# Competitions

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## [Qualification Phase Evaluation](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/qualification-phase-evaluation/54785)

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**Author:** [@pranay212](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/pranay212)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/qualification-phase-evaluation/54785 "2026-05-13T17:53:07Z")

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What does the statement above the Leaderboard mean, “The leaderboard scores are considered official. The top 30 teams will advance to the next stage, subject to a manual review of their submissions to ensure compliance w…

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## [Wire seems to be made of iron in SC trial 3](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/wire-seems-to-be-made-of-iron-in-sc-trial-3/54789)

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**Author:** [@FandosA](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/FandosA)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/wire-seems-to-be-made-of-iron-in-sc-trial-3/54789 "2026-05-13T16:24:22Z")

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Why the wire seems to be made of iron? When controlling my robot, the wire blocks it as if it was made of iron and the robot can’t move. This problem appears specially in trial 3, when trying to insert the SC connector. …

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## [Fresh everything using defaults & a blank policy, still fails](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/fresh-everything-using-defaults-a-blank-policy-still-fails/54786)

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**Author:** [@No\_Quarter\_Robotics](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/No_Quarter_Robotics)\
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**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/fresh-everything-using-defaults-a-blank-policy-still-fails/54786 "2026-05-13T15:13:55Z")

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This is the issue, not your policy. The challenge eval container is fixed or corrupted. eval-1 | \[aic\_engine-5\] \[INFO\] \[1778684847.256136759\] \[aic\_engine\]: Waiting for robot arm to stabilize. from aic\_model.policy…

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## [Visual identification of the target port (GT-denied policy)](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/visual-identification-of-the-target-port-gt-denied-policy/54741)

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**Author:** [@ivogeorg](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/ivogeorg)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 10:14am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/visual-identification-of-the-target-port-gt-denied-policy/54741 "2026-05-13T10:14:44Z")

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Hi guys, I may be missing something, but none of the documentation, the forum and the issues on Github seem to answer this simple question: How is our GT-denied policy to visually identify the target port? What we know…

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## [Recover Login Details for the Submission Portal](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/recover-login-details-for-the-submission-portal/54709)

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**Author:** [@Mahathi\_Anand](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Mahathi_Anand)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/recover-login-details-for-the-submission-portal/54709 "2026-05-13T09:27:36Z")

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I am no longer able to login to the submission portal with an username (email)/password at https://aiforindustrychallenge.ai/auth/login as it says “unable to login with the provided credentials”. I believe I may have los…

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## [Did you know you could subscribe to Insertion Events?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/did-you-know-you-could-subscribe-to-insertion-events/53360)

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**Author:** [@No\_Quarter\_Robotics](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/No_Quarter_Robotics)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/did-you-know-you-could-subscribe-to-insertion-events/53360 "2026-05-12T22:07:50Z")

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For the past few weeks, I’ve been building a debug dataset around the cable insertion challenge so I could stop guessing and start measuring what the policy was actually doing. That meant logging everything I could reas…

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## [Incredibly frustrated and now 100% lost](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/incredibly-frustrated-and-now-100-lost/54763)

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**Author:** [@No\_Quarter\_Robotics](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/No_Quarter_Robotics)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/incredibly-frustrated-and-now-100-lost/54763 "2026-05-12T21:05:21Z")

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I have my docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yaml up working and I get lightning fast init 1778618015.559504013 - 1778618009.687890738 = 5.871613275 sec 1778618016.679 - 1778618015.559 = 1.119 sec 177861…

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## [Reset Issues - Robot moves after homing before cable is spawned](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/reset-issues-robot-moves-after-homing-before-cable-is-spawned/54515)

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**Author:** [@maxrci](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/maxrci)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/reset-issues-robot-moves-after-homing-before-cable-is-spawned/54515 "2026-05-12T14:36:01Z")

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Our Robot sometimes moves before the cable can spawn correctly, it seems as if its an old state sometimes but we are not sure about that. Has anyone experienced similar issues when using the evaluation? When we spawn th…

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## [Docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yaml up?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/docker-compose-f-docker-docker-compose-yaml-up/54727)

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**Author:** [@No\_Quarter\_Robotics](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/No_Quarter_Robotics)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/docker-compose-f-docker-docker-compose-yaml-up/54727 "2026-05-11T22:20:42Z")

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Hey everyone! Looks like we’re all in same boat now… When I try to verify my local evaluation.. I get :check\_mark: Container aic-model-1 Recreated …

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## [Magenta Marker on all Boards?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/magenta-marker-on-all-boards/54674)

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**Author:** [@theja2289](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/theja2289)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 6:35am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/magenta-marker-on-all-boards/54674 "2026-05-11T06:35:56Z")

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My team is wondering if the magenta marker would be present on all the boards during the qual phase? Could anyone let us know if thats a fair assumption?

