| Name | Department | Academic Degree | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wankyun Chung | Machinery Engineering Dept. of POSTECH | Doctor of Production Engineering | Head of the Examination Committee |
| Inso Kwon | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | Doctor of Electronic Engineering | |
| Byeongsu Kim | Hanool Robotics | Doctor of Robotics Engineering | |
| Gyeongtaek Park | Dept. of Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials | Doctor of System Control Engineering | |
| Ilhong Seo | Electric and Electronic Engineering Dept. of Hanyang Univ. | Doctor of Control Instrumentation Engineering | |
| Hakhong Kim | Head of Scientific Technology Promotion Section, North Gyeongsang Province | Administrative director | |
| Yeonghwui Seong | Electronic Engineering School of Kumoh National Institute of Technology | Doctor of Robotics Engineering | |
| Yeungil Youm | Machinery Engineering Dept. of POSTECH | Doctor of Mechanics Engineering | |
| Sangrok Oh | System Research Dept. of Korea Institute of Science and Technology | Doctor of Robotics Engineering | |
| Beomhee Lee | Electric and Electronic Engineering Dept. of Seoul National University | Doctor of Robotics Engineering | |
| Sangyong Lee | Machinery Engineering Dept. of Kyungpook University | Doctor of Engineering | |
| Sukgyu Lee | Electric and Electronic Engineering Dept. of Yeungnam University | Doctor of Control Engineering | |
| Jangmyeong Lee | Electronic Engineering Dept. of Pusan University | Doctor of Robotics Engineering | |
| Jujang Lee | Electric and Electronic Dept. of Korea Institute of Science and Technology | Doctor of System Control Engineering | |
| Hogil Lee | Korea Institute of Industrial Technology | Doctor of System Control Engineering | |
| Seyoung Oh | Electrionic Engineering Dept. of POSTECH | Doctor of System Control Engineering |
- Paper Screening
- - Based on their instructions and moving images, robots will be screened to find which is fit to the aims and purposes of the contest and qualified to participate it. The results of the screening will be posted on the IRC home page.
- Final Screening
- - Final screening will be conducted after the robots that have gone through paper screening are demonstrated in front of the examiners.
- - An examiner will examine all the contestant robots, with a focus on their strengths.
- * More details will be provided by 'How to Contest with Intelligent Robots' described below.
- The same, along with several...
- - The same, along with several additional examination items, will apply to the Cleaning Robots Contest. More details will be provided by 'How to Contest with Cleaning Robots' described below.
- Examination items and points
- Examinations will be implemented on the basis of the explanation and documents to describe the technological creativity of the robots, with a focus on their intellectual ability, controllability, mechanism, sensor and degree of completion.Points will not be given to the robots that demonstrate the same functions as have been already utilized and commercialized such as sensor, voice chip, and interface. The demonstration robots are expected to adapt themselves to changeable conditions. Points for the examination items
- - 10 points will be given for intellectual ability, 10 controllability, 5 mechanism, 5 sensors and 5 degree of completion.
How to give points in the final screening - - The head of the examination committee will inform each of the committee members of how to give points using the scorecard. The committee is expected to give scores without prejudice to any of contestants.
- - Awardees will be selected on the basis of the scorecard after the examination committee deliberates over each of contestants.
- - Selecting awardees from among the contestant robots, which have gained the same scores, will be executed with priority given to their overall creativity and intellectual ability.
- Preparations for Explanation and Demonstration
- Less than five minutes will be given for the robots to be prepared for the explanation and demonstration. The explanation of the robots can be conducted with a focus on their strengths, especially on their creativity and diversity, and through using chart, video, graphic and other relevant aids and equipment.
- How to Demonstrate
- The demonstration shall be executed within 10 minutes and boundaries of the laid out facilities in the order named by the head of the examination committee. If a robot has not been prepared for the demonstration when its turn comes or if it takes time to repair or put in order the robot, the contestant can be put to the contest only once more before its closing upon the approval of the head of the examination committee.
When a robot breaks down or needs other kinds of repairs during the contest, the contestant can apply for re-demonstration of the robot, which may be permitted just once with the preparation time of 3 minutes before the closing of the contest by the head of the examination committee.
- Disqualifications
- Disqualification will be applicable to a contestant who intentionally destroys the robots of other contestants or interferes with the progress of the contest.
