.O.S Divertrobots / ARABOTS Robotics Rodriguez Toluca MEX

Robofest World Championship 2019 Chairpersons

Category Chairperson/Assistant Chair # Judges Friendship Talent Show Candace Byrnes/Pam Sparks 0 Thursday RoboParade Pam Sparks 4 May 16 Jr. BottleSumo 1 Elmer Santos 4 tables, 6~8 RoboParade Elmer Santos/Pam Sparks 4 Surprise Game Chris Cartwright 2 x 2 tables = 4 Friday UMC Joe DeRose 2 x4 tables = 8 May 17 Jr. BottleSumo 2 Elmer Santos 4 tables, 6~8 Sr. BottleSumo CL David Carbery 4 tables, 6~8 Sr. BottleSumo UL Keith Bozin 2 x1 table = 2 Game Chris Cartwright 2 x 6 tables = 12 Jr. Exhibition Elmer Santos 5 Saturday Sr. Exhibition Elmer Santos 5 May 18 College Vcc Nate Johnson 1 Sr. Vcc Emily Trudell 1 RoboArts Pam Sparks 4

Key Tasks and Staff

Task Key Staff Check-in & registration Shannan Palonis Preparing competition materials Shannan and all category chairs Meals (Breakfast, lunch and dinner) Marilyn Wiseman, Shannan Palonis Awards CJ Chung & Shannan Palonis PCA awards Shannan, Joe, Judith Williams YouTube & Facebook Live Videographers ELearning, Marketing, Brian Ding, Dan, Doug, Joe, CJ Outdoor Signs Joe, CJ Indoor Signs Shannan Banners & flags CJ Providing power to all tables Joe, Elmer Merchandise Sales Olivia T. Tinsley, Bethany Balint Interpreters Yawen Li, Zhen Liu, Joe Jeon, Yujie Wang Others Teri, Stephanie, Niki, Param, Chris Parker, Katie Bis, Doug Oliver

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Opening Ceremonies

Saturday, May 18, 2019, 9:00am ~ 9:30am, LTU Field House - Gym Emcee: Matt Roush, Managing Editor News Bureau, Director of Media Relations • Flag presentation (Canada, China, Egypt, Ecuador, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Macau, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, , Taiwan, and , and USA), 15 countries • National Anthem: Sarvesha Srungavarapu (Novi Meadows Elementary), Jahnavi Nerusu (Maria Montessori School), Viashnavi Nerusu. (Maria Montessori School) • Opening Remarks by Dr. Maria Vaz, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost, LTU • Remarks by Dr. Kenson J. Siver, Mayor of Southfield • Introduction of Game, Exhibition, RoboArts, and Vision Centric Challenge teams • Introduction of Judges, proctors, and volunteers • Explanation of key rules and announcements • Contestant Pledge Award Ceremonies 1 Saturday, May 18, 2019, 12:25pm ~ 12:55pm, LTU Field House - Gym Emcee: Shannan Palonis • Award of trophies: o USA Video qualifier winners o USA regional qualifier winners o RoboParade winners o BinaryBlocks Surprise Challenge winners o UMC (Unknown Mission Challenge) winners o BottleSumo winners • Spirit of Robofest Team Photo Awards • Anniversary coach awards (5 and 10) • Recognition of Qualifying Site Hosts

Closing & Award Ceremonies 2

Saturday, May 18, 2019, 3:40pm ~ 4:30pm, LTU Field House - Gym Emcee: Matt Roush • Raffle for PCA voters. (Voters must present to win) • Recognition of Coaches & Team Members: Coaches will award individual trophies to students. • Group photo of all students and coaches (all the categories) • VIP seating: Mrs. McLean & Sponsors • Closing Remarks Prof. Bauer, Dean of College of Arts and Sciences, LTU o Special Award – In Memory of Zachary McLean, longtime site host at William D. Ford Tech Center o Award of Appreciation: Confirmed Sponsors (DENSO: Ms. Melissa Smith Community Affairs Lead; MOBIS Dr. Douglas C. MacKenzie, Sr. Manager Autonomous Vehicle R&D; Toyota – Dr. Yan Liu; IEEE Mr. Robert Neff & Dr. Tarek Lahdhiri) o Recognition of Judges, Volunteers, and Staff • Presentation of trophies to winning teams: Judges will line up for hi-fives.

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