IEEE Region 10 Robotics Competition 2022

Robotics for Healthcare

Innovative Robots Development for Healthcare and Humanitarian

Applications
Competition Project# 4

Disclaimer
1. IEEE Region 10 and R10 Robotics Competition Organising Committee will not be
responsible for the copyright or Intellectual Property violations by the participants. It is
the sole responsibility of the participants to ensure that no copyright and Intellectual
Property rights are violated in the material submitted for the competition.
2. IEEE Region 10 reserves the right to amend competition rules to remove any ambiguity.
Any changes in the competition rules will be announced on the R10 website and it will
be the responsibility of the participating teams to check the changes and abide by the
rules.
3. R10 Director can at any time cancel the competition if the participation rate is very low
or for any other reason deemed by the R10 Director as valid for the cancellation.
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 Table of Content
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 4
2. Competition Outline ....................................................................................................... 4
3. Eligibility Criteria........................................................................................................... 5
4. General Rules ................................................................................................................. 5
5. Judging Criteria .............................................................................................................. 6
5.1 Robot Projects Selection .......................................................................................... 6
5.2 Final Round Judging ................................................................................................ 7
6. Prizes .............................................................................................................................. 7
Contacts for further Information: .......................................................................................... 7

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 IEEE Region 10 Robotics Competition 2022

Innovative Robots Development for Healthcare and Humanitarian

Applications
Project# 4

1. Introduction
R10 Robotics Competition Project 4 is an opportunity to all IEEE Student members
(Undergraduate and Postgraduate) and Young Professionals (YP) to demonstrate their
innovative robot projects designed for healthcare and humanitarian purposes and compete at an
international level.
A robot designed to assist with any medical situation or requirement will be considered as a
healthcare robot. A robot designed to assist or deal with natural disaster, mitigate climate
change threats, eliminate/reduce human sufferings or improve common person life will be
considered as a humanitarian class robot.
Entries to the competition can be a final year project for undergraduate students or a research
project for postgraduate students and YP. For undergraduate students the robot development
must not have commenced prior to June 2021. Projects based on work done prior to June 2021
may be considered if the signifianct amount of work has been carried out in 2022. For
postgraduate students and YP the robot or enabling automation technology must have been
developed in 2021-2022.
The competition aims for participants to showcase their technical ingenuity and abilities by:
• Application of classroom knowledge and enabling methodologies to develope
innovative robot design for a practical purposes,
• Demonstrated abilities to:
— Study and understand the problem,
— Analyze and decompose requirements,
— Develop hardware and software codes for the development robot, and
— Dissemination of scietific knowledge.
• Demonstrated team work for the robot development.
• Evidence of Sound Engineering Practices – Documentation and recording keeping for
(a) robot design features requirements, (b) design decisions, i.e. different options
contemplated and the reasons for selected options, (c) ability to trace back the technical
errors if any and troubleshooting, (d) foundations for future developments, and (d) proof
of originality and ownership of the work.

2. Competition Outline
The competition for Project# 4 will be condcuted in two segments: (a) Projects Selection
segment and (b) a Final round. In the first segment projects registered for the competition will
undergo a selection process to pick teams to go into the final round. Both segments will be
conducted by R10.
For the Projects Selection segment all registered teams will be required to demonstrate the full
functionality of the robot or enabling automation technology in a 6-minute video along with a
poster as specified below. The successful teams from the first segment will compete in the final

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round, which is planned to be a physical gathering subject to COVID-19 restrictions. If the
physical gathering is not possible for any reason, then the final round will be held online.
R10 will specify the assessment rubrics to evaluate the performance of the robots as well as the
teams’ performance in achieving the competition aims (listed above in section 1). At both
stages, entries will be judged for the the practical usefulness of the robot, design innovation,
practical hardware & software implementation, technical simplicity and cost effective solution,
and potentials for further development of the robot into a marketable product.

3. Eligibility Criteria
Project# 4 of the R10 Robotics Competition is open to IEEE Student members and Young
Professionals (YP) in the IEEE Region 10. Non-members must join the IEEE to be eligible to
participate in the competition.
All contestants in the competition must belong to one of the IEEE Sections in Region 10.
Contestant(s) can be an individual or a team as explained below:
— Individual must be an active IEEE student/PG/YP member.
— All participating YP must have graduated within the last five years.
— Team-based. The number of team members nominated for the competition should be no
more than four for any project. One of the team member must be designated as the team
leader. If selected, a maximum of two members will be allowed to attend the final rounds.
— A senior volunteer in the Section or from the industry can act as an advisor for the team
but must not carry out the tasks related to robot hardware or coding the algorithms. It is
not necessary for the Advisor to be an IEEE member.
— To qualify as a WIE team, the majority of team members must be female IEEE members
and not just the majority of female members. The team can NOT have an equal or more
number of males than female members.
— Teams must not include any member from outside the Region 10.

