4 Elements is a race against the clock through which one will have to build an autonomous robot to self navigate through the maze traversing the 4 elements found here on earth.

The maze walls will be painted white with the floor some other dark color.

The maze outside size is 4' X 4' with a 11.5" X 11.5" path width.

Random theme related objects should be expected, and will be smaller than 2" tall, which each bot will be expected to traverse.

The race official will count down 3, 2, 1, go!!!

Your bot will then be switched on, and it will begin to progress through the maze.

The race official will start the stopwatch when he says "go".

Your lap time will stop, when your bot reaches the finish line which will be painted on the maze walls and floor.

The max bot size will be our clubs "Maze" standard 11" X 11" with an unlimited height. Any robot weight is allowed.

Each bot will be allowed 3 runs through the maze.

The running order will be determined randomly.

All entries will run 1 lap through the maze before ANY entry will be allowed to run its second lap.

All entrys will get a maximum of 2 minutes if they are not ready when called. If they are not ready after 2 minutes of time. They will receive a DNF for that run.

The event winner (fastest lap time) will win a robotics related prize donated by http://www.winfieldrobotics.com
which will have a value of $50.00 or more.

The maze shown is just for visual reference, and is only showing the path which your bot will have to take. For better Maze pictures, checkout the Robomo photo gallery from the maze comp.

Here's a couple pictures of the simple coarse during construction. Look closely and you can see the "sumps" which will contain the various elements. Also note the first 2 pictures are shown with the walls primered grey. The last picture shows the first coat of white applied to the walls.