CoSpace Rescue Simulation Curriculum

Competition Information

SG Open 2021 – Competition Link!

Notes to Finalists:

• Final Videos Due 17 June – See here for the Finalist Newsletter, and here for the Video presentation template
• Finals take place live over Zoom: Please read all the guidelines to avoid disqualification here

Robocup 2021 Newsletters

RCAP 2021 – Intro Videos

Getting Setup

To download Robocup 2021 Rescue Simulator click here.
(You will need to uninstall previous versions if you downloaded before. This will also delete the default folder where you save your AI files).

The Basics

• Lesson 1 – Rules & UI Basics
• Lesson 2 – Avoid Walls & Pickup Objects
• Lesson 3 – Avoid Traps & Deposit Objects
• Lesson 4 – Testing, Debugging & Competitions

Tinkering

• Lesson 5 – Pickup Advanced Conditions & Other Optimizations
• Lesson 6 – Time, Teleport, and World 2
• Lesson 7 – Testing & Debugging Part 2: printf()

Strategic Algorithms / State Machines

• Lesson 8 – Wall-Following
• Lesson 9 – RRGGBB
• Lesson 10 – Double-Points Zone Strategy

Way-Finding

• Lesson 11- Compass, Heading, and Basic WayFinding
• (Secondary) Lesson 12- Coordinates & Trigonometry
• (Secondary) Lesson 13- Obstacle Avoidance during Wayfinding (Bug Algorithms)

Gone to C!

• (Secondary) Lesson 14- ai.c
• (Secondary) Lesson 15 – Function Libraries
  • Sample ColorSensor Function Library and tester
    • Use online IDE, like Programiz Onlince C Compiler
    • Copy code from above library/tester into the C Compiler window, and Execute
    • Make changes to get all test cases to pass.
      You can save the passing C code as a color library for later use in your ai.c
    • Consider adding test cases for Trap, Collection Box, Special Zone, etc…
• (Secondary) Lesson 16 – Review Basic ai.c with extended ColorSensor Library
• (Secondary) Lesson 17 – State Machines (again!)