Design Print Destroy! Is a 1lb competition held annually during Engineering Open House at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The first day of the event (4/4/2025) with be a Plant competition and the second day (4/5/2025) will be a MRCA ranked Open Ant competition.
Entry fee is $25 per open and $15 per plastic ant
Ruleset:
Modified Swiss
6-6-5 judging rubric
Arena Info:
The arena is 6x6x3 with traction painted plywood floors, 3 in high polycarb kickplates, and an active ventilation system.
Test boxes will be availible for testing
Bot Guidelines:
Active weapon rule is in place and will be enforced
Weapons must be able to influence a fight in a meaningful way and is up to the event organizer's discretion.
Weapon locks MUST be on at all times in the pit and wheels off the ground
We used a modified weight bonus system that encourages technological innovation:
Non traditional locomotion(shufflers, gyro walkers, bristlebots, etc.) = 1.25lbs
Swerve drive and true multibot(50/50 or 51/49 split) = 1.5 lbs
True walker (at least 3 individually controlled DOF between all legs) = 2 lbs
Weight bonuses do NOT stack. If you have any questions, feel free to ask on our discord.
For Plant:
The only allowed plastics are PLA, PETG, ABS, and ASA.
COTS parts are allowed where necessary.
Custom TPU wheel cores are NOT allowed.
Under no reasonable circumstance should a non printed component be impacted in a way which protects the robot
Thermal post processing of parts (salt annealing) is not allowed.
Sponsors
Thank you to Repeat Robotics and Itgresa for supporting this event and offering podium prizes.
Bot Class | Registrations |
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Open Ant | 28 |
Plastic Ant | 26 |