By Club Automatica EXCO ’25
Adapted from CCA Previews ‘25
Our CCA consists of a cosy community of robotics enthusiasts, dedicated to pursuing our passion for robotics, engineering and technology.
We meet at our club room, located opposite “My Rest Space” near the Marymount gate, twice a week. The official session is on Wednesday from 3 pm to 5 pm, and the second session may be scheduled by the teams on any one of the other weekdays during the peak periods of competition preparation.
The competition we participate in annually undoubtedly form the core of the Automatica experience. Every member is given an opportunity to participate in the RoboCup.
RoboCup
RoboCup is normally held around March to April and comprises different categories which members can choose to take part in: Rescue Line, Soccer Open and CoSpace.
RoboCupJunior Rescue Line
The aim of the rescue line mission is to navigate through a line-track sequence involving multiple obstacles and reach the evacuation zone, where the robot must rescue victims (represented by different coloured balls). Obstacles include speed bumps, objects obstructing the way, ramps, discontinuous lines and many more!
RoboCupJunior Soccer Open
As the name suggests this category involves a thrilling and intense 2v2 match between two teams where each team aims for accurate shots to the goal while preventing the opponents from scoring. Each team consists of 2 robots, where 1 is the striker and the other is the goalie. Attack and defence strategies must be optimised for best possible performance against various competitors.
RoboCup CoSpace
The RoboCup CoSpace Autonomous Driving Challenge focuses on path planning in a smart city. For this challenge, teams are required to program autonomous vehicles to navigate through a smart city in both real and virtual environments (CoSpace). The simulator allows programs to be developed using a graphical programming interface (GUI), Python or C language.
RoboCup Achievements
Summary of achievements in RoboCup Open 2025
2 teams achieved First and Third positions in the Soccer category, and 1 team came in First in the CoSpace Autonomous Delivery category.
3 teams participated in the Rescue Line and Soccer Lightweight categories.
1 team represented Singapore in the International RoboCup in Salvador, Brazil from 14 July to 25 July 2025.
In addition, our school received the Best Achievement award, which is awarded to the institution with the best performance across all participating categories.
Join us!
These competitions have accorded us an invaluable learning experience where we have learnt much about engineering and programming. Designing our own Printed Circuit Boards (PCB), utilising complex computer vision techniques, and implementing localisation and Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) control algorithms is all part of the fun!
Do all these terms seem intimidating and foreign? Fret not as knowledge of these are not required to join and all of these will be taught by the Year 6 seniors and our very helpful coach as you progress along your robotics journey.
Incoming juniors will be grouped together with seniors and will receive guidance as they acquire new knowledge. CCA sessions are mostly hands-on where each team works on their robots where we learn through making mistakes and experience rather than a lecture-style format.
Undoubtedly, there will be times when nothing seems to work. You have no idea why your code is bugging out or why your sensors stop functioning. Your robot just fails to move, and all hope may seem lost.
Nevertheless, you’ll have tons of fun working around these challenges and learning new things along the way! While going through the shared struggle with your teammates, you’ll forge strong bonds and make unforgettable memories with your CCA mates.
Though sometimes it can get intense, especially during peak periods, the satisfaction from seeing your robot work is like none other. If you’ve got a passion for robotics, what are you waiting for? Join us today!
