Overview

This document defines baseline rules for AiTWobo competitions. Chapters may add local details, but these rules are the global reference.

Team & Eligibility Rules

• Team size: 2–8 members (recommended).
• Chapters: teams represent a chapter (country/state/region).
• Original work: your build and documentation must be your own. You can use open-source libraries with attribution.
• Safety: unsafe designs can be disqualified (battery abuse, exposed mains, unsafe spinning blades, etc.).
• Fair play: no sabotage, plagiarism, or falsified results.

Scoring & Judging (Baseline)

Judges evaluate projects using a rubric (example weighting):

• Innovation (25%): creativity, novelty, usefulness
• Engineering quality (25%): robustness, safety, reliability
• Autonomy / Intelligence (20%): sensing, decision-making, control
• Impact (15%): real-world relevance, scalability
• Documentation & clarity (15%): demo clarity, repo, write-up, tests

Submission Requirements

• Project page (title, summary, problem, solution, results)
• Video demo (2–5 minutes) showing functionality
• Repo link (code), plus setup instructions
• BOM and wiring/schematics (when hardware is included)
• Test evidence: photos, logs, benchmarks, or measurements

Submission Deadlines

Competition dates change yearly. The yearly plan typically includes:

1. Registration window
2. Milestone #1 (design + plan)
3. Milestone #2 (prototype demo)
4. Final submission (video + docs + repo)

Important: late submissions may be accepted with penalties or rejected depending on the year rules.

What Gets You Disqualified

• Unsafe design or ignoring safety instructions
• Plagiarism or fake results
• Failure to provide minimum documentation