BACKGROUND

The Institution of Engineers Malaysia ( being the forefront in promoting and advancement of the science and profession of engineering took up the challenge to deliver series of higher quality STEM and STI activities for school students and youth through digital classes, talks, hands on activities and competition since 2018 For year 2024 IEM plans to conduct IEM KLESF Robotic Challenge 2024 (IEMKLESF RC 2024 in conjunction with Kuala Lumpur Engineering Science Fair 2024 (KLESF 2024 targeting national level participation.

IEMKLESF RC 2024 will involve online and physical workshops to introduce the students to the robotic and innovation challenge, and then students with help from teachers and coaches will look for or build and practice with robot that is suitable for the challenge, compete physically in qualifying round, and finally the best student shall compete physically in the final round.

Competition is open to all students from government and private primary and secondary schools of up to 17 years old

REGISTRATION FEES
Primary & Secondary Categories : FREE

COMPETITION CATEGORIES 

A. LINE FOLLOWING ROBOT

• Build a robot that moves AUTONOMOUSLY along the BLACK LINE on a single track circuit from the START position to the END position
• The robot also needs to achieve the FASTEST time
• Using only robot that is built using off the shelves controller and components ( i e not bought in and purpose built robot
• To ensure robot is built using off the shelves components main controller, motor controller and sensors must be on different PCB and are connected to each other using wires
• Two open sub categories
  • i. Primary school students 6 to 12 years old)
  • ii. Secondary school students (12 to 17 years old)
• Participants Maximum 2 students per team
• Team coordinator 1 teacher coach mentor

B. PATH FINDING ROBOT

• Use a robot that moves AUTONOMOUSLY along the BLACK LINE or the WHITE LINE on a circuit that has intersections and goes through all the checkpoints in the specified order from the START position to the END position
• The robot also needs to achieve the FASTEST time
• Can use bought in or purpose built robot
• Two open sub categories
  • i. Primary school students (6 to 12 years old)
  • ii. Secondary school students (12 to 17 years old)
• Participants Maximum 2 students per team
• Team coordinator 1 teacher coach mentor

REGISTRATION FORM
IEM KLESF Robotic Challenge 2024 Registration Form.
https://forms.gle/NgNCk7fVaMTGaC7BA

ENQUIRIES
IEM KLESF Robotic Challenge 2024 Secretariat Ms Rose / Ir Amir Hussein Bin Jaafar at 0122973414
Email: roselein@iem org my
Tel No: 03-7968 4021
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia Bangunan Ingenieur, Lots 60/62, Jalan 52/4, 46720 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan