RCAP CoSpace Rescue

In the RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP) CoSpace Rescue Challenge, teams are required to build a real robot, develop and program appropriate strategies for both real and virtual autonomous robots to navigate through the real and virtual worlds and collect objects, while competing with another team’s robot that is also searching and collecting objects in the same real and virtual worlds.

In Virtual RCAP 2020, only virtual robot will be used.

VRCAP 2020 CoSpace RESCUE FINALS RESULTS [new!]

VRCAP 2020 CoSpace Leagues Newsletter

Cospace learning & competition guide

1) Team Size

Number of members per team: 1 – 2

2) Team Members

U12 age group:

    • All members are 12 or below

U19 age group:

    • At least one member in the team is above 12 years old
    • All members are 19 or below

3) Sub-Leagues

  • CoSpace Rescue, FirstSteps, U12
  • CoSpace Rescue, FirstSteps, U19
  • CoSpace Rescue, U12
  • CoSpace Rescue, U19
  • CoSpace Rescue, University

4) Rules

http://robocupap.org/rcap-cospace-challenges/

5) Timeline

21 August 2020 (Friday):

    • Deadline for online registration

4 September 2020 (Friday):

    • U12 group： Deadline for submission of  PPT and 1st video presentation.
    • U19 & Univeristy group： Deadline for submission of  PPT, 1st video presentation, and TDP.

5 September 2020 (Saturday):

    • Warm Up through International CoSpace Online [iCooL] Challenge Server.
    • The purpose of this Warm Up is to help participants familiarize themselves with Virtual Challenge procedures.
    • This Warm Up will be in a 24 Hour format (between 00:00 – 23:59 GMT) and participants can drop in anytime.

12 September 2020 (Saturday):

    • Preliminary Round will be in a 24 Hour format (between 00:00 – 23:59 GMT)

18 September 2020 (Friday):

    • Announcement of Finalists

23 September 2020 (Wednesday):

    • Deadline of 2nd Video Presentation submission by Finalists

26 OR 27 September 2020 (Saturday OR Sunday):

    • Online interview for Finalists (10 – 20 minutes)

26 September 2020 (Saturday ):

3 October 2020 (Saturday):

    • 0900 – 1200 GMT: RCAP CoSpace Rescue Challenge Finals (via Zoom).

11 October 2020 (Sunday):

    • Award Ceremony

6) Participants MUST attend the following activities (please mark your calendar!):

5 September 2020 (Saturday):

    • Warm Up through International CoSpace Online [iCooL] Challenge.
    • This Warm Up will be in a 24 Hour format (between 00:00 – 23:59 GMT) and participants can drop in anytime.

12 September 2020 (Saturday):

    • Preliminary Round through International CoSpace Online [iCooL] Challenge.
    • It will be in a 24 Hour format (between 00:00 – 23:59 GMT).

26 OR 27 September 2020 (Saturday OR Sunday):

    • Online interview (10-20 minutes)

3 October 2020 (Saturday), 0900-1200 GMT:

    • RCAP CoSpace Rescue Challenge Finals (1st, 2nd, and 3rd)

11 October 2020 (Sunday):

    • Award Ceremony

7)  Certificates and Awards:

    • Certificate of Participation: All Participants
    • Certificate of Recognition: All Finalists
    • Certificate of Awards
Awards Evaluation 
Best Presentation Award Online Interview; Video Presentation
Best Strategies Award Online Interview; Video Presentation; TDP
Best Team Spirit Award Online Interview; Video Presentation;  TPD
Best TDP Award (U19 and University only) Online Interview; TDP
RCAP Influencer Awards* Officially verified YouTube data for Videos featured on RCAP Academy Official YouTube Channel (Calculations will be based on the time of videos debut to October 10, 2020).
RCAP CoSpace Rescue Challenge 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Places Finals (Online)

*Virtual RCAP 2020 participating teams whose presentation videos are featured on the RCAP Academy Official YouTube Channel (www.youtube.com/RCAPacademy) are eligible for the RCAP Influencer Award.

 

8) Documents to be submitted when registering online by 21 August 2020

9) Documents to be submitted by 4 September 2020

10) Registration and Payment

Click here for registration