IRo Ranking Rules

WHAT IS IRO RANKING?

As the name suggests, the ranking is a method of ranking Robotics worldwide used by Robotic’s Olympiads championships governing body. The ranking applies to member associations and  RoboClubs publishes an updated ranking each quarter (3 months), taking into account recognised robotics championships that have been played during the course of the previous quarter.
In theory, the calculation procedure means that the most successful teams will rise to the top of the ranking.

WORLD RANKING PROCEDURE

The  World Ranking is a points – based system which takes into account all International championships played by a Robotics over the course of every quarter. A Robotics total number of points is calculated by adding the average number of points gained during championships in the past quarter to the average number of points gained from championships older than a quarter (which depreciates year-on-year).
So at its most basic, world ranking is determined by the following: 3 month average + previous 9 month average. 

CALCULATION OF POINTS

Devised a formula for calculating the number of points a Robotics can gain from a single championship (P) which is dependent on the following factors:

  • Was the championship won or drawn ? (M)
  • How important was the championship ? (I)
  • How strong was the opposing Robotics and the country to which they belong ? (T & C)

So the formula is as follows: P = M x I x C

CALCULATING ‘I’

The importance of a championship is rated from 1 to 4 depends on whether it is a WRC (100),Championship Trophy (30), technology specific championship i.e. Drone Racing or  BotCombat Super League (50), or a IRO listed national championships (20).

CALCULATING ‘C’

The strength of a Country takes into account the number of victories from its teams in the last one year period

WHAT IS IRO RANKING USED FOR?

As well as being used to chart the progression of Robotics, the IRO world ranking has been used for the purpose of seeding for the final and qualification stages of the International Robotics Olympiads Championship

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