Printable Tiles for RoboCupJunior Rescue Line Entry

Hi everyone!

We are team Bortolan 2 from Veneto ( italy ) currently preparing for the RoboCupJunior Rescue Line Entry. We are in the process of designing and building our own practice field to test our robot’s navigation.

We are looking for high-quality, printable Course Tiles (preferably in PDF or vector formats like SVG/EPS). Specifically, we are searching for sections with sharp angles, zigzags (like the one attached), and intersections with green squares that meet the official RCJ standards.

While there are many scattered examples online, we are trying to find a complete, structured set that aligns with the current rules.

If you have links to verified resources or are willing to share your own layouts (for laser cutting or banner printing), we would greatly appreciate it!

Also, any advice on field materials would be helpful: what works best for stable sensor readings—matte paper, vinyl banners, or PVC?

Thanks in advance for your help!



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I have a tile package here https://www.aposteriori.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Robocup-Tiles.zip that is meant for printing on A3 paper. It doesn’t include the green marker for turns (…green prints poorly on my printer, so I’ll usually use green tape instead). After printing, they are meant to be cut into squares, and you can see very faint lines on it indicating where to cut. They can be laminated or mounted on cardboard, then temporarily attached together with tape to form a playfield. If laminated, they last a long time, but may be too glossy for some sensors. If mounted on cardboard without lamination, they deteriorate pretty fast.

These days, I prefer to use this https://www.aposteriori.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/Robocup-junctions.pdf and this https://www.aposteriori.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/Robocup-lines.pdf with my students. I get them commercially printed; 210gsm with matte lamination. More expensive, but less work, and they lasts many years with a little care. Not as flexible as tiles, but if you can get to the end of both playfields, you should be ready for almost anything as far as junctions and line following is concerned.

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At competitions in Germany we are printing onto aluminium dibond tiles (3 mm). Find PDFs (30x30 cm) here: https://api.robocup.de/fileadmin/RoboCupGermany/Junior/Rescue/Line/KachelnLineundMaze20250120.zip. Green markers are sourced from a German company (RoboCup Germany - Rescue Line (incl. FAQ/material))

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