# Competitions

**URL:** https://discourse.openrobotics.org/c/competitions/128.md

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## [About the Competitions category](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/about-the-competitions-category/51707)

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**Author:** [@gbiggs](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/gbiggs)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 7:58am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/about-the-competitions-category/51707 "2026-01-08T07:58:27Z")

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When the Open Source Robotics Foundation runs or sponsors a competition, a sub-category will be created here for the participants to discuss that competition.

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## [AI for Industry Challenge - Phase 1](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ai-for-industry-challenge-phase-1/56227)

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**Author:** [@iche033](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/iche033)\
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**Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ai-for-industry-challenge-phase-1/56227 "2026-07-06T20:09:54Z")

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Hello everyone! We are grateful for the community’s enthusiastic response to the AI for Industry Challenge. The top teams have been selected and notified, and we are now in the second phase of the competition, in which…

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## [Errors in Pick and Place tutorial](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/errors-in-pick-and-place-tutorial/55509)

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**Author:** [@Matthias\_VE](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Matthias_VE)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/errors-in-pick-and-place-tutorial/55509 "2026-06-18T21:14:06Z")

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Dear Intrinsic team, Together with my team, we have been trying to familiarize ourselves with the FlowState environment, but have encountered some issues. As already mentioned by other teams, we often get a pop-up when …

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## [Availability of Instances for Flowstate](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/availability-of-instances-for-flowstate/55508)

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**Author:** [@cteufel13](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/cteufel13)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/availability-of-instances-for-flowstate/55508 "2026-06-17T15:28:32Z")

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Dear Intrinsic Team, Since the Phase 1 started yesterday, our team wanted to explore flowstate and understand the task. We have, however, not been able to launch any solution because of VM unvailability for at least a d…

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## [Task Board BOM?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/task-board-bom/55385)

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**Author:** [@Samy](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Samy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/task-board-bom/55385 "2026-06-10T08:54:15Z")

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In the documentation, there is a task board BOM advertised as coming soon. Will it be released before Phase 1 starts? It would be great for verifying our policies in the real world.

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## [6600 demos recorded uplaoded on hugging face](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/6600-demos-recorded-uplaoded-on-hugging-face/55167)

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**Author:** [@bha51](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/bha51)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/6600-demos-recorded-uplaoded-on-hugging-face/55167 "2026-06-05T05:16:36Z")

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Hey guys our team reached 35 on the leaderboard, unfortunately couldnt make it to the next phase. sharing our collected data across diverse trials for both sfp and sc demos. Hope this helps the teams in their next phas…

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## [Wrench observation Isaaclab](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/wrench-observation-isaaclab/55271)

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**Author:** [@Senne\_Bogaerts](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Senne_Bogaerts)\
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**Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/wrench-observation-isaaclab/55271 "2026-06-04T12:28:46Z")

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Hi everyone, We were looking into using IsaacLab as an additional way to tackle the task and run further experiments. While comparing the available observations with the Gazebo setup, we noticed that the Gazebo environm…

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## [ECR score 89 currently, local hits 3-port insertions (229.61 max, 263 oracle ceiling). Sharing the code for free](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ecr-score-89-currently-local-hits-3-port-insertions-229-61-max-263-oracle-ceiling-sharing-the-code-for-free/54757)

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**Author:** [@Young\_Jeff](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Young_Jeff)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ecr-score-89-currently-local-hits-3-port-insertions-229-61-max-263-oracle-ceiling-sharing-the-code-for-free/54757 "2026-06-02T01:28:26Z")

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## [AIC Qualification Phase Results & Advancing Teams](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/aic-qualification-phase-results-advancing-teams/55138)

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**Author:** [@Yadunund](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Yadunund)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/aic-qualification-phase-results-advancing-teams/55138 "2026-05-30T15:10:31Z")

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Hello everyone, It has been an incredible three months of the qualification phase for the AI for Industry Challenge (AIC), and the response and participation from the community have exceeded all our expectations. We are…

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## [Clarification on Phase 1 End Date](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/clarification-on-phase-1-end-date/55153)

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**Author:** [@Boyu\_Yang](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Boyu_Yang)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/clarification-on-phase-1-end-date/55153 "2026-05-29T23:24:05Z")

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Dear Intrinsic Team, I noticed that Phase 1 has been pushed back to June 14, and the end date has also been moved to July 28. I just wanted to confirm whether July 28 refers to the release date of the second-round lead…

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## [Didn't make it to top 30 but this is my learning experience](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/didnt-make-it-to-top-30-but-this-is-my-learning-experience/55128)

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**Author:** [@Tommy\_Ly](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Tommy_Ly)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/didnt-make-it-to-top-30-but-this-is-my-learning-experience/55128 "2026-05-28T04:37:35Z")

