The document provides submission guidelines for the Robotic Challenge 2020 event focused on robots for resilient infrastructure. Key details include:
- The event will take place June 23-24, 2020 in Leeds, UK and will feature robotic demonstrations, posters, and showcase stands.
- Cash prizes totaling £5,000 will be awarded for the best technical innovation, greatest potential impact, and best video.
- Submissions should address challenges in infrastructure inspection, repair, construction and maintenance.
- Expressions of interest are due January 24, 2020 with preview videos due March 15, 2020. Successful teams will demonstrate at the event.
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The aim of the this event is to:
Convene interested parties to enable new collaborations to form
Raise awareness of the successful applicants from Phase I
Attract non-traditional aviation companies to Future Flight
Inform on the capabilities and expertise on offer to support your Future Flight project
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- Security surveillance analytics for stations
This briefing event is an opportunity for you to find out more about the two SBRI competitions and how to apply, and there will be ample time for networking.
The webcast recording is now available: https://youtu.be/Uqq452lk90c
Find out more about the Transport Interest Group at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/interests/transport
Join the KTN Transport group on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4148691/
/ Robotics is a syndicated Reality TV Show merging Robotics technology with
gaming, in a way that is simplified and intriguing enough to provide entertainment
value, yet authentic enough to serve educational and information purposes. In
/ Robotics, the contestants will each build robots or machines to perform the tasks
that are assigned them. Whoever's robot(s) wins the challenge, wins the round. The
show will span 13 weeks of competitions between 12 teams, culminating in a Final,
featuring 3 teams where a winner eventually emerges.
ISCF Robotics for a More Resilient Future: Competition BriefingKTN
Innovate UK is investing up to £6 million to support R&D projects to advance or develop solutions in service robotics for a more resilient future. During this briefing, the Robotics and AI team outlined the details of the competition, defining its scope and explaining the application process.
This event covers what regulations and standards need to be in place to ensure the safety of new aircraft in built environments and near airports. Covering how a new and novel integrated aviation system should be regulated to ensure safety looking at regulations and standards, fuels and charging and how modelling mirrors reality.
The aim of the this event is to:
Convene interested parties to enable new collaborations to form
Raise awareness of the successful applicants from Phase I
Attract non-traditional aviation companies to Future Flight
Inform on the capabilities and expertise on offer to support your Future Flight project
Future Flight is a £125m Industrial Strategy Challenge Programme seeking to demonstrate novel aviation systems to completely transform the way we move people and goods. The programme seeks to demonstration a fully integrated system in 2024 delivered by large consortia of mixed expertise.
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/future-flight-workshops
Network Rail & Innovate UK: Scope of "SBRI Innovation in Rail Security Survei...KTN
Two new SBRIs have been announced to drive efficiency and safety in the rail industry. Network Rail will work with Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, to invest up to £3m to address two of the objectives identified in Network Rail’s CP6 funding strategy for research and development:
- Automated tunnel examination
- Security surveillance analytics for stations
This briefing event is an opportunity for you to find out more about the two SBRI competitions and how to apply, and there will be ample time for networking.
The webcast recording is now available: https://youtu.be/Uqq452lk90c
Find out more about the Transport Interest Group at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/interests/transport
Join the KTN Transport group on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4148691/
/ Robotics is a syndicated Reality TV Show merging Robotics technology with
gaming, in a way that is simplified and intriguing enough to provide entertainment
value, yet authentic enough to serve educational and information purposes. In
/ Robotics, the contestants will each build robots or machines to perform the tasks
that are assigned them. Whoever's robot(s) wins the challenge, wins the round. The
show will span 13 weeks of competitions between 12 teams, culminating in a Final,
featuring 3 teams where a winner eventually emerges.
Network Rail & Innovate UK: Scope of "SBRI Innovation in Automated Tunnel Exa...KTN
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- Automated tunnel examination
- Security surveillance analytics for stations
This briefing event is an opportunity for you to find out more about the two SBRI competitions and how to apply, and there will be ample time for networking.
The webcast recording is now available: https://youtu.be/Uqq452lk90c
Find out more about the Transport Interest Group at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/interests/transport
Join the KTN Transport group on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4148691/
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Further information about the competition, check out the blog post on Chinwag:
http://chinwag.com/blogs/sam-michel/tsb-launches-200000-ictomorrow-scheme-digital-media-entrepreneurs
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Network Rail & Innovate UK: Scope of "SBRI Innovation in Automated Tunnel Exa...KTN
Two new SBRIs have been announced to drive efficiency and safety in the rail industry. Network Rail will work with Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, to invest up to £3m to address two of the objectives identified in Network Rail’s CP6 funding strategy for research and development:
- Automated tunnel examination
- Security surveillance analytics for stations
This briefing event is an opportunity for you to find out more about the two SBRI competitions and how to apply, and there will be ample time for networking.
