RCAP COSPACE AUTONOMOUS DELIVERY

The RCAP CoSpace Autonomous Delivery (ADL) Challenge is blending the mobile robots and supply chain management. In the last mile delivery and smart city scenarios, teams are required to program a robot to deliver parcels in an autonomous and fast way. 

1. Team Size

• Number of members per team: 2 – 4

2. Team Members

• U19 age group:
  • At least one member in the team is 13 or above.
  • All members are 19 or below.
• University age group
  • For participants from universities

3. Sub-Leagues

• CoSpace Autonomous Delivery, U19
• CoSpace Autonomous Delivery, University

4. Rules

• RCAP CoSpace 2023 ADL Rules will be Adopted.
  • The U19 sub-league will compete under Task 1, while the University sub-league will adhere to Task 2 for their matches.

5. Timeline

• Pre-Registration: 1st – 30th September 1 September – 15 October 2023
• Announcement of qualification: 9th October 2023 (Monday)
• Final submission and payment registration fee: 10 – 31 October 2023
• Late submission and payment (after 1 Nov 2023) :
  • No team registration is allowed.
  • Late Registration Fee = 1.5 X Regular Registration Fee
• Competition Schedule

6. Registration Fee (RCAP Leagues)

	Regular Registration (10 – 31 Oct 2023)	Late Registration (After 1 Nov 2023)
Team	USD 160.00	Not Allowed
Mentor	USD 160.00	USD 240.00
Student	USD 160.00	USD 240.00
Any additional adult members	USD 160.00	USD 240.00

• Parents or other mentors need to register as Junior Parent/Chaperone for permission to enter the site at any time, to be admitted to certain restricted areas, and to participate in social events.

7. How To Participate

Any team interested in participating in RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2023 (RCAP 2023) must successfully pass the league specific qualification process.

• If the team is qualified through the RoboCup/RCAP regional selection event,  it will be automatically qualified to compete in the RCAP 2023.
• If the team is not qualified via the RoboCup/RCAP regional selection event, please submit the team qualification documents for evaluation by the RCAP Technical Committee. Qualification documents are as follows.
  • RCAP U19 & University categories: Team Description Paper (TDP).
  • RCAP U12 categories: Learning Journal

8. Registration Process

• All teams intend to participate in RCAP 2023 are required to complete the pre-registration
• Qualified teams will be noticed on 9 Oct 2023
• Qualified teams need to complete the registration fee payment.

9. Pre-Registration

• Download the RCAP-Pre-registration.xlsx
• Fill up the form accordingly
• Submit the documents listed below. They are required for team qualification and Best TDP/Learning Journal Awards.
  • RCAP U19 & University categories: Team Description Paper (TDP).
  • RCAP U12 categories: Learning Journal
• Submit the pre-registration before 30 Sept 2023 

10. RCAP 2023 Final Submission:

The qualified teams need to complete the RCAP 2023 final submission.  It includes:

• The prove of payment if the payment is not made via PayPal.
• One Team Photo
• Team Description Paper (TDP) for RCAP U19 / University (if not yet submitted during pre-registration)
• Team Learning Journal for RCAP U12 (if not yet submitted during pre-registration)

11. RCAP Influencer Award

RCAP 2023 participating teams whose presentation videos are featured on the RCAP Academy Official YouTube Channel are eligible for the RCAP Influencer Award.

• Submission for videos to be featured on RCAP Academy channel: 15 November 2023
• Videos to be uploaded: 20 November 2023

12. Contact: 

      RCAP2023_cospace@robocupap.org