• Date: Friday 27 ~ Saturday 28, October 2023
• Venue: Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland, Australia
• Organisers: Griffith University, TAFE Queensland and Australian Robotics Association
• Sponsors: Unity, Australian Computing Society (ACS), Arkio and Ubitech Australia
• Age group: Junior (~ 13yrs) and Senior (14yrs ~)
• http://www.wit-world.org or https://ausrobotics.org/

Presentation Categories (max 4 players per team)

Innovative Technology Challenge – Chair: Daniel Ricardo, Jun Jo

• Each team will build a technological solution (robot, UAV, smart house etc.) that demonstrates innovative design and application for a problem related to Covid19 or one of the 17 UN sustainable development goals. For this competition:
• Your team must make and upload a (max 2min) Youtube video about your invention. The video should explain the software and hardware components of your invention, and demonstrate how it works.
• During the WIT2023 event, you will have to answer questions about your invention from referees.
• The challenge will be judged based on the level of innovation, use of technology and how well the solution meets the needs of the problem. The presentation may involve .
• Assessment Criteria:
  • Creativity of the Concept (30%), Significance of the Technology (30%), Completeness (20%), and Presentation (20%)

Student Symposium – Chair: Chang Gyoon Lim, Bek Duyckers

• Prior to the competition, each team will research and develop a technological solution that solves a problem related to Covid19 or one of the 17 UN sustainable development goals.
• Students will have to make and upload a (max 7min) Youtube video that contains a verbal presentation, and submit a research paper for publication.  This challenge may or may not have to demonstrate a physical model or prototype.
• Teams present their research through a series of slides and a talk that details their research into the problem, the problem solving process and the final results.  It is essential that teams identify references to any published research, critique the research and explain how they integrated it into their proposed idea or solution.
• During the WIT2023 event, you will have to answer questions about your invention from referees.
• Assessment Criteria:
  • Research Issues (10%), Literature Study (30%), Experiment and Analysis (40%), Presentation (20%)

Immersive Experience Challenge– Chair: Ann Stevens, Miguel Besas

• Each team may use Augmented Reality or Virtual Reality to enter this challenge category.
• This challenge is sponsored by Unity and Arkio . Although, you may choose platforms such as Spatial.io,  myWebAR,  Meta Spark, etc., there will be sponsor prizes awarded to the best immersive experience created using Unity and Arkio in addition to the awards for the category placegetters.
• Prior to the competition, each team will research and develop an immersive experience that creates awareness or demonstrates technological solutions related to Covid19 or one of the 17 UN sustainable development goals.
• The immersive experience using VR/AR technology can be presented in the form of storytelling or interactive training, or workflow. Some examples of immersive applications you can create:
  • Immersive Tour/Storytelling, e.g. informative walkthrough in VR/AR of your concept of a smart home, including the technological solution you are proposing
  • AR Storybook or Simulation, e.g. visualisation of a process you offer as a technological solution
  • VR/AR Training application to assist users in assembling/constructing/building a technological solution
  • Educational-themed VR/AR Game
• Your team must make and upload a maximum of 2-minute Youtube video. The video should include a short demo with an explanation.
• During the WIT2023 event, you will have to answer questions about your submission  from referees.
• Assessment Criteria:
  • Creativity of Concept (30%) Significance of Technological Solution (30%), Immersive Experience (20%) and Presentation (20%)
• CLICK HERE for links to tutorials

Software Programming (Coding) Categories – Chair: Chang Gyoon Lim

• This is a quiz-like coding test at the venue.
• Students can use any programming languages (Scratch for Junior group, Python for Senior group)
  • Assessment: score-based
  • individual competition.

Robot Race Categories (max 2 per team)

Please contact your national coordinator and check the available categories in your country.

Line Tracing – Chair: Debbie Suh, Peichen Sun

• Line Tracing robot competition is to build an autonomous robot in order to achieve the maximum speed on the given track to reach the destination in minimum time. The robot must follow the black line in the map, which will be released in the morning of the competition day.
• The maximum size of a line tracing robot is 25cm x 25cm. Students have to bring disassembled robots and assemble it at the venue before the game begins.
• Assessment: speed-based

Obstacle Avoidance Driving – Chair: Peter Darcy, Santoso Gondowidjojo
Students make and program a robot that avoids collision with obstacles in a small 2m x 2m arena. The maximum size of a obstacle avoidance driving robot is 25cm x 25cm.

• Assessment: score and speed-based.

Sumo – Chair: Melvin Matulac, Stephen Henderson

Each robot has to push the opponent out of the ring, in order to win the game. The one who stays in the ring for longer, wins. The maximum size of a sumo robot is 20cm x 20cm. The maximum weight of the robot is 1kg.

• Assessment: knock-out

National leaders

Philippines: Melvin Matulac, Pinoyrobotgames

Taiwan: Peichen Sun , National Kaohsiung Normal University

Korea: Chang Gyoon Lim, Chonnam National University, Debbie Suh, Ewha University

Australia: Ann Stevens, TAFE Queensland, Jun Jo, Griffith University

Indonesia: Santoso Gondowidjojo, Robot Olympiad Committee

China: Handson Lee, Chinese Robot Olympic Association

Category Chairs

Innovative Technology Challenge: Daniel Ricardo, Jun Jo

Student Symposium: Chang Gyoon Lim, Bek Duyckers

Immersive Experience Challenge: Ann Stevens, Miguel Besas

Software Programming (Coding) Categories: Chang Gyoon Lim

Line Tracing: Debbie Suh, Peichen Sun

Obstacle Avoidance Driving: Peter Darcy, Santoso Gondowidjojo

Sumo:  Melvin Matulac, Stephen Henderson

FAQ

• How to register the competition?
  • for Australian students, visit https://www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-sciences/stem-outreach/technology-challenge/_nocache or contact j.jo@griffith.edu.au.
  • for non-Australian students, contact your national leader (see the ‘Event chairs and national leaders‘ list below).
• Age Groups?
  • Junior group (13yrs or younger)
  • Senior group (14yrs or older)
• How many categories can I participate in?
  • up to 3 categories.