The webcast recording is now available: https://youtu.be/Uqq452lk90c
Find out more about the Transport Interest Group at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/interests/transport
Join the KTN Transport group on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4148691/
ICtomorrow Digital Innovation Contest BriefChinwag
Digital entrepreneurs are invited to join a new £200,000 scheme aimed at helping to bring innovative UK applications and services to market. IC tomorrow, a Technology Strategy Board programme, will invest in up to 20 consumer trials across creative market sectors including Music, TV/Film, and Publishing.
Further information about the competition, check out the blog post on Chinwag:
http://chinwag.com/blogs/sam-michel/tsb-launches-200000-ictomorrow-scheme-digital-media-entrepreneurs
During this UK National Robotics Proving Ground competition briefing, we outline how to apply for up to £500,000 of funding to develop your vision for the UK’s next-generation service robotics facilities.
Arab advisors submarine cable systems in the arab world-2015-tocArab Advisors Group
This report analyzes the existing and planned submarine cables with current or potential landing points, in the Arab World. The twenty one countries covered in this report are: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the UAE and Yemen.
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Robotic challenge 2020
1. ROBOTIC CHALLENGE 2020
ROBOTS FOR RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE
23 - 24 June 2020, Weetwood Hall Estate, Leeds, UK
Submission guidelines
2. ROBOTIC CHALLENGE 2020
ROBOTS FOR RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE
Submission guidelines
Contents
Submission guidelines for robotic challenge entries........................................................................................... 1
Outline of the robotic challenge...................................................................................................................... 1
Prizes ............................................................................................................................................................... 1
Challenge themes............................................................................................................................................ 1
Submission process ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Key dates ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
Support for demonstrations............................................................................................................................ 2
Expressions of interest .................................................................................................................................... 3
Preview video .................................................................................................................................................. 4
Video only-entries ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Submission guidelines for posters and showcase stands.................................................................................... 5
Outline of poster and showcase displays........................................................................................................ 5
Prizes ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
Challenge themes............................................................................................................................................ 5
Poster displays................................................................................................................................................. 6
Showcase stands ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Submission process ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Key dates ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Poster and showcase stand abstracts ............................................................................................................. 6
Any questions...................................................................................................................................................... 7
Sponsored by:
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Submission guidelines for robotic challenge entries
Please read the following guidelines before submitting an entry to the robotic challenge.
Outline of the robotic challenge
The event seeks to showcase cutting-edge robots and autonomous systems to create, inspect, repair and
maintain our critical infrastructure. The main challenge themes are outlined below.
Successful entries will be invited to demonstrate their robotic system at the Robotic Challenge 2020 event
on 23-24 June 2020 in Leeds. As outdoor demonstrations may be affected by weather, robotic challenge
teams will be requested to attend the full two day event, to allow the schedule to remain flexible depending
on weather conditions.
Challenge teams will be given 15 minutes at the Robotic Challenge 2020 event to demonstrate their robotic
system. They will also receive a 7 minute talk slot to introduce their system prior to the demonstration.
It is expected that entries will be physically demonstrated at the event, however, where this not appropriate
or possible then entries are permitted as short videos. Video-only entries will be limited to 3 minutes.
Prizes
Demonstrations will be judged by a panel of leading academics and industrialists. Cash prizes totalling £5,000
are offered, kindly supported in part by sponsorship from Anglian Water. They will be awarded in the
following categories:
Best technical innovation. £1,500 first prize, £600 runner-up
Greatest potential for impact. £1,500 first prize, £600 runner-up
Best video. £500 first prize, £300 runner-up
Challenge themes
The event aims to bring together robotic and autonomous systems with the potential to address the
challenges facing future infrastructure. These may fall under, but are not limited to, the following
technological challenges:
i) Perceive and patch: Vehicles for autonomous inspection, diagnostics, repair and prevention of
defects (e.g. potholes).
ii) Perch and repair: Remote inspection and maintenance of structures at height (e.g. bridge
inspection).
iii) Plunge and protect: Autonomous robots with the ability to perform underwater or underground
infrastructure inspection repair, and preventive defect maintenance.
iv) Fire and forget: Robots designed to operate indefinitely performing inspection, repair, metering
and reporting tasks (e.g. robotics operating in live water mains).
v) Construct and confirm: Coordination of robot teams to build/print, finish and certify
infrastructure from CAD models, using environmentally friendly building materials.
vi) Dismantle and dispose: Advanced manipulation in extreme environments to manipulate, cut,
separate and unfasten structures (e.g. infrastructure de-commissioning such as nuclear or wind).
vii) Data and Decisions: Create, process and interpret data securely for effective, verifiable and
trustworthy operation of robots (e.g. robots to remotely augment building information models).
