The Amended Rule to announce

ABU Robocon 2012 Hong Kong

12 January 2012

The letters in Red are amended rule.

10. Robot Specification (Page 25)

10.5 Automatic Robot
10.5.2 In Automatic Robot Starting Point (A), Automatic Robot
must have its dimension no larger than 1M in length, 1M
in width, and 1M in height. Automatic Robot can expand,
stretch or extend within a cylinder of 1.5M in diameter
considered from top view. No stretch up in height more
than 1M is allowed.

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ABU Robocon 2012 Hong Kong
23 February 2012

The following are the added new rules.

2. Game Field and Objects (Page 14)

2.14 Obstructions
2.14.2 Obstructions in Manual Robot Zone are removable. If
these removable obstructions have been dislocated, a
retry is needed.

6. General Restrictions (Page 20)

6.21 The wheels of the robots are not allowed to cross over and
move beyond the wooden fence and obstructions.

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ABU Robocon 2012 Hong Kong
25 May 2012

The following are the added new rules.

4. Restarting Point (Page 18－19)

4.3 Manual Robot Restarting Point S1

4.3.3 (After Manual Robot has left L1 and has totally entered
S1 again) If the Manual Robot needs a retry, the Manual
Robot has to restart from S1 with or without the Basket,
same as the situation when the Manual Robot left L1,
unless the Basket was placed in the Basket Area on the
Island.

4.8 Collector Robot Loading Area 1 (L1)

4.8.1 If the Manual Robot needs a retry after leaving from the
Loading Area 1 (L1) and before entering the Restarting
Point S1 again, the Manual Robot must restart from L1
with or without the Basket, with the same situation when
the Manual Robot left L1.

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4.7 Collector Robot Loading Area 3 (L3)

4.7.1 If Collector Robot has been unloaded in Loading Area 3

and a retry is needed afterwards, Collector Robot will be
placed in Loading Area 3 and Manual Robot has to
restart from either S1 or M, with reference to 4.7.2 and
4.7.3.

4.7.2 If the Collector Robot has NOT been lifted up by the

Manual Robot from the Island, the Manual Robot has to
restart from S1.

4.7.3 If the Collector Robot has been lifted up by the Manual

Robot from the Island, the Manual Robot has to restart
from M.

6. General Restrictions (Page 21)

6.11 Manual Robot should not use any part of the Tower or
any part of the Island as mechanical support. Manual
Robot may momentarily touch the Lowest Layer of the
Bun Tower during picking up the Buns, but not the Top
Layer and the Middle Layer.