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A letter from us
Dear Teams,
We would like to express our sincere thanks and welcome to our
Pathfinder Robot Competition 2015 at UMNC.
Aspiring to ensure you make the most of your time here, we
have compiled various pieces of necessary information in this
guide to help you all get prepare for the competition day and
build your own functioning model to succeed in the final maze
race.
We understand that participating in such competition involves a
lot of effort and we urge you to read through this guide with
patience to get a clearer idea to do as a team before and during
the competition.
If you need further information or requests, please feel free to
drop us an email or contact us through our website enquiry form.
We wish all the teams the best and to enjoy the competition!
Looking forward to see all of you in UNMC!
Best Regards,
PRC15 Organising Committee
Where
This event will take place at the
UNMC(University of Nottingham
Malaysia Campus) located at
Semenyih, Selangor. This event
is hosted at the fountain area on
campus and a map of the
campus will be provided.
Days Agenda
08.00
08.30
Open Ceremony
Competition Rules Briefing
09.00
12.30
Lunch Service
14.00
17.00
Carpooling?
We encourage carpooling as
visitor parking space on campus
are quite limited !
By Rail
The nearest railway station is in
Kajang Town (9 km from the
campus) where the (KTM)
Commuter and National trains stop.
A KTM service is available every 15
minutes between 6:00am and
11:00pm to and from Kuala Lumpur
at a cost of RM2.80 per trip.
There is an 8:15 AM bus service
running from Kajang KTM Station
and reaching the campus at 9:00
AM. Make this your last resort as it
will get you there a bit late.
By Taxi
Taxi Fare from Kajang KTM to
campus cost approximately RM2530.
From KLIA
Catering
Other Services
ATM machines are available
on campus.
Wireless internet connection
coverage is available.
A convenience store is open
24/7 on campus.
Tips
Your team can potentially opt for
sponsorship from the educational
institution you represent to cover
the transportation and
accommodation costs of your
team.
Get prepared!
Registration payment
Prepare to fight!
4
5
Final Preparation
Once you arrive to the campus, kindly follow the signage to reach
the competitions venue.
Receive your teams booklet guide which includes a campus layout
map and activities venue locations for the whole day.
Know your organisers. Approach them for any questions or guidance
needed. Make sure you accustom yourselves to the place once you
arrive in order to avoid wasting time.
Attend the opening ceremony of the competition. This short segment
will contain valuable information that will assist your teams efforts to
build the robots model.
Each team will be assigned a working station which will serve as
your space for team discussions, model building, and coding your
provided board. Please proceed to find your teams spot and set it
up to your liking.
If needed, setup your teams laptop internet connection using the
universitys visitors WiFi network. Steps and credentials for doing
that will be provided on spot. You may need the internet connection
for any referencing throughout the building phase.
Reminder!
We encourage Go Green for this event so the main
raw materials for robot body provided will be
recyclable materials.
Your team will build the robots body using the raw
materials provided that can hold all the needed
components.
Fabrication work will be done throughout the day,
and workbenches will be made available for teams
to do all the cutting and drilling processes needed.
Assembling the robot and operating it is the main
challenge and gist of the competition in time. How
well you execute that is what will place your team
ahead of competitors.
Tapes
Square Combination
Set
Files
Reminder!
Teams are allowed to create custom circuit
boards. Any safety features by means of the
electronic and electrical circuits, rotating blade
protection, and software integration will be
valued when considering the design prizes
category.
LED lights or any form of decoration on the
robot will be a plus to the creative design prize
category.