[ChrisH]

Here's a link to the official site for the race:



They don't have the rules yet, but based on the FAQ I'd say that teams will be given a course and the robot will have to stay within a certain distance of the defined course. The robot should be able to make tactical decisions about how to proceed on-the-fly and without operator input.

I'd guess that a chase vehicle will be required for safety reasons.

They didn't quite explicitly say that the exact course won't be known ahead of time, but it is strongly implied. They did say that it would be a good idea to be familiar with the area.

They may allow limited interaction with the robot, probably at the cost of time or other penalties if interaction is allowed.

Unlike FIRST, the rules will be posted and a comment period allowed, so that participants may assist in shaping the competition.

Anybody want to skip next year's game and put the full resources of FIRST (including you wonderfully inventive students) in to this? $1M could probably keep our team going indefinitely.