QUANTA

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Food distribution worldwide is a challenge due to economic inequality, inadequate infrastructure, and inefficient resource use. It's not a production problem, but a distribution one; greater efficiency and global collaboration are needed to ensure food reaches those who need it most, without waste or being out of reach of the most vulnerable populations. Will you help us build a brigade of robots capable of delivering food to its destination quickly and efficiently?

"You must build a brigade of robots capable of transporting four ping-pong balls, representing the global distribution of food, in less than three minutes."

HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?

Teams of 2 to 4 robots of between 2 and 16 participants participate (depending on the number of robots).

Teams must also have 1 mentor.

How do you participate?

The XS teams compete in your educational center.

The S, M, and XL teams can organize, in addition to their own center, local tournaments, or QuantaXmicentro to test their solutions a greater number of times and achieve better scores.

QUANTA Final at the Robotics Arena

Teams (S; M and XL) attend the QUANTA Final at the Robotics Arena.

WHAT ROBOT DO I NEED TO PARTICIPATE?

You do not need a specific robot to participate in QUANTA. You can do it with the commercial educational robots that you already have, and make custom parts and accessories, as well as use materials such as cardboard, wood, paper, liquids, etc. to customize and improve the commercial versions of your robots.

Aside from a lot of imagination, you don't need anything else – neither seasonal kits, nor tables – to make it more sustainable.

A robot made up of parts from different brands of robots

WHAT GAME BOARD DO I NEED?

The games will be resolved on a smooth, continuous, white, flat and square surface of 1m x 1m (interior surface) that must be delimited by a black line. The center of the square will be marked by a red dot 1cm in diameter.

You don't need a specific playing field to participate in QUANTA, so you can define your playing field wherever and however you want yourself.

I NEED SOMETHING MORE?

In addition to the board, you will need 8 empty 33cl soda cans (4 slim and 4 standard) and 4 ping-pong balls.

Place the four slim cans upside down in the four corners of the board and place a ping-pong ball on top of each one. The four balls represent the food that must be transported by the robot brigade, and the corners act as the starting points from which the distribution begins.

In the center, you'll see a red sticker marking the exact center of the board. To ensure the correct placement of the receiving cans, use a slim can as a guide: place it directly above the sticker and, around it, arrange the four standard cans, also upside down, forming an X aligned with the imaginary diagonals connecting to the corners. These standard cans represent the delivery points, the final destinations where the robots must leave the food.

Once they are correctly aligned and in contact with the slim can placed in the center, remove the latter. They will then be perfectly positioned.

ACCESS TO DOCUMENTATION

Here you will find the updated rules for participating in QUANTA.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Winner of the Tournament will be the first classified team.

Additionally, those teams that demonstrate outstanding performances regarding the values of the competition will deserve recognition: responsible competition, continuous improvement, positive attitude and sense of community.