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## [Post-Qualification Contribution: Coding a Classical Robot Controller in the Age of Coding Agents, an Honest Assessment](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/post-qualification-contribution-coding-a-classical-robot-controller-in-the-age-of-coding-agents-an-honest-assessment/55120)

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**Author:** [@thanhtientc](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/thanhtientc)\
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**Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/post-qualification-contribution-coding-a-classical-robot-controller-in-the-age-of-coding-agents-an-honest-assessment/55120 "2026-05-27T12:41:04Z")

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Hello everyone! We from Comsysto Reply competed in the AI for Industry Challenge under the team name MacCody and wanted to share our experiences in the Qualification Phase. We unfortunately did not make it in the top 30…

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## [Confirmation of Qualification Results](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/confirmation-of-qualification-results/55067)

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**Author:** [@cteufel13](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/cteufel13)\
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**Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/confirmation-of-qualification-results/55067 "2026-05-25T16:26:04Z")

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Dear Intrinsic Team, I wanted to ask when the results of the qualification stage are going to be confirmed/when we get notified that we made it, since the next stage starts in a week. Kind regards, Carlo

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## [My first Results: PI0.5 VLA Policy](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/my-first-results-pi0-5-vla-policy/53670)

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**Author:** [@jlamperez](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/jlamperez)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/my-first-results-pi0-5-vla-policy/53670 "2026-05-21T01:35:49Z")

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Hi! Here are my first results for the AI for Industry Challenge . I’ve been working on an end-to-end VLA (Vision-Language-Action) policy to tackle the autonomous cable insertion task. In this video, the robotic arm use…

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## [Can the submission deadline be May 15 11:59 pm PST (one of the deadlines on submission page)](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/can-the-submission-deadline-be-may-15-11-59-pm-pst-one-of-the-deadlines-on-submission-page/54891)

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**Author:** [@Pranav\_Saroha](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Pranav_Saroha)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/can-the-submission-deadline-be-may-15-11-59-pm-pst-one-of-the-deadlines-on-submission-page/54891 "2026-05-18T20:44:14Z")

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Hi I noticed there are two deadlines on the submission page (in attached screenshot), one saying May 15 11:59 pm PST the other saying May 15 4:59:59 PM (without timezone). Can we please extend the deadline to the more r…

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## [Learnings from the qualification phase and what next?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/learnings-from-the-qualification-phase-and-what-next/54899)

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**Author:** [@Robin\_Tomar](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Robin_Tomar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/learnings-from-the-qualification-phase-and-what-next/54899 "2026-05-16T16:34:10Z")

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Hello people :waving\_hand: It has been awesome 3 weeks since I have been working on the AIC challenge. I started with similar approach to a lot of other folks by recording trajectories using cheatcode policy in gazebo …

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## [When does Qualification Phase end?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/when-does-qualification-phase-end/54633)

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**Author:** [@Hans\_Kumar](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Hans_Kumar)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/when-does-qualification-phase-end/54633 "2026-05-16T03:26:40Z")

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When does Qualification Phase end? I have heard 2 different deadlines (one next week and one in 3 weeks)?

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## [Request to Evaluate Latest Pushed Image (roboweave) / Short Deadline Extension](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/request-to-evaluate-latest-pushed-image-roboweave-short-deadline-extension/54895)

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**Author:** [@Mughni\_Irfan](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Mughni_Irfan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/request-to-evaluate-latest-pushed-image-roboweave-short-deadline-extension/54895 "2026-05-16T00:22:58Z")

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Hi everyone, Our earlier qualification submission failed due to a Docker/container issue, not because of the policy itself. After debugging the setup, we identified the issue, rebuilt the image, and successfully pushed …

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## [Please allow more than one submission on deadline day](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/please-allow-more-than-one-submission-on-deadline-day/54858)

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**Author:** [@jehanshah8](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/jehanshah8)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/please-allow-more-than-one-submission-on-deadline-day/54858 "2026-05-15T23:33:03Z")

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Please allow at least 3 submissions on the deadline day. We have worked on this for weeks to months and so many people are getting errors and we don’t even see any stderr or stdout. @Yadunund please consider this.

