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THE GRAND CHALLENGE 2022
The challenge will start on April 29, 2022. All teams will be given one month to work on the tasks. The live presentation for the jury will take place on May 31 & June 1, 2022. The winning teams will be informed before June 21, and will be awarded digital during the automatica trade fair.
The Robothon® takes place 100 % digitally as a part of munich_i and will be integrated in the automatica exhibition in Munich.
This year’s Robothon® Grand Challenge examines how single arm manipulators can accelerate the implementation of a circular economy. This event specifically looks at how robots can be used in the disassembly and sorting of electronic waste.
All teams are kindly asked to use their own development computer, robot and tools. Each team will receive a modified task board as part of being selected for to participate in the competition as well as a competition scorecard prior to the event. Find more information here about our minimum platform requirements. For further questions please send an email to info@robothon-grand-challenge.com.
The Challenge starts on April 29, 2022 CEST at noon!
For this purpose, a digital appointment will be arranged in advance
in addition, all teams will receive the modified task board in advance by mail
the scorecard, rules and guidelines will be sent to all teams after the digital meeting appointment!
You & your team work one month on the task
create & send a video (5 min. max) with
short introduction of the team
how each task was worked out in detail
how your work could make an impact on e-waste
AND a document (1 – 2 pages)
what tools have been used
and name any modifications on the robot platform for this challenge
The pre-recorded video, the document as well as the live presentation are included in the jury’s evaluation!
A detailed event schedule will follow once your participation has been confirmed. Please feel free to contact us at any time at info@robothon-grand-challenge.com.
APPLICATION PROCESS
All interested roboticists over 18 are encouraged to apply. Each team application is reviewed by our Grand Challenge Jury.
No, we only accept applications from teams of two to four people.
Interested teams can apply using the form. Team applications include:
Your name & a short CV (incl. photo) of each team member
A paragraph of your team’s motivation for participating in this event
A picture of the robot system
A paragraph describing your capabilities with your robot platform
A short video about your previous work
- A paragraph describing your capabilities with your robot platform (Changes during the preparation period must be reported early in writing to info@robothon-grand-challenge.com!)
Applications will be accepted until March 29, 2022 23:59 CEST. Selected teams will be notified at the beginning of April 2022.
No, there is no application fee for the Robothon® Grand Challenge.
THE EVENT & IT'S INITIATORS
munich_i is a joint project of automatica and the Munich Insitute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI) to bring together science, business, politics and start-ups to shape the future progress in AI and robotics. The three parts of the project are: the Hightech Summit, the AI.Society as well as Robothon®. automatica sprint and munich_i successfully premiered together from June 22 to 24, 2021: There was consistently positive and sometimes enthusiastic participant feedback on the new digital format in the automatica portfolio and the globally unique munich_i Hightech Summit on robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). Over 3,500 participants from the robotics and automation industry took the opportunity to exchange ideas and network online at automatica sprint – and to digitally immerse themselves in the world of AI and robotics at munich_i.
automatica is an international trade fair for automation. The trade fair offers a platform for manufacturers and users of assembly and handling technology, industrial robotics and professional service robotics as well as industrial image processing. The industry-driven concept of Automatica is backed by Messe München GmbH and the VDMA Robotics + Automation as the conceptual and technical sponsors of the trade fair.
Due to the pandemic, an interim solution was sought in 2021 and thus Messe München was expanding its portfolio with a compact, new hybrid event format: the automatica sprint. With a clear focus on customer dialog and the first opportunity for the community to meet again in person, this innovative event is a contemporary response to the current situation.
The Munich Insitute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI), founded by The Technical University of Munich (TUM) as an Integrative Research Center in the field of robotics and machine intelligence, to develop innovative and sustainable technologies and solutions for central challenges of our time.
STILL HAVE QUESTION?
Please send us an email to
info@robothon-grand-challenge.com.
We are welcome to answer your questions!