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## [Note to Participants: Gazebo bug fix & changes to friction properties of the cable](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/note-to-participants-gazebo-bug-fix-changes-to-friction-properties-of-the-cable/54098)

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**Author:** [@Kaushik](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Kaushik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/note-to-participants-gazebo-bug-fix-changes-to-friction-properties-of-the-cable/54098 "2026-05-11T03:26:18Z")

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Hi teams! We hope you’re enjoying working on the challenge so far. I’m Kaushik :waving\_hand: - I’m a Robotics Software Engineer supporting the AI for Industry Challenge hosted by Intrinsic. I’ve enjoyed interacting wit…

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## [How to avoid one top score team have multiple accounts](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/how-to-avoid-one-top-score-team-have-multiple-accounts/54696)

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**Author:** [@candysun](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/candysun)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 3:12am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/how-to-avoid-one-top-score-team-have-multiple-accounts/54696 "2026-05-11T03:12:32Z")

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30 teams will proceed to next phase. However, in these 30 teams, perhaps, two or more teams belong to one same person. How to avoid this situation?

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## [Entity delete fail after trail change](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/entity-delete-fail-after-trail-change/54695)

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**Author:** [@candysun](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/candysun)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/entity-delete-fail-after-trail-change/54695 "2026-05-11T02:00:18Z")

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When I test three trails, after two nic\_card tests and entering the blue port insertation, it happens that the gripper is stuck in the air and the position seems to be near the nic card in the previous trail. I guess t…

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## [Submission stuck in "running" state for 2 days](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/submission-stuck-in-running-state-for-2-days/54661)

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**Author:** [@Matthias\_VE](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Matthias_VE)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 9:04am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/submission-stuck-in-running-state-for-2-days/54661 "2026-05-09T09:04:36Z")

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Hi, 2 days ago, I made a submission (submission number 846) that went directly from the “queued” state to the “finished” state, however now it has gone back to the “running” state even though, I can see the results from…

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## [docker compose build model very slow](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/docker-compose-build-model-very-slow/54565)

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**Author:** [@hlh](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/hlh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 2:51am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/docker-compose-build-model-very-slow/54565 "2026-05-09T02:51:21Z")

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Is it just me, or is running the command “docker compose build model” very slow (1200 seconds)?

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## [Clarification: Robot Spawn Position and Initial Joint Angles](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/clarification-robot-spawn-position-and-initial-joint-angles/54374)

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**Author:** [@sat\_arw](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/sat_arw)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/clarification-robot-spawn-position-and-initial-joint-angles/54374 "2026-05-08T20:45:24Z")

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Hey @Yadunund ! I am sorry to bother you, but I would like to get some clarifications about the robot’s spawn position and the initial joint angles for the qualification phase. Here is what I understand: The robot’s …

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## [Error/stdout outputs of \`aic\_model\`](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/error-stdout-outputs-of-aic-model/54543)

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**Author:** [@jennifer](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/jennifer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/error-stdout-outputs-of-aic-model/54543 "2026-05-08T15:52:23Z")

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Hi, quick question to the community. We’d really appreciate just a short answer on this one :heart: We aren’t getting any outputs from aic\_model, just aic\_engine, in our StdOut output from the submission portal. It stil…

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## [Submissions fail at ~637s with empty stdout — header only, no engine logs](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/submissions-fail-at-637s-with-empty-stdout-header-only-no-engine-logs/54604)

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**Author:** [@thenguyentrong](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/thenguyentrong)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/submissions-fail-at-637s-with-empty-stdout-header-only-no-engine-logs/54604 "2026-05-08T12:13:58Z")

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Hi all, Every submission fails ~637s with empty stdout (just the eval header), empty stderr, result.json: . Same pattern every time. Tried everything from @bha51’s thread ( Fixed submission failing on Portal ): heavy i…

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## [Need Detailed Submission Failure Logs](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/need-detailed-submission-failure-logs/54617)

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**Author:** [@deepkevin0122](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/deepkevin0122)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 10:57am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/need-detailed-submission-failure-logs/54617 "2026-05-08T10:57:28Z")

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Hi everyone, our team name is starvla. Our model runs correctly in the local environment, but the submission has failed several times after uploading. Our setup uses micromamba to launch a separate inference environmen…

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## [Isaac Sim related questions](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/isaac-sim-related-questions/54624)

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**Author:** [@WaiB1WaiB1](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/WaiB1WaiB1)\
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**Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/isaac-sim-related-questions/54624 "2026-05-08T09:16:24Z")

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Hi, I am working on rl policies in isaac sim atm, however I have came up with a couple of questions regarding usd related matters. First is that the usd files uploaded have collision problems. The sfp plugs and the nic c…