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## [Urgent submission query](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/urgent-submission-query/54892)

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**Author:** [@pranay212](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/pranay212)\
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**Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/urgent-submission-query/54892 "2026-05-15T23:27:15Z")

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How do I solve this error, please help: \[build 9/11\] RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/rattler/cache --mount=type=cache,target=/ws\_aic/src/aic/.pixi/build cd /ws\_aic/src/aic && pixi install --locked: 0.166 …

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## [Failed submission but an empty result and stderr file](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/failed-submission-but-an-empty-result-and-stderr-file/54693)

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**Author:** [@shrikadam](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/shrikadam)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/failed-submission-but-an-empty-result-and-stderr-file/54693 "2026-05-15T21:40:50Z")

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Hello, my submission has Failed, but I the results and stderr file are empty. Can you please check and guide me on how to proceed? The local tests with docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yaml up work just fine. Here…

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## [Last submission disappeared](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/last-submission-disappeared/54886)

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**Author:** [@blue\_dot](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/blue_dot)\
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**Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/last-submission-disappeared/54886 "2026-05-15T17:59:27Z")

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My last submission isn’t being showed on the “My Submissions” panel. Have submitted more details on the challenge@intrinsic.ai . Has anyone faced similar issue? @Yadunund Can you please take a look. Regards, Nilesh

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## [Request for one-time submission correction](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/request-for-one-time-submission-correction/54884)

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**Author:** [@dapi](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/dapi)\
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**Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/request-for-one-time-submission-correction/54884 "2026-05-15T17:27:53Z")

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Hi organizers, Our team already used our one submission for the final day, but after submitting we realized that we accidentally submitted the wrong version because of a typo in the image URL. The intended version was …

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## [Error Outputs on Submissions](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/error-outputs-on-submissions/54025)

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**Author:** [@cteufel13](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/cteufel13)\
**Replies:** 49\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/error-outputs-on-submissions/54025 "2026-05-15T07:24:19Z")

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Dear AIC Team, After building the docker container like the Submission.md docs mentioned and testing it locally, it spun up the containers and the evaluation worked well. When I then uploaded and submitted it on the web…

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## [Submission failed, stderr does not show anything](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/submission-failed-stderr-does-not-show-anything/54810)

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**Author:** [@xaizai](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/xaizai)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 6:20am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/submission-failed-stderr-does-not-show-anything/54810 "2026-05-15T06:20:07Z")

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Hello, A recent submission I made failed. (Submission number 1377) However when I click on the stderr file on the portal, it is empty (blank page). Could anyone please assist in this? Date: 2026-05-14T00:06:43.049182…

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## [Empty Stdout File on Valid Submisison](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/empty-stdout-file-on-valid-submisison/54603)

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**Author:** [@Matteo\_Cozzi](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Matteo_Cozzi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/empty-stdout-file-on-valid-submisison/54603 "2026-05-15T01:59:00Z")

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In the last submission i see status ‘finished’ not ‘failed’ and some decent scores in the result file however the stdout is basically empty with also team N/A as if some error occurred in the eval vm: AI for Industry Ch…

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## [Submissions Failing solution, It's not your Policy! It's Docker!](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/submissions-failing-solution-its-not-your-policy-its-docker/54833)

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**Author:** [@No\_Quarter\_Robotics](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/No_Quarter_Robotics)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/submissions-failing-solution-its-not-your-policy-its-docker/54833 "2026-05-15T00:44:49Z")

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Steps I did for success. First remove old junk: for pkg in docker.io docker-doc docker-compose podman-docker containerd runc; do sudo apt-get remove -y $pkg done #2 Check what’s left docker --version docker compose…

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## [Trajectory efficiency always scores 6, Total end-effector path length: 0.00 m](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/trajectory-efficiency-always-scores-6-total-end-effector-path-length-0-00-m/54829)

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**Author:** [@AlexAndrienAvans](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/AlexAndrienAvans)\
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**Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/trajectory-efficiency-always-scores-6-total-end-effector-path-length-0-00-m/54829 "2026-05-14T15:57:40Z")

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Hi all, Apologies if this question is already answered somewhere, but I can’t find it. All my trails have a total duration, max jerk, insertion/distance to insertion that looks valid to me and I get a score. However, t…

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## [Possible engine bug between trials](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/possible-engine-bug-between-trials/54720)

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**Author:** [@jehanshah8](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/jehanshah8)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 10:37am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/possible-engine-bug-between-trials/54720 "2026-05-14T10:37:53Z")

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aic\_controller::on\_activate rebases reference to pre-teleport pose during home\_robot(), causing impedance lunge at trial start @Yadunund Also mentioned in Reset Issues - Robot moves after homing before cable is spawned S…

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## [Submissions fail at 334s with empty stdout/stderr](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/submissions-fail-at-334s-with-empty-stdout-stderr/54813)

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**Author:** [@TeodorN](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/TeodorN)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/submissions-fail-at-334s-with-empty-stdout-stderr/54813 "2026-05-14T07:36:44Z")

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After testing the container locally and getting the expected results. Once uploaded, the portal displays a failed status with no stdout file and the stderr files returns 403 forbidden. Date: 2026-05-13T02:39:11.686258+0…

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