Hello RCJ Rescue Committee,
Thank you for sharing the draft rules.
I have read RCJRescueMaze2026-draft.pdf, and I have some questions regarding the following section:
5.6.12. Successful Exit Bonus. The ‘exit bonus’ condition is satisfied when the robot returns to the starting tile. On the starting tile, the robot has to blink (ON: 1s, OFF: 1s) with the same LED or display that is used to identify a victim (see Section 4.2, “Construction”) for at least 10 seconds.
Does the robot need to stop in order to receive the exit bonus?
Since Section 5.6.1 states that “the robot must stop,” it would be helpful if similar wording could be used here as well, as this would make judging easier for referees.
5.6.10 Successful navigation means the robot moves from the bottom to the top of the stairs (or vice-versa) and is entirely within the horizontal tile without toppling over.
As stated, the staircase points are awarded when the robot has completely entered the horizontal tile beyond the stairs.
If that is the case, the robot would not receive the staircase points unless it has completely entered that horizontal tile.
In the diagram below, even if the robot moves from c1 to c2, it would not receive the staircase points, because the robot is not entirely within the horizontal tile.
Is this understanding correct?
Best regards,
MASA