As in the German Championships, the team also started in Montreal in the “Rescue CoSpace” discipline. In the competition, simulated robots must collect as many objects as possible in a virtual arena within eight minutes. In contrast to the German Championships, however, the rules have been modified in Canada: Previously, the objects had to be collected in a largely unknown environment. The virtual robots are equipped with ultrasound and color sensors as well as a compass. At the World Championships, participants now had four hours to program the robots accordingly with a map listing the locations of the objects. Here, the clearly older competitors were better prepared: They had already implemented a software with which the map could be adapted.

Although it was not enough for first place in Canada, participating in the World Championships was a great experience. Next year, the “Buschkinder” want to further develop their robots and start at competitions again. Maybe it will work out in 2019 with a national or even an international title. We keep our fingers crossed!