4. General Rules
1. Submissions should be of innovative and useful robotics and automation technology
applicable to healthcare and/or humanitarian purposes.
2. The scope may include but is not limited to mechanism design, software algorithms,
hardware development, sensory technology etc.
3. The participants cannot use a commercially available robot for the competition.
4. Robots must operate autonomously and must not be operated via any remote control
system.
1. All participants will be required to submit by the closing date of 15 August 2022 for
selection for the final competition:
a. A registration form (to be made available on the competition website).
b. A electronic copy of an A1 (59 cm x 84 cm) size scientific poster consisting of
an abstract, short list of key words, brief introduction of the robot project and
appropriate diagrams/images to illustrate the robot design and functions. Poster
must be appropriately titled with the names of the project team and their
educational institute’s name(s).

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 c. A video presentation no longer than 6-minute in mp4 format, showing the
performance of the Robot system or an innovative automation technology with
explanation of key innovative feature incorporated into the robot design and
autonomously working robot for carrying out tasks successfully. Any video
more than 6 minutes long may result in disqualification of the team.
d. Endorsement from the IEEE Section to whom the majority of team members
belong. R10 will accept a maximum of two teams endorsed by the IEEE
Section.
e. A testimonial letter from the Academic supervisor about the project starting date
and anticipated finish date. Academic supervisor must also mention any prior
work on which the current project is based.
2. A fully functional system should be demonstrated during the final competition rounds,
which can be online live demonstration or at a physical gathering organized by IEEE
Region 10 at a venue.
3. It will be the responsibility of the team to arrange appropriate set-up to demonstrate the
robot system functions and working performance.
4. The final rounds of the competition are expected to be held around mid-December
2022. R10 may provide partial or full financial assistance for participation in the final
rounds.
5. The competition will be conducted in English, i.e., all submissions, including project
documentation must be in English. However teams will be allowed to arrange the
services of a translator to answer judges’ questions during the competition.
6. The judges’ decision will be final and no appeal against the judges’ decision will be
entertained.

5. Judging Criteria
The judging criteria given below are broad standards and the judging panel may look into other
factors if required, particularly when there is an issue of a tie between the multiple teams. The
decision of the judges is final at every stage of the competition.
5.1 Robot Projects Selection
For selecting the robot projects for the final round following judging criteria will apply:
1. Video (Clarity and quality of video, quality of technical content, and factual and
technical accuracy),
2. The originality of the research process and solution to meet the stated objectives
shown in the poster. The poster must contain Abstract and Keywords.
3. Evidence of thought process and team work for developing the project plans,
identification of potential risks, and risk mitigation strategies (from submitted
documents),
4. Design innovation and cost-effectiveness
5. Commercial viability,
6. Safety features,
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 8. Quality of documentation (Design details, software code, and testing procedures with
results).
5.2 Final Round Judging
In the final round all robots will be judge according to the follow broad criteria:
1. Robot project objectives and practical usefulness related to healthcare and
Humanitarian causes.
2. Working functions of the robot,
3. Design innovations & simplicity with cost effective solution,
4. Safety features,
5. Demonstrated team work,
6. Quality of documentation.
7. Answers to judging panel’s questions

6. Prizes
The selected projects for the final round will be categorize based on robot functions or enabling
technologies. For each competition category the winners will be declared as first, second and
third positions and the prizes will be:
First Position Winner – A cash prize of USD 500 plus a plaque.
In case of a team winning the first position, one cash prize of USD 500 plus a plaque will
be given out for the whole team. Additionally each team member will receive a certificate.
Second Position Winner – A cash prize of USD 350 plus a plaque.
In case of a team winning the second position, one cash prize of USD 350 plus a plaque
will be given out for the whole team. Additionally each team member will receive a
certificate.
Third Position Winner – A cash prize of USD 250 plus a certificate.
In case of a team winning the second position, one cash prize of USD 250 plus certificates
for each team member.
Every individual and team member reaching the final round but not able to win a position will
receive a certificate of participation in the R10 Robotics Competition.

Contacts for further Information:

For any further information please send email to: [email protected]
Cc to: Dr. Zia Ahmed ([email protected]) and
Dr. Akila Wijethunge ([email protected])