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EVENT 03 / 06

Fastest Line Follower

Where milliseconds make champions.

Grades III–XII1–3 MembersAutonomous
22 Aug, 2026Lucknow Arena
15–20m
TRACK LENGTH
2 cm
LINE WIDTH
2 min
TIME LIMIT
THE CHALLENGE

The purest test of robotics — a fully autonomous bot must follow a 2cm black line on white surface as fast as possible. No remote control allowed. Junior category has gentle curves; Senior category adds sharp turns, T-junctions, and gaps requiring advanced PID control coding.

ROBOT SPECS
  • Max size30 × 30 × 30 cm
  • Max weight3 kg
  • SensorsIR array — min 3, max 8
  • ControllerArduino / Raspberry Pi
  • Control mode100% autonomous (no RC)
GAME RULES
  1. 01Robot must be 100% autonomous — zero remote control allowed.
  2. 02Track layout revealed only 15 minutes before the event!
  3. 03Leaving the line: must self-correct in 5 sec or it is a DNF.
  4. 043 attempts allowed; best valid run time counts.
  5. 05No bot modifications after the first attempt begins.
  6. 06Touching the bot mid-run = immediate disqualification.
YOUR SQUAD
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Hardware Lead
Designs sensor mount & chassis
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Sensor Tuner
Calibrates IR thresholds
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Coder
Writes PID loop & line logic
HOW TO WIN 🏆
  • Lowest completion time (after penalties) wins the event
  • +2 seconds penalty per track departure (max 3 departures)
  • Tie-breaker: second-best attempt time
  • Separate rankings for Junior category and Senior category

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