Preiļu robotikas čempionāts 2025 / Preili Robotics Championship 2025, 25.01.2025

Preiļi Robotics Championship - January 25, 2025

We invite you to apply for participation in the "Preiļi Robotics Championship 2025" , which will take place on January 25, 2025 at  Jānis Eglītis Preiļi State Gymnasium, Kooperatīvā iela 6, Preiļi.

Registration for the competition is open until  January 17th at 23:59  at  http://robotika.pvg.edu.lv/prc2025

We kindly ask everyone to register their robots in time so that the organizers can plan the competition schedule and times! 

For the opening program ,  results tables, rules and  a link to the live video broadcast during the event, please  visit:  https://ieej.lv/prc2025

You can join the public Whatsapp group , which is intended for receiving operational notifications both before the competition and on the day of the competition. Only group administrators will be able to publish information in the group: https://ieej.lv/prc2025info 

The aim of the event is to promote children and young people's interest in engineering and robotics, which is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. 

Arrival at the competition will be open from 9:00.
Registration of participants will take place from 9:00 to 10:00.
Opening of the competition after 10:00.
Competition from 10:30 to 18:00.
A more detailed competition plan will be published after registration of participants. 

Rules: : https://www.pvg.edu.lv/robotika/2025/Presentation/Noteikumi.html
 

Championship disciplines:

• Linefollower  . The robot's task is to drive a given track, which is a black line on a white field, as quickly and accurately as possible.
• Mini Sumo  positions itself as the smallest, but not the weakest sumo robots.
• Lego Sumo  can surprise with its universal use.
• iRobot Sumo  vacuum cleaner robots, creatively modified to fight in the ring.
• Folkrace  robots compete on an obstacle course that only the most agile and resourceful robots are capable of completing.
• In drone  competitions, the pilot must be skilled enough to navigate an obstacle course with a flying robot drone.
• In the Freestyle  category, everyone has the opportunity to demonstrate their robotics achievements to a wider audience with LEGO or free-form construction solutions.
• Antweight  robot competition - a discipline in which robots are controlled by a remote control. 
• In the VEX IQ competition, participants must solve tasks prepared for the competition.
• The WEDO competition is intended for younger students, whose robots compete in speed and strength.
• FLL Challenge - a discipline in which you build and program a LEGO robot that performs robot game missions.
• Dragrace - the robot's task is to drive a given straight track from the start to the finish line as quickly as possible and stop at the end of the track without leaving the finish zone.

FLL robot game rules https://firstlegoleague.lv/challange .
Contact information about FLL: Anna Skruode, tel. 29647622, ​​info@firstlegoleague.lv

Attention Lego discipline participants, as changes have been introduced to the rules (!!!) :

1. A participant can be registered as an operator in one Lego sumo discipline for only one robot;
2. A Lego sumo robot is awarded a loss if a part weighing more than 5 g becomes detached from the robot during the fight and falls outside the ring, except if the part remains in the ring, in which case a loss is not awarded;
3. It is prohibited to turn the tire inside out and/or place it on another tire already installed on the wheel;
4. During one Lego Sumo match (between fights up to 2 wins), deliberate changing of parts of the existing structure or adding new parts to the robot structure is prohibited, except in the case of a broken part, in which case the spare part must be identical to the broken part;
5. If the Lego sumo robot does not move within 10 seconds of the referee's starting signal, the robot is awarded a loss.

Please note the changes in robot dimensions:
(!) In the Lego sumo for students under 12 years old, the robot dimensions can be up to 20x20x30 cm
(!) In the Lego sumo for students 13+ years old and PRO groups, the robot dimensions can be up to 15x15x20 cm .
*The robot may increase in size after the start, no more than 10 cm from the initial dimensions.

Lego sumo students in both age groups are allowed to use only certain official and licensed, but unmodified LEGO parts included in the following robotics kits, such as NXT 2.0, EV3, Spike or Invertor ( https://www.pvg.edu.lv/robotika/2023/Documents/LEGO_parts.pdf ). Parts that are not included in these kits are prohibited. In the Lego sumo PRO group, however, there are no restrictions on the use of parts kits, at the same time they must be official and licensed LEGO, but may not be modified (cut, glued, sanded, etc.). 

Participation in the event is free of charge , there are restrictions on the number of team members or the age of the participant according to the discipline in which the robot is entered. In several disciplines, participants are divided into age and professionalism groups. 

Photography and filming will take place during the event . By registering and participating in the event, participants give their consent to photography and filming. 

Participants  are strongly advised to bring a change of shoes for their own convenience.

Participants will have access to classrooms where they can prepare their robots for the competition. If necessary,  they should bring power extension cords , as there may be a shortage of electrical outlets in the classrooms.  We will not be able to provide participants with extension cords .

Minisumo and iRobot sumo  participants  must wear gloves  and, while the robot is not participating in the fight in the ring,  must provide safe sleeves for the blades to avoid injuring other competitors!

In the Minisumo student group, the robots will be started with a button, in the Minisumo PRO group with a remote control.

Pay special attention to the information about catering:
The catering company  Jānis Eglītis Preiļi State Gymnasium  offers a set lunch for 4.30 EUR  including VAT (1. Mashed potatoes + chicken ham + salad + sweet donut + juice; 2. Pasta with vegetables + pork cutlet + salad + sweet donut + juice).  The invoice details (if you need an invoice),  the number of diners, and preferably the number of choices 1 or 2  should be sent  to the address: gimnazijasednica@gmail.com  by  January 20. The catering company will prepare and send an invoice, which  must be paid by January 22. If an invoice is not required, then lunch can be paid in cash in the school cafeteria on site ( only cash will be accepted! ), but in any case,  the number of diners must be reported to the catering company ! The information is necessary so that the cooks can predict the possible number of portions.

Sincerely, Juris Erts, tel. 29419475. In case of questions or uncertainties, write to:   juris.erts@preili.lv !

See you in Preiļi! 

Jānis Eglītis Preiļi State Gymnasium, Kooperatīva 6, Preiļi, LV5301