Team Calibur, comprising 16 team members from NUS Calibur Robotics, represented NUS in the RoboMaster University League (RMUL) 2024 which took place from 13 to 19 June 2024. The only team from Singapore, they competed against 25 other teams from universities in America, Japan, Canada, Mexico, and Italy, such as the University of Washington, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of California (San Diego), University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, Queen’s University at Kingston, etc.

The RMUL 2024 included the 1V1 Standard Confrontation Event and 3V3 Event. In the 1V1 event, each team fields a single Standard robot, which fires at pressure-sensitive numbered plates on the sides of its opponents to deal damage and eliminate them as fast as possible. At the end of the match, the team with the highest remaining Standard HP wins. Teams need to independently develop Standard, Hero, and Sentry robots to fight and destroy the opponent’s base by firing projectiles. At the end of the match, the team with the highest remaining Base HP wins.

In the 1v1 category, Team Calibur ranked first, tied with the champions to-be in the group stage. They competed in a total of nine matches and, from the knockout matches, placed third out of 26 teams. The accuracy and precision of our 1v1 Standard robot were the highlight of the competition.

In the 3v3 category, the team was in the top 4, based on past performance, and emerged in first place in their group. They fought valiantly in a total of 8 matches and won third place out of 20 teams in the subsequent knockout stages. The agility and accuracy of both the Standard and Hero robots were highlighted. The autonomous Sentry with full computer vision, path planning, and ability to lock on and fire at the opponents’ armour plates was also showcased.

Well done to Team Calibur for flying the NUS flag high!

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