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Submission process
The competition is free to enter and we encourage entries from around the world. Challenge competitors
will receive free meeting registration and accommodation.
The challenge will operate as a two stage process:
I. Pre-selection:
a. Expressions of interest are requested by 24 January 2020. Entries will be assessed on
technical innovation, potential for impact, and alignment to infrastructure challenges.
b. Applicants who fulfil the initial assessment criteria will be invited to submit a short preview
video of their robotic system in action by 15 March. Entries will be further assessed on
technical innovation, potential for impact, alignment to infrastructure challenges, and
quality and feasibility of proposed demonstration.
II. Demonstration: Successful entries will be invited to demonstrate their robotic system at Robotic
Challenge 2020 (23-24 June). The judging panel will announce the challenge winners at the end.
Key dates
Date Activity Description
24 January 2020 Expression of interest
due.
Please submit your expression of interest via the Robotic
Challenge 2020 EasyChair. Abstracts from accepted
challenge teams will be included in the event programme.
31 January 2020 Teams invited to submit a
preview video.
Teams whose submissions fulfil the initial assessment
criteria will be invited to submit a preview video up to 3
minutes long.
15 March 2020 Preview video due. Submission due for 3 minute preview videos.
31 March 2020 Challenge teams notified
of selection results.
Challenge teams will be notified if they have been
successful.
22 April 2020 Registration of all
challenge team members.
Participants will be invited to register for the meeting for
free. Registrations should be received no later than 22
April, after which the event organisers reserve the right to
charge for registration.
14 June 2020 Final videos for video-
only entries due.
Submission for final edited videos for entries into best
video category. 3 minutes maximum.
23-24 June 2020 Robotic Challenge 2020. See the event webpage for up-to-date information
including programme information and venue details
Support for demonstrations
Appropriate demonstration environments will be created by the event team and they will ensure, as far as
possible, that correct support systems are available to operate your robots. Please contact Juliet Jopson if
you have any questions prior to submitting your expression of interest.
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Expressions of interest
Please submit expressions of interest by 23.59 hrs on 24 January 2020.
Expressions of interest should be submitted via the Robotic Challenge 2020 EasyChair.
You will be requested to supply the following information.
Team name
Please select a short team name that we can use to identify your entry in correspondence.
Team member details
Please supply details for all team members who, if the submission is successful, will attend the event in order
to give the demonstration. All team members listed would be expected to attend the full two-day event. For
guidance, teams are anticipated to be no larger than 3 members. Larger teams will be permitted where
there is a reasonable justification and event capacity permits, but the event organisers reserve the right to
limit teams to 3 free registration places.
If you wish to credit people involved in the development of the technology who will not be attending the
event, please list them as an author in the abstract rather than adding them as a team member.
Please supply contact details for each team member, including name, organisation, research group (if
applicable), job title, and email. You will be requested to identify a team leader who will be the main contact
for the group for organisation matters. A telephone number is also required for the team leader.
Title for your robotic challenge demonstration
Please provide a title for your robotic challenge demonstration. This is how your challenge entry will appear
in the programme. Maximum 10 words.
Abstract for robotic challenge demonstration
Please supply a short abstract for your demonstration, up to a maximum of 500 words.
The abstracts should cover:
Author list – this does not count within the 500 word limit and can include people who are not
attending the event but have contributed to development of the technology to be demonstrated.
Please include name (first name / surname) and organisation for each author.
An introduction to the technology and what it does
The motivation behind it – what problem does it seek to address?
What is the technical innovation – how does this advance the field of infrastructure robotics?
What potential for impact does it have – how will it change the way things are done in the future?
Should your entry be successful then this abstract will be included in the event programme.
Short description of the demonstration
Please give a short description (50 words maximum) of what participants could expect to see if you are
selected to demonstrate your technology at the event. This will be further assessed if you are invited to
submit a preview video.
