The participants have to make a locomotive machine propelled by hydraulics, possessing a hydraulic gripping arm capable of lifting a load and placing it in a container attached to the machine
The teams must report at the time allocated to them.
Only Commercial Syringes are allowed.
A container should be attached to the machine.
Maximum two participants are allowed to control the machine.
Machine should be capable of performing locomotion with load placed on it. Locomotion must be done by hydraulic based principles.
Controller syringes for controlling should not be fixed on the base of machine. They are required to hold in their hands.
Any link should not disintegrate during trial, if so then the team will be provided some time to fix it else disqualified.
Loading and unloading has to be done using the gripper arm fixed on the locomotive machine. For this participants have to build a mechanism (hydraulic) for holding the blocks and accomplishing the task.
The gripper arm has to be preinstalled on the machine itself.
The arm must be able to traverse in every direction.
Final decision lies with the Core committee of FootPrintsX9
The machine should fit in a box of 80cm×80cm.
The number & type of piston cylinder arrangement has no limitations.
Water as well as any other fluid can be used.
Brakes can be used for providing movement or stability.
The machine should be capable of moving on any terrain ,slopes & surfaces.
No electrical interference will be allowed.
The maximum dimensions of the container must be 15cm×15cm×7cm.
Load Blocks (Specification)
Dimensions: 5cm*5cm*5cm
Weight: not more than 200gms
First round will be based on maximum distance travelled by the model in given time.