The task is to climb up a set of stairs and thereafter climb down using a different set of stairs of different heights (given) in the shortest possible time.

1. The arena will have steps with different heights.
2. During the ascent, the steps will be of the heights 6cm, 8cm, 10cm and 12cm in that order.
3. During the descent, the steps will again be of the same dimensions and in the same order as the ascent.
4. The length of each step will be 1m.
5. The step-arena will be hollow, made up of unpolished wood, approximately 3 cms thick.
6. The width of all the stairs is constant at 30 cm.
7. The photographs of the actual arena will be uploaded on the site two weeks before the event.

1. The machine should not exceed the dimensions of 25X25X30 (30 cm being height) before the start of the event. The machine may exceed the limit after the event has started.
2. Ready-made base is not allowed in the bot.
3. No chemical fuelling is allowed.
4. The machine can be operated by power source on board but it is not compulsory. The ROBOTIX team will be providing 220V/50 Hz AC power supply. (Participants are required to bring extension cords, adapters, and eliminators according to their needs).

1. The bot will first climb up the stairs and thereafter climb down using the other set of stairs.
2. The bot must go to all the steps. This means that it should completely land on the horizontal surface of each step.
3. Skipping any step will lead to a penalty of 30 seconds and also the step-points of the skipped step will not be included in the score. Or the participant has an option of going for a comlete re-run with a penalty of 60 seconds.
4. The bot need not necessarily stop at every step.
5. In case the bot topples down from/on a step, the timing will be paused immediately on the direction of the participant. The bot will be given a re-run from that very step but with a penalty of 30 seconds.
6. The timings for ascent and descent will be taken seperately.
7. Only 2 re-runs are allowed.
8. The bot will start from a distance of 30 cms away from the first step.
9. The details for the final round will be declared at the time of event.
10. The arena specification will remain same for all the rounds.

1. Scores are awarded based on both the number of steps covered and the time taken to cover them.
2. Each step has a step-point which is same as the height of the step. If a machine covers a step as per the rules given above then it will be awarded the step-point corresponding to that step.
3. The score will be calculated seperately for ascent and descent.The final score will be the average of the two cases.
4. Scoring Formula for Ascent/Descent = 15(total step-points) - 2.5(time taken in seconds) - 2.5(penalty in seconds).
5. Time of ascent will be defined as the time taken by the bot to move from the starting point to the top stair. The bot will said to reach the top stair when its complete base will touch the horizontal surface of the top stair and this will be decided by the inspector of the game.
6. The bot doesn't have to stop when it reaches the top stair. It has to continue moving untill it reaches the ground again.
7. Suppose the complete time taken by the bot to climb up and climb down is 't1' and the time of ascent (as defined above) is 't2', then the time of descent will be taken as 't1-t2'.

1. Each team can consist of a maximum of 4 members.
2. The team members can be from different institutes or colleges.
3. The right spirit of participation is expected form the participants.
4. The decision of the ROBOTIX team will be final and binding.

Download event rules in PDF format StepClimber.pdf

Prize money subject to increase.

•  1st Prize -	Rs 13000
•  2nd Prize -	Rs 9000
•  3rd Prize -	Rs 5000
•  Best Design -	Rs 3000

Prize	Team	Partcipants	College	Prize Money
1st	X-Men	Nicky Reddy Varun Kumar Kashyap G Nagashiva Praneeth Ravardu Prithvi	SASTRA	Rs 13000
Consolation	SCORPIO	KRUSHNA PRASAD PRADHAN SANMAY SATPATTY SUBHRANSU MISHRA PRASHANT KUMAR JHA	NIT ROURKELA	Rs 4667
Consolation	MECHANICUS	ANKIT SRIVASTAV ROHIT KUNAL K.ADIT SASTRY	SASTRA	Rs 4667
Best Design	MECHANICUS	ANKIT SRIVASTAV ROHIT KUNAL K.ADIT SASTRY	SASTRA	Rs 4667