The 7th Mission of the International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC) will begin in 2014 and will again occur nearly simultaneously at the Asia/Pacific and American Venues. This marks the 23rd year of the world’s premier collegiate robotics competition.
The rules and resources for Mission 7 have been posted. Additional details will be made available in the coming weeks.
Because of the expense of travel, teams from Asia and Australia can be at an economic disadvantage when entering the International Aerial Robotics Competition. The organizers have now created two parallel venues, one in the United States of America (location TBD), and one in Yantai, Shandong, People’s Republic of China. Teams can compete in Mission 7 at one or the other venue (not both) under the same rules. All procedures will apply equally at either venue. New teams will register at either the “American Venue” or the “Asia/Pacific Venue”.
Two venues operating nearly simultaneously on opposite sides of the planet– competition arenas, judging, rules, and procedures will be uniform across both venues. Asian Judges and American Judges will confer, and representatives from both venues will be present at the each venue. A winner for Mission 7 could emerge from either venue.
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