Blindbot Battle

Task:

• Teams must build autonomous or manually controlled bot that can push a hurdle (a cubical block) and climb on ramp and navigate through sand. 
• The eyes of the Driver who is driving the Robot will be closed and he/she can operate the robot with the instruction given by one of their teammates. (only one of the teammates of driver can participate in this role). The position of driver and teammate will be fixed during their play. 

Gameplay:

• The bot must start from the ‘START’ mark.
• Eyes of the Driver will be packed with a black cloth and only teammate can help the driver via voice instructions
• Note: Two teams will play in simultaneously arena so its team's problem if they are 
  distracting with others’ teammate voice. 
• Further Rules will be there in the Rulebook.

Bot Specifications:

• The dimensions of the robot should be less than or equal to 250 mm X 250mm X 250mm (lxbxh) failing which the team will be disqualified from the competition. An error of (+5%/-5% ) is permitted 
• The bot can be either autonomous or manually controlled. 
• Teams can only use wireless control mechanisms. Wireless mechanism can include dual-frequency remote, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi. 
• The dimensions of the remote are not included in the size constraint of the bot. 
• The weight of robot must not increase 3kg. Note: 3kg is hard limit beyond which team will be disqualified. 
• The Bot must have an onboard power supply in any case. 
• Participants are not supposed to use any readymade robots or readymade mechanisms. However, participants can use ready-made gear assemblies. 
• Irrespective of the mechanism used, only one person will be allowed to control the bot with their eyes closed. 
• Irrespective of the mechanism used, only one person will be allowed to control the bot.
• Failing to meet any of the above specifications will lead to immediate disqualification.
• Team Can bring autonomous robot which does not require a driver to navigate into the arena. Note: if a team does so, after the start of timer for the game, there should not be any transfer of information between the robot and team to ensure robot is autonomous. Violating this team will be disqualified. 
• If autonomous bot needs some initial calibration with arena, then there will be no restrictions on that. 

Update:

• Weight and Dimension constraints are realxed to 5% tolerance

Link for arena- https://autode.sk/40MDgsN (cad model)

Further Details regarding arena, game rules, gameplay, scoring method will be there in the RuleBook.

Team Specifications:

• A team must consist of at least 2 members and at max 4 members. 
• Multiple teams from the same educational institute are allowed. 
• Team must have one driver and one member who will help driver (excluding the case when there is an autonomous bot) 

Eligibility:

• All students with a valid identity card from their respective educational institutes are eligible to Participate.

Certificate and Prizes:

• Prizes are mentioned on the Tryst-2025 website. The Tryst Team reserves the right to make changes to the prizes until 1 week before the actual competition based on the no. of registrations received 
• Certificate of Excellence to Top 5 positions. 
• Certificate of Participation to all legal entries. 
• Disqualified teams will not be eligible for any certificate or prize.