East Zone Robotics Challenge – Programme for Finals on 29 July 2005

Venue : VJC Concourse (open area outside Admin Office, below staircase leading to the Tech Lab)

Time	Activity
10 am – 12.30 pm	Field is open for final testing and calibration by teams.
12.30 pm – 1.15 pm	Registration of teams and drawing of lots to determine sequence of runs for teams. Robots will be submitted during registration and will be caged until its turn to run arrives. No further changes to the robot's structure will be allowed once it is caged.
1.30 pm	Challenge begins.
4.30 pm	Challenge ends.
5 pm onwards	Prize Awarding ceremony in the Performance Theatre.
5.30 pm	End of closing ceremony.

Points to note:

1. Each team will be allowed only 1 run in the finals.
2. Due to the limited time available during the finals, there will be little time available for teams to calibrate their robots just before their runs. Teams are advised to perform final calibrations to their robots between 10 am and 1 pm before submitting them for caging during registration (by 1.15 pm).
3. However, to reduce the possibility that robots might be adversely affected by changing lighting conditions at the competition venue between 1.30 pm and 4.30 pm, teams will be allowed to do final calibrations about 10 minutes before their runs. This final calibration will be performed at a small replica of the field which will be constructed near to the actual field. Teams will be invited at around 10 minutes before their turn to run to perform their final lighting measurements and calibrations to their robots.
4. Teams are advised to cover the infrared port of their Lego RCX with an opaque material like aluminium foil or Blue Tac before submitting the robot during registration. This is to avoid accidental interference during its run which can be caused by infrared signals emitted by infrared towers or remote controllers.