The New Athletic Robots Challenges of Minoan Robotsports Competition

Following the agreement for cooperation between the CCS and HERO (Hellenic Educational Robtics Organization), four athletic related challenges will be introduced in the 2024 edition of Robotex Cyprus; namely Rally, Drones, Archery and Shot-Put. 

Teams that will excel in the above challenges within the framework of Robotex Cyprus will be entitled to take part in the organization of the MRC - Minoan Robotics Competition in 2025 which is organized by HERO every April. It is noted that the HERO Organization offers excellent hospitality to the teams participating in the MRC which has become an international event.

Full details of the regulations on the four challenges to be offered in Robotex Cyprus:  

• Regulations MRC Rally           Watch Video on Rally
• Regulations MRC Drones        Watch Video on Drones
• Regulations MRC Shot Put     Watch Video on Shot Put
• Regulations MRC Archery       Watch Video on Archery

For these challentes, please note that the regulations of Robotex Cyprus about the minimum/maximum number of players in each team also apply.
Coaches interested to prepare their teams can review technical information on the archery and shot-put challenges here and download technical information for the Rally challenge here. 

Declaring the Winning Team in the MRC Challenges

To determine the winning team in the Drones challenge, specific reference is made in the regulations of the challenge posted above.

For the other three MRC challenges teams will be able to make:

• 3 attempts for the Rally challenge. The times of each attempt are recorded. The teams with the lowest times qualify.
• 3 attempts for the Shot Put challenge. The distances covered by the bullet are recorded. The teams with the longest distances qualify.
• 3 attempts for the Archery challenge. The points of each attempt and the total points are recorded. The teams with the highest total points qualify.  

Following the practice followed at Robotex Cyprus, and depending on the number of teams participating in the challenge, a qualifying round, semi-final and a final round (best-of-the-best) will be held between the teams with:

• the smallest time in the Rally Challenge
• the longest distance in the Shot Put challenge
• the highest total points in the Archery challenge

For the final round (best-of-the-best), teams make only one attempt and a ranking is done to determine the winning team.