Disqualification will be applicable to a contestant who intentionally interferes with the demonstration of the robots of other contestants by using high voices, electric waves or sources of light.
Disqualification will be applicable to a contestant who uses a robot that threatens to inflict an injury on humans or laid out facilities during the contest. Disqualification will be applicable to a contestant who conducts an act opposing the aims and purposes of the contest.
- Mechanism Part : Prof. Wan Kyun Cheong
- - Mechanism is a mechanical part of an intelligent robot. And the following criteria are applied.
- - Give a higher point to a robot showing an original and efficient design than one using a mechanism, with no change, existing in the market.
- - In consideration of marketing, a design showing a simple structure and high performance is being sought.
- Sensor Part : Prof. Chang Myung, Lee
- - Level of optimization in sensor use.
In order to measure the distance, for example, cameras, laser andultrasonic waves could be used, but in accordance to its purposes, economic and functional optimizations should be considered. - - Multiple uses of multiple sensors
For example, when measuring a distance with an ultrasonic senor, itsaccuracy is increased when a temperature sensor is used together.Or 3 dimensional shape restoration is possible with image and depth information. - - Implementation of a new sensor
For example, touch sensor is implemented with optical fiber.
- Control Part : Prof. Soo Yong, Lee
- - The final evaluation of robots is to be done through their demonstrations,but the following items are considered for partial evaluation of controllers'techniques.
- - The structures and circuit diagrams of the robot's controller should beincluded into the documents which are to be submitted prior todemonstration evaluations scheduled to be conducted on the contest day. Explanations on control algorithms should be added, and they are to bemade public onto the website.But source codes are not included.
- - It is accepted, with no demerit marks, that even if only controller partswhich generate commands for motor's velocity were manufactured using commercialized motor controllers.
- - Demerit marks are given when commercialized products were used for theentire controller and only software was created.
- - Merit marks are given when the controller was implemented with RealtimeOS or Embedded Linux.
- - Merit marks are given when PCs were not used as a host computer and allthe functions were implemented into the controller embedded into therobot. In case PCs were used as a host computer, User Interface parts ofWindows applications running on the PC are to be evaluated.
- Completeness Part: Doc. Byung Soo, K
- - The outer appearance and beauties of a robot is to be evaluated.
- - The motion successiveness of a robot and the noise caused by a robot in motion is to be evaluated.
- Intelligence Part : Prof. In So, Kwon
- - Basically, whether a robot has intelligence or not is determined by "observing how the robot copes with its surrounding environment under an arbitrary work space." With the recognition of the surrounding environment and of the robot itself, this means that, based on that recognition, you can tell the level of its intelligence from the robot's response to its environment. When you break down concretely, they are divided into the following items at large.
- - Function of recognizing surrounding environment- Recognition of types of surrounding objects.- Recognition of geometric arrangementsof surrounding objects.- Merit marks given to recognition of moving objects - Merit marks given to solution to Occlusion problem.- Merit marks given to improvement trials to existing algorithms.- Merit marks given to robustness to environmental changes(Forexample, illumination changes, posture changes)
- - Capability of planning and learning in accordance to external environment.
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- _Obstacle avoidance and robot route planning
- _Whether a robot is capable of planning its routes in accordance tonew changes or not.
- _Whether a robot is capable of planning at task-level or not.
- _Merit marks given to implementation of coping with multiple targets.
- _Whether a robot is capable of learning undersimilar environment or not.
- Function of recognition of the robot's location and function of drawing an environment map.- Whether a robot is capable of identifying its location or not.- Merit marks given to location recognition when environmental changesexist. - Merit marks given in accordance to the accuracy of the environmentmap.
- Human-Robot-Interaction (HRI) function - Whether a robot recognizes human commands or not.- Whether a robot recognizes human emotions or not.- Whether a robot recognizes human voices or not.
- Function of performing specified jobs - Object moving/delivering function - Abnormal symptom monitoring function - Guiding function - Merit marks given when the scope of robots' applications is to beextended.
- Merit or demerit marks given when the following conditions are satisfied.
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- _Merit marks given when implemented with embedded system
- _Merit or demerit marks given in accordance with the running speed in intelligence part.
For example, Merit marks given to real-time recognition of external environment)
