WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge

 

 

WRS Future Convenience Store Challenge


This competition aims to reduce the burden of employees by robot technology and realize a future convenience store that provides new services to customers. Participants compete on the following three tasks. The participant who will participate in either one of the three tasks is also welcome.

1. Stock and Disposal Tasks

Self-stocking of daily products (onigiri rice ball and bento lunch boxes, etc.) and disposing expired products.

2. Customer Interaction Task

Demonstration of future / sophisticated customer service in near future using robot technology.

3. Restroom Cleaning Task

Cleaning of the toilet bowl, and the floor in toilet stall.

Participants in this competition will develop a robot system that autonomously moves and performs these tasks, as well as the infrastructure they deem necessary to install inside the convenience store. In this challenge, the participants will use their developed robots and infrastructure to demonstrate and compete in these tasks inside a simulated convenience store.

Detailed information website

https://f-csc.org/wrs-fcsc-ifac-2023/
* For up-to-date information, see the website above.

 

Schedule

July 9 – 11, 2023 (setup and practice day)

Date 12, July 13th, July 14th, July
Time Arena A Arena B Toilet Arena A Arena B Toilet Arena A Arena B
Customer Interaction
Task
Restroom Cleaning
Task
Stock & Disposal
Task
Restroom Cleaning
Task
Stock & Disposal
Task
9:50 9:55 Preparation   Preparation     Preparation    
9:55 10:00          
10:00 10:05 1A
TAK
10:00-10:15
  1A
TAK
10:00-10:20
    1A
TAK
10:00-10:20
   
10:05 10:10          
10:10 10:15          
10:15 10:20   Preparation        
10:20 10:25              
10:25 10:30   1B
HSRL-COR
10:25-10:40
           
10:30 10:35              
10:35 10:40              
10:40 10:45 Preparation              
10:45 10:50              
10:50 10:55 2A
NaRiPa
10:50-10:05
  Preparation     Preparation    
10:55 11:00          
11:00 11:05   2A
TMU-Mechacleaners
11:00-11:20
    2A
TMU-Mechacleaners
11:00-11:20
   
11:05 11:10   Preparation        
11:10 11:15          
11:15 11:20   2B
HARChuo
11:15-11:30
       
11:20 11:25              
11:25 11:30              
11:30 11:35                
11:35 11:40                
11:40 11:45                
11:45 11:50                
11:50 11:55     Preparation     Preparation    
11:55 12:00            
12:00 12:05     3A
HSRL-COR
12:00-12:20
    3A
HSRL-COR
12:00-12:20
   
12:05 12:10            
12:10 12:15            
12:15 12:20            
12:20 12:25             Preparation  
12:25 12:30              
12:30 12:35             1A
TAK
12:30-12:45
 
12:35 12:40              
12:40 12:45              
12:45 12:50               Preparation
12:50 12:55 Preparation     Preparation      
12:55 13:00           1B
Meijo
12:55-13:10
13:00 13:05 1A
TAK
13:00-13:15
    1A
TAK
13:00-13:15
     
13:05 13:10          
13:10 13:15         Preparation  
13:15 13:20   Preparation     Preparation    
13:20 13:25         2A
HARChuo
13:20-13:35
 
13:25 13:30   1B
HSRL-COR
13:25-13:35
    1B
Meijo
13:25-13:35
   
13:30 13:35          
13:35 13:40           Preparation
13:40 13:45 Preparation     Preparation      
13:45 13:50           2B
HSRL-COR
13:45-14:00
13:50 13:55 2A
NaRiPa
13:50-14:05
    2A
HARChuo
13:50-14:05
     
13:55 14:00          
14:00 14:05         Preparation  
14:05 14:10   Preparation     Preparation    
14:10 14:15         3A
Tokyo KOSEN
14:40-14:55
 
14:15 14:20   2B
HARChuo
14:05-14:30
    2B
HSRL-COR
14:15-14:30
   
14:20 14:25          
14:25 14:30           Preparation
14:30 14:35       Preparation      
14:35 14:40             2B
NaRiPa
14:35-14:50
14:40 14:45       3A
Tokyo KOSEN
14:40-14:55
     
14:45 14:50            
14:50 14:55              
14:55 15:00         Preparation      
15:00 15:05              
15:05 15:10         2B
NaRiPa
15:05-15:40
     
15:10 15:15              
15:15 15:20              
                     
16:00 17:00           Awards ceremony

 

 

Prize (tentative)

*For each task
1st place    300,000 JPY
2nd place   150,000 JPY
3rd place      50,000 JPY

Important Dates

Jan. 31, 2023 Briefing for participants (email to fcsc-info-ml[at]ml.tmu.ac.jp)
Feb. 1, 2023 Entry start
Apr. 28, 2023 Entry deadline
May 26, 2023 Deadline for submission of detailed documents
Jun. 16, 2023 Notification of acceptance