Keywords
Please supply up to a maximum of 5 keywords
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Challenge theme
Please identify which of the event challenge themes your demonstration aligns to. If your demonstration
does not align to any of the individual identified themes, please answer ‘other’ and indicate what other area
of infrastructure robotics your demonstration addresses.
Demonstration requirements
Please briefly outline any technical requirement you may have to support your demonstration at the event
e.g. do you requires an indoor or exterior space, how much space is required, is your demonstration weather
sensitive, will you require any technical equipment to be provided by the event team? This will help assess
whether the entry can be supported at the event or would better in the video-only category. Full technical
requirements will be gathered from teams once they have been accepted for the challenge.
Preview video
Teams whose submissions fulfil the initial assessment criteria will be invited to submit a preview video up to
3 minutes long.
Please submit your preview videos by 23:59 hrs on 15 March 2020 to the event coordinator: Juliet Jopson
s.j.jopson@leeds.ac.uk
Videos should be shared by uploading onto an open-access video platform such as YouTube or Vimeo, either
as public or private video, and the URL submitted. If necessary, video mp4 files can be shared directly via a
suitable file sharing system e.g. through Office 365, Dropbox, Google, or direct transfer via file transfer
service such as WeTransfer.
Preview videos should be a maximum of 3 minutes long. They should cover the following:
Introduce the technology and the motivation behind it.
Indicate how your technology aligns with infrastructure robotic challenges (see challenge themes)
Give some idea of what your demonstration will show at the event
Highlight the technical innovation of your technology
Highlight the potential impact of the technology
Video only-entries
Where it is judged that physically demonstrating the robotic system at the event is not appropriate or
possible then entries may be submitted as video only, to be judged in the ‘Best Video’ category.
Teams will be permitted to update their preview video prior to the challenge event. Final videos should be a
maximum of 3 minutes long.
Please submit your final video by 23:59 hrs on 14 June 2020 to Juliet Jopson s.j.jopson@leeds.ac.uk.
The expectation is that all challenge videos will be shared publicly at the event. Challenge teams can either
upload their video onto their own open-access video platform, in which case videos should be made public
no later than 12:00 hrs on 22 June 2020. Alternatively, the event team can arrange to upload the video to
the Self-Repairing Cities YouTube channel.
If there is are substantial reasons why the video cannot be shared publically then it will be possible to
restrict the video to only being shown at the event. In this eventuality, the event team would encourage the
submission of two versions of the video, a restricted version for the event and also a publically accessible
version to be shared more widely.
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Submission guidelines for posters and showcase stands
Outline of poster and showcase displays
The event seeks to showcase cutting-edge robots and autonomous systems to create, inspect, repair and
maintain our critical infrastructure. To this effect, we invite submissions for poster displays and showcase
stands.
Priority will be given to submissions describing research and innovation within the challenge areas outlined
below. In addition, priority will be given to showcase stands bringing physical robots (robots can be
presented on showcase stands without participating in the challenge demonstrations) or interactive displays.
Selected poster and showcase stand attendees will receive free meeting registration and accommodation. As
opportunities to engage with the displays will be spread over the two days of the event, preference will be
given to participants who will be able to commit to attending the full event.
Prizes
Posters and showcase stands will be judged by a panel of leading academics and industrialists. Cash prizes
have been generously sponsored by Synthotech and will be awarded in the following categories:
Best poster. £125 first prize, £75 runner-up
Best showcase stand. £200 first prize, £100 runner-up
Challenge themes
The event aims to bring together robotic and autonomous systems with the potential to address the
challenges facing future infrastructure. These may fall under, but are not limited to, the following
technological challenges:
i) Perceive and patch: Vehicles for autonomous inspection, diagnostics, repair and prevention of
defects (e.g. potholes).
ii) Perch and repair: Remote inspection and maintenance of structures at height (e.g. bridge
inspection).
iii) Plunge and protect: Autonomous robots with the ability to perform underwater or underground
infrastructure inspection repair, and preventive defect maintenance.
iv) Fire and forget: Robots designed to operate indefinitely performing inspection, repair, metering
and reporting tasks (e.g. robotics operating in live water mains).
v) Construct and confirm: Coordination of robot teams to build/print, finish and certify
infrastructure from CAD models, using environmentally friendly building materials.
vi) Dismantle and dispose: Advanced manipulation in extreme environments to manipulate, cut,
separate and unfasten structures (e.g. infrastructure de-commissioning such as nuclear or wind).
vii) Data and Decisions: Create, process and interpret data securely for effective, verifiable and
trustworthy operation of robots (e.g. robots to remotely augment building information models).
