Sorry for the late reply.
1 - In the new rules will be indicate a minimum and/or maximum number of victims?
A-1 That’s a good point. Without specifying a minimum number of victims, the challenge could end up becoming just a maze-navigation competition. We will discuss whether a minimum number should be included in the rules.
2 - rule 3.5.1 " There are two victims. Green victims represent people with mild injuries, while red victims represent people with severe injuries."
Usually Green means “no problem” so to represent mild injuries can be better Yellow color, IMO. Maybe a system with Green,Yellow and Red can be adopted? Too complicate?
A -2 I don’t think there is a need to use three victim categories in the Entry Rules. If I understand correctly, your suggestion is that the green victim should represent an uninjured victim rather than a mildly injured one. That’s an interesting point. We will also discuss the wording and representation of the victims.
3 - rule 3.1.3 “3. All walls used to create the maze are at least 15 cm high from any floor or the peak, 30 cm in length, and are mounted on the edges of the tiles.”
What kind of PEAK? The one formed by a speed bump? Or what else?
A-3 The wording in the Maze Entry rule is my mistake.
The official Maze rule (3.1.3) states:
“All walls used to create the maze are at least 15 cm high from any floor or the peaks of stairs, 30 cm in length, and are mounted on the edges of the tiles.”
When I drafted the Maze Entry rules, I reused many sentences from the official rules. Since the Entry rules do not include stairs, I removed the reference to “stairs.” However, although I deleted the word “stairs,” I accidentally forgot to remove the phrase “the peaks of.”
The correct wording should simply refer to the floor, without mentioning “the peaks of.”
4 - rules 3.4.2.b “may consist of any large, heavy items”.
During a tournament they put a Toilet paper roll / Household cleaning: tall and narrow but lightweight. Every robot crashing on it made it fall creating a big mess. It was fun to see but is it considered “heavy”?
A-4 You’re right, it may be entertaining for spectators, but it is certainly not entertaining for the teams.
I do not think objects that can be easily moved or knocked over by a robot are suitable as obstacles.
This raises the question of how best to describe the requirement. Perhaps instead of simply saying “large, heavy items”, we could clarify that obstacles should be stable enough that they are not easily moved or knocked over by incidental contact with a robot.
Examples could include bricks or full plastic beverage bottles.
Example:
3.4.2.b Obstacles may consist of any large, stable items that are not easily moved or knocked over by incidental contact with a robot.
At the RoboCupJunior 2026 Incheon World Championship, many experienced people participated as volunteers. After talking with them, I gained a lot of valuable insights, and I’d like to use those ideas to improve the rules in the future.
I’m also looking forward to hearing your advice and suggestions.