Australia’s Defence Science & Technology Organisation (DSTO) has partnered with the US Department of Defense to announce a new robot competition called the Multi-Autonomous Ground-robotic International Challenge (MAGIC).
The competition will take place in Australia in November of 2010 at a yet to be determined location.
The challenge requires competitors to submit proposals demonstrating the use of multi-vehicle robotic teams that can execute an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission in a dynamic urban environment.
The challenge for the competitors is to develop a proposal demonstrating teams of robotic vehicles that can autonomously coordinate their activities and execute a mission in a changing urban environment. The robots must detect, monitor and neutralise a number of potential threats to meet the challenge goals and an international panel of experts will judge the entries.
The top five entries will be shortlisted and receive research grants of $100,000 US. After that, the top three teams will be picked to receive further funding
http://www.dsto.defence.gov.au/MAGIC2010/
The Defence Science & Technology Organisation (DSTO) in Australia and the Research Development & Engineering Command (RDECOM) in USA are taking the lead in organising MAGIC 2010.
MAGIC 2010 – an international event The Multi Autonomous Ground-robotic International Challenge (MAGIC 2010) is jointly sponsored by the Australian and US Departments of Defence to attract innovative proposals from worldwide research organisations to develop next-generation fully autonomous ground vehicle systems that can be deployed effectively in military operations and civilian emergency situations.
What’s the challenge?
The challenge requires competitors to submit proposals demonstrating the use of multi-vehicle robotic teams that can execute an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission in a dynamic urban environment.
Shortlisted competitors will need to field cooperatives of unmanned vehicle prototypes with the ability to autonomously and dynamically coordinate, plan and carry out tasks against changing priorities.
To complete the challenge competitors must: (i) accurately and completely explore and map the challenge area; (ii) correctly locate, classify and recognise all simulated threats; and (iii) complete all phases within 3.5 hours. The challenge event will be conducted in Australia during November 2010.
Eligibility
The challenge is open to national and international organisations from industry and academia. Government organisations are not eligible.
Time Table
MAGIC 2010 will be conducted in two phases:
Initial shortlisting of ten teams based on their proposals – 19 October 2009.
Grand challenge event – 8-14 November 2010.
Date
Event
1 July 2009
Challenge announced
31 July 2009
Participants Conference, Adelaide ( Australia )
4 Aug 2009
Participants Conference, Frankfurt ( Germany )
6 Aug 2009
Participants Conference, TARDEC Warren, Michigan ( USA )
4 Sep 2009
Intention to Compete forms – closing date
2 Oct 2009
Closing date for receipt of technical proposals from competitors
19 Oct 2009
Ten shortlisted teams notified
2 – 13 Nov 2009
Site visits by judging panel for detailed technical assessments of ten shortlisted competitors
16 Nov 2009
Five competitors (out of ten) selected and research contracts awarded - 50% first payment initiated
7-21 June 2010
Site visits to shortlisted competitors by assessment panel.
Progress assessments - balance 50% payment initiated
22 Oct 2010
Closing date for submitting MAGIC 2010 Technical Paper for Land Warfare Conference
8-13 Nov 2010
Grand Challenge Event at undisclosed location in South Australia
15-19 Nov 2010
Land Warfare Conference, Brisbane (winners announced). http://www.dsto.defence.gov.au/lwc2010/
Research awards
Of the ten shortlisted teams, five teams will be selected to receive US$100,000 each to develop and build their unmanned vehicle prototypes.
After successfully completing the challenge the top three ranked teams will receive US$750,000, US$250,000 and US$100,000 respectively.
Judging
A panel of international experts in the field of robotics, military operations, academia, and defence R&D will be appointed. The judges will be responsible for verifying compliance with the rules and determining the winners.
Proposal presentation
The selected competing teams will be required to submit a detailed technical paper covering all aspects of their technology for presentation and publication in the proceedings of the Land Warfare Conference 2010 being held in Brisbane, Australia from 15 to 19 November 2010.
More information
Detailed information on challenge rules, entry requirements, judging criteria and forms can be accessed here. http://www.dsto.defence.gov.au/attachments/MAGIC%202010%20final.pdf
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