Competitors have started to enter their submissions for the 2017 Mohammed bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC).
The deadline is November 7 this year. The competition will consist of three challenges and take place in an outdoor open arena.
Challenge one requires an unmanned aerial vehicle to locate, track and land on top of a moving ground vehicle. Challenge two requires an unmanned ground vehicle to locate and reach a second ground vehicle, and locate and physically operate a valve on a side of the vehicle.
The final challenge requires a team of unmanned aerial vehicles to collaborate to search, locate, track, pick and place a set of static and moving objects. The Grand Challenge will combine all three of the individual challenges. So far 316 teams from 163 institutions in 45 countries have expressed an intention to participate in the competition, organised by Khalifa University that boasts prizes and team sponsorship totalling Dh15 million.
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