We will also seek to understand how these technologies will integrate into our lives through the challenge:
viii) City and society: Building the case for the use of infrastructure robotics, with particular
reference to the environment, society, policy and regulation, and future infrastructure needs.
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Poster displays
Posters should be A1 landscape (h 594mm x w 841mm) or A0 portrait (w 841mm x h 1189mm) in size. They
should be able to be attached to poster display boards using Velcro or drawing pins.
Showcase stands
For indication, it is anticipated that showcase displays will fit into a 2x2m space, which can be supplied with
a table and poster board if required. Reasonable requests to bring additional equipment (e.g. TV monitors)
or space will be accommodated where possible.
Submission process
The poster and showcase stands are free and we encourage entries from around the world. One participant
per poster and two per showcase stand will receive free meeting registration.
Abstracts for both poster and showcase stands should be submitted by 15 March, with successful entries
being notified by 31 March.
Abstracts from successful poster and showcase stands will be published in the event programme, which will
be made publicly available on the event webpage.
Key dates
Date Activity Description
15 March 2020 Poster and showcase
stand submissions due
Please submit an abstracts via the Robotic Challenge 2020
EasyChair. Abstracts from accepted poster and showcase
stands will be included in the event programme.
31 March 2020 Confirmation of
successful posters and
showcase stand entries
Poster and showcase display entries will be notified if they
have been successful.
22 April 2020 Registration of
participants for poster/
showcase displays.
Participants will be invited to register for the meeting for
free. Registrations should be received no later than 22
April, after which the event organisers reserve the right to
charge for registration.
23-24 June 2020 Robotic Challenge 2020. See the event webpage for up-to-date information
including programme information and venue details
Poster and showcase stand abstracts
Please submit abstracts for poster and showcase stands by 23.59 hrs on 15 March 2020.
Abstracts should be submitted via the Robotic Challenge 2020 EasyChair.
You will be requested to supply the following information.
Participant details
Please supply details for all participants who, if the submission is successful, will attend the event in order to
present the poster / showcase stand. One participant per poster and two per showcase stand will receive
free meeting registration as standard. If necessary, it would be permitted for different people to attend on
the individual days to ensure that displays are staffed for both days.
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If you would like to credit people involved in the research and innovation work who will not be attending the
event, please list them as an author in the abstract rather than adding them as a participant.
Please supply contact details for each participant, including name, organisation, research group (if
applicable), job title, and email.
Title for your poster / showcase stand
Please provide a title for your poster / showcase stand. This is how your entry will appear in the programme.
Maximum 10 words.
Abstract for poster / showcase stand
Please supply a short abstract for your demonstration, to a maximum of 500 words.
The abstracts should cover:
Author list – this does not count within the 500 word limit and can include people who are not
attending the event but have contributed to development of the technology to be demonstrated.
Please include name (first name / surname) and organisation for each author.
Outline of the research and innovation that you will present.
Should your entry be successful then this abstract will be included in the event programme.
Keywords
Please supply up to a maximum of 5 keywords
Challenge theme
Please identify which of the event challenge themes your poster / showcase stand aligns to. If your entry
does not align to any of the individual identified themes, please answer ‘other’ and indicate what other area
of infrastructure robotics your poster / showcase stand addresses.
Showcase stand requirements
Please give an indication of what people will see when visiting your showcase stand e.g. interactive
elements, robots etc. Please briefly outline any requirement you may have to support your showcase stand
at the event.
Any questions
For full up-to-date programme information please see the Robotic Challenge 2020 event webpage.
If you have any questions or wish to discuss your ideas prior to submitting an entry, please feel free to get in
touch with the Robotic Challenge 2020 Coordinator - Juliet Jopson, University of Leeds. Email:
s.j.jopson@leeds.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)113 34 32325
For queries regarding submitting entries via the EasyChair facility, please contact the Faculty of Engineering
CPD events team. Email: cpd@engineering.leeds.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)113 343 2494 / 8104
The challenge is supported by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) through the
Grand Challenge of “Balancing the Impact of City Infrastructure Engineering on Natural Systems using
Robots” (Self-Repairing Cities). Self-Repairing Cities is a five year project running from 2016-2021, led by the
University of Leeds in partnership with the University of Birmingham, UCL and University of Southampton.