Competition Logistics

Event Schedule

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Spectators are encouraged to attend the 2008 Regolith Excavation Challenge. There is no fee to attend, and no registration required.

The event is taking place on the campus of California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo at Building 7 Advanced Technology Labs and the surrounding engineering plaza. A preliminary schedule is listed below. Adjustments to this schedule may be made in order to meet logistical requirements.

    August 2, 2008
  • 7:00 AM - Excavator Inspections Begin
  • 9:00 AM - Exhibits Open
  • 12:30 PM - Luncheon Break
  • 1:30 PM - Excavation Attempts Resume
  • 3:00 PM - Exhibits Close
  • 7:00 PM - Excavation Attempts Conclude (for the day)
    August 3, 2008
  • 7:00 AM - Excavation Attempts Resume
  • 12:30 AM - Lunch Break

How will the placement of the rocks within the randomly selected cells be determined?

Submitted by Matt on Fri, 05/23/2008 - 9:29am
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The placement of the rocks within the randomly selected cells will ultimately be determined by the judges before the beginning of the competition in order to fulfill the intent of the rules. There are several aspects of the rules that will need to be interpreted by the judges for the competition in order to facilitate fairness and implementation.

When *exactly* is the team documentation due?

Submitted by Matt on Thu, 05/15/2008 - 10:20am
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The deadline for team documentation is midnight, pacific daylight savings time on June 2, 2008. If the documentation is being submitted via snail mail, it must arrive before 5:00 P.M. on June 2.

Competition Date Announcement

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We are pleased to announce today that the 2008 Regolith Excavation Challenge will take place August 2 and 3, 2008 in the Engineering Plaza on the campus of California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. We would like to thank the Cal Poly College of Engineering for their efforts to make this a reality.

In addition, we have decided to extend the "Early Bird" registration deadline back by two weeks to January 15. This is to allow extra time for teams that may have been waiting for this announcement before registering.

What will the lighting environment be around the sandbox?

Submitted by Matt on Mon, 12/10/2007 - 11:02am
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The sandbox will be located under an event tent outdoors (similar to the configuration last year), so the lighting environment will be almost completely dependent on the weather. There isn't any way for us to define this any more specifically.

Is there a maximum height or other physical dimensions for the excavation hardware?

Submitted by Matt on Mon, 12/10/2007 - 10:57am
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There will be a tent around the sandbox, so the maximum height will be defined by that. To be safe, excavators should be able to operate without any part rising more than 1.5 meters above the regolith surface. This should provide enough space for excavators while also allowing for the umbilical suspended from above. In order to determine the maximum footprint for the excavation hardware, please be sure to look at the rules on starting position and orientation.

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