1 The contest has an international scope and is aimed at the general public.
2 The jury's decision, which is unappealable, will be made public before the end of September 2018.
3 The submitted script must meet the following requirements:
3.1 The text must be written in Spanish or English (the only two languages available at the moment to the robots).
3.2 The script must be written for a maximum of 4 characters and show explicitly that these are robots.
3.3 The script can be accompanied by explanatory notes. The annotations can specify types of corporal movements and movements in the scenic space. The following points comment on the possible content of these annotations:
(1) Robots can not perform actions with their hands or pick up objects. They can just open and close their three fingers at once; (2) they can wear clothing. (3) They can have an object in their hand (from the beginning) and release it. (4) they can point to another robot because they know, thanks to a tracking system, where the other robots are located. (5) Simple choreography can be specified. (6) The scenic space in which the robots can detect will be 3 x 2 meters. (7) Outside this area, the control of the robots must be manual and, therefore, only one robot at a time. (8) A robot can not touch another robot, (9) they can approach eachother at a safe distance of about thirty centimeters. (10) they can't make sudden movements. (11) speed and acute or severe intonation of speech blocks can be controlled. (12) The robots are equipped with colored LEDs.
3.5 The script can not exceed 10 minutes in length or 3000 words of text (not including annotations).
3.5 The scientific and artistic suitability of the works will be taken into account.
3.6 The script presented must be unpublished.
4 To participate, the registration form on this page must be filled out. To fill out the form you need to register (press the Registration button in the right column). During the registration the PDF document of the script is requested, as well as a brief description of the context and synopsis of the work. The author has the option of resubmitting the script using the AttachGuion tab that appears once registered.
5 Each participant can only send one script.
6 The selected works will be published in a book.
7 A total of 10 winning works will be selected, with a prize of 3,500 Euros in prize money to be distributed.
8 The jury will be made up of recognized persons from the fields of art and science
9 One or more prizes may be declared void.
10 The authors assign the rights of exhibition and publication of the works to the organizers of the contest.
Participation in the contest implies the acceptance of these rules and the criteria of the organizers regarding the resolution of any issue derived from them. Failure to comply with any of these rules will disqualify participants from the contest.