World Skills Singapore 2012 - Mobile Robotics
(last update: 4 May 2012)
Finals Familiarization: 3 July 2012, 09:00-13:00, at Indoor Sports Hall, ITE College West (CCK)
Finals: 5-7 July 2012
Technical Briefing Notes - 2 May 2012
Technical Description for 2012
Description of Robotino (Mobile Robot System)
World Skills Competition 2011, London: Update on Mobile Robotics by Keh Chow Toon. (videos are embedded inside pptx file)
Joystick is allowed to be used during set up and calibration.
Notebook running Windows 7 will be provided together with 2.6.3 installed. If you prefer to use version 2.8.1 or any other version instead, please let us know by 30 Jun 2012, so we can install your preferred version for your group.
(Please note that version 2.8.1 and 2.6.3 cannot co-exist on the same PC.)
Qualifying Round: 22 March 2012, 08:30 - 17:00, at ITE College West (CCK)
Qualifying Round Briefing and Familiarization: 13 March 2012, 11:00 am onwards at ITE College West (CCK)
(This is the same venue for the QR. Venue will be available till 17:00 for competitors' familiarization).
Notebook running Windows 7 will be provided together with Robotino 1.7, and 2.6.3 installed. If you prefer to use version 2.8.1 instead, please let us (c/o michelle_m_h_lim@ite.edu.sg) know by 27 FEB 2012, so we can install 2.8.1 instead of 2.6.3 for your group.
(Please note that version 2.8.1 and 2.6.3 cannot co-exist on the same PC.)
The Qualifying Round Tasks / Missions:
Frequently Asked Questions:
1) Can we use gyro? If yes, is it possible for them to order it?
Yes. We offer the gyroscope sensor measuring the change in orientation.
http://www.festo-didactic.com/int-en/learning-systems/education-and-research-robots-robotino/gyroscope-sensor.htm
At the moment, we are evaluating a new gyroscope also measuring the changes in position. But we do not support it by now, so you are not able to order it.
2) What is the high performance camera mentioned?
We recommend the Logitech C905 camera to get mjpeg compressed images as well as YUYV encoded raw images for image processing.
See: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/webcam-communications/webcams/devices/6600
3) Is the latest robotino view software version 2.6.3 compatible with the old robotino?
YES
4) Is it possible to make available for the 5GHz LANCOME Robotino WAP?
YES
5) Is there any changes to the existing camera hardware?
NO
6) What is the latest firmware version for the Robotino and also the list of version of Hardware & Firmware.
If you mean the Robotino operating system, it is version 2.4.
You can find this information here: http://wiki.openrobotino.org/index.php?title=Downloads#CF_card_images
And here are the instructions how to update your operating system:
http://wiki.openrobotino.org/index.php?title=CF_card
7) Interoperability of Software with Hardware
Robotino View (PC) |
OS |
firmware |
|
Current Version |
2.6.3 |
2.4 |
1.2.1 |
Contact Information: Ms Michelle M H Lim (michelle_m_h_lim@ite.edu.sg)
The information below is for the WSS 2011 (last year)
World Skills Singapore 2011 - Mobile Robotics
Finals: 20-22 Jan 2011
For the finals, the following are allowed:
- Robotino 2.0 control Unit (New version of the upper half of the Robotino Hardware (includes New EA09 interface board, PC 104 controller, and display)
- EA09 Interface Board (Part # 567204) - This is the new release which:
* 32 bit microprocessor
* JTAG interface
* Serial Comm with PC104 plus
* 4 Ethernet Interfaces
* FPGA for reading sensor data
* Activation and control of at least 4 DC motors
* External I/O Interface with at least 8 digital inputs and outputs (short cicuit proof and overload protected), 10 analog inputs (0 - 10 V) and 2 relays
- ALLNET WLAN Access Point (Order #567228 from www.festo.com) - this will be provided to competitors. Competitors have option of using this instead of the existing one. This WLAN access point is included in the new Robotino 2.0 control unit.
- new chasis (containing DC motors, drivers and wheels, etc) - there is practically no change with the original (first version) of the chasis.
Notebook running Windows 7 will be provided together with Robotino 1.7 and 2.4.X installed (same as the one used during Qualifying Round)
Briefing ("Golf Task") - 30 November 2010
Description of Robotino (Mobile Robot System)
Robotino 2 update (April 2010)
Updated Description of Robotino 2 (by Dr Karras, June 2010)
Technical Description of Mobile Robotics (World Skills Competition 2011)
Technical Description of Mobile Robotics (World Skills Singapore 2011)
Test Projects for Mobile Robotics (Robotino) - Possible future event (?)
Information for Qualifying Round :
Qualifying Round: 5 October 2010 (8:00-8:30 registration, ends at 18:30)
Familiarization: 1 October 2010 (9:00-12:00, each institution will be given 20 mins in the arena)
Notebook Specifications for Qualifying Round
Contact Information: Mr Ng Ho-Heng (Ng_Ho_Heng@ite.edu.sg)