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## [Full insertion in SC port seems impossible](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/full-insertion-in-sc-port-seems-impossible/54219)

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**Author:** [@Matthias\_VE](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Matthias_VE)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/full-insertion-in-sc-port-seems-impossible/54219 "2026-05-08T01:02:21Z")

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Hi all, I am wondering if anyone has managed to get a full insertion in an SC port? I have noticed that when I manage to insert the plug, visually it looks perfect (see image), but the score still says partial insertion…

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## [Number of ports in trials?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/number-of-ports-in-trials/54405)

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**Author:** [@FandosA](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/FandosA)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/number-of-ports-in-trials/54405 "2026-05-07T16:58:05Z")

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Hello, I have a couple of questions regarding the trials: Trials 1 and 2: in the github repository, it’s said: "The only difference between these two trials is the randomness in 1) the pose of the task board, 2) whic…

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## [Does submission docker need to support macos in the toml workspace?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/does-submission-docker-need-to-support-macos-in-the-toml-workspace/54539)

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**Author:** [@brucekimrokcmu](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/brucekimrokcmu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/does-submission-docker-need-to-support-macos-in-the-toml-workspace/54539 "2026-05-05T18:44:26Z")

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Can we remove “osx-arm64” to build docker image for submission or would this lead to a failure in evaluation? workspace name = “aic” authors = \[“Teo Koon Peng koonpeng@intrinsic.ai”\] channels = \[“robostack-kilted”, …

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## [Running toolkit on Mac M Series](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/running-toolkit-on-mac-m-series/53348)

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**Author:** [@pvrohin](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/pvrohin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/running-toolkit-on-mac-m-series/53348 "2026-05-04T19:14:52Z")

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Just curious if anyone has got the toolkit up and running on a M series Mac, or if it is even possible to do it ?

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## [Clarification on Docker Image Size & Multi-Environment Setup (Local Pass, Submission Fails)](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/clarification-on-docker-image-size-multi-environment-setup-local-pass-submission-fails/54512)

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**Author:** [@deepkevin0122](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/deepkevin0122)\
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**Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/clarification-on-docker-image-size-multi-environment-setup-local-pass-submission-fails/54512 "2026-05-04T16:12:36Z")

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Hi, I’m encountering an issue where my solution works correctly in local testing, but fails during submission/evaluation, and I’d like to clarify a couple of points. Docker image size My current submission image is q…

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## [Official: Looking for a team](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/official-looking-for-a-team/51746)

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**Author:** [@bneel](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/bneel)\
**Replies:** 79\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/official-looking-for-a-team/51746 "2026-05-04T03:53:31Z")

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This is the official topic for finding teammates or recruiting members for the AI for Industry Challenge. For any questions or support regarding teams, please contact us by email. Best practices for a great post Profi…

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## [Overall competition scoring](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/overall-competition-scoring/54485)

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**Author:** [@Praneet\_Kedari](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Praneet_Kedari)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/overall-competition-scoring/54485 "2026-05-04T01:52:02Z")

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I was wondering if qualification, phase 1, and phase 2 scores will be added together to determine the winners. Or is it just the scores from Phase 2?

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## [Qualifying round - Will the final evaluation randomize lighting, shadows, or sun position?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/qualifying-round-will-the-final-evaluation-randomize-lighting-shadows-or-sun-position/54450)

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**Author:** [@xaizai](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/xaizai)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 9:25am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/qualifying-round-will-the-final-evaluation-randomize-lighting-shadows-or-sun-position/54450 "2026-05-01T09:25:52Z")

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Hi organizers, Could you clarify whether the final evaluation (for qualifying round) randomizes any of the following relative to the public toolkit: Lighting — pose / intensity / color of the lights in aic.sdf? Sh…

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## [Thought I'd share my trial\_generator](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/thought-id-share-my-trial-generator/54439)

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**Author:** [@No\_Quarter\_Robotics](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/No_Quarter_Robotics)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/thought-id-share-my-trial-generator/54439 "2026-04-30T20:02:26Z")

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If you we’re not aware you can call your own config.yaml file. /entrypoint.sh ground\_truth:=true start\_aic\_engine:=true aic\_engine\_config\_file:=/home/jollyroot/ws\_aic/src/aic/aic\_engine/config/nqr\_nic\_card\_mount0\_confi…

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## [Anyone working with IsaacLab?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/anyone-working-with-isaaclab/53932)

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**Author:** [@blue\_dot](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/blue_dot)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 5:57am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/anyone-working-with-isaaclab/53932 "2026-04-30T05:57:10Z")

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Hello guys, Is anyone working entirely on Nvidia’s IsaacLab framework. I have ported all the assets to IL, making sure its equivalent to gazebo framework including the cartesian impedance controller. I was able to tele…

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