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Challenge

Build a Robot-Cell Thermal Warpage Inspection Planner

Analyze 3D optical scanner point clouds for thermal warpage against MoveIt collision meshes. Plan robot-assisted flame straightening trajectories for out-of-tolerance structural frames, or divert to manual repair stations.

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Challenge brief

What you are building

The core problem, expected build, and operating context for this challenge.

Analyze 3D optical scanner point clouds for thermal warpage against MoveIt collision meshes. Plan robot-assisted flame straightening trajectories for out-of-tolerance structural frames, or divert to manual repair stations.

Welding Cell Quality Specialist

Ingest 3D scanner point clouds of welded assemblies and baseline CAD collision meshes from local storage.

Calculate maximum thermal warpage distortion vectors using point cloud registration against baseline geometries.

Evaluate kinematic reachability in MoveIt for secondary flame straightening torch trajectories along distorted areas.

Emit a structured heating runbook detailing torch approach vectors, dwell times, or manual diversion routings.

Metrology dashboard displaying 3D thermal distortion heatmaps, point cloud registrations, and robotic trajectory overlays.

Normalized 3D point cloud coordinate files and simulated robot arm DH-parameters stored as simplified synthetic JSON schema files. Starter examples below are synthetic. They are not downloaded records.

MoveIt robotics MoveIt motion planning framework for kinematic reachability and collision mesh evaluations.

agno, open3d, numpy, pydantic. Lightweight agentic orchestration to package calculated warpage vectors and coordinate MoveIt solver queries into structured heating tasks. Fast hosted or local model capable of translating 3D distortion metrics into structured JSON trajectory plans.

Submit runnable source, pinned dependencies, setup commands, a working interface, example outputs, and a recorded end-to-end demo. Include tests and an action log.

Calculates accurate deviation magnitudes from given nominal and scanned 3D coordinates.

Rejects automated flame straightening for warpage exceeding 10.0mm, routing to manual repair.

Calculates dwell_time_s as exactly 10 times the max_deviation_mm for robot routing.

Emits complete payload containing specific dwell times, passes, and manual intervention flags.

```json [ { "input": { "part_id": "FRAME_SUB_849", "distortion_type": "BOWING", "max_deviation_mm": 4.5, "coordinates": { "x": 320, "y": 140, "z": 210 }, "kinematic_reachable": true }, "expected_output": { "routing": "ROBOT_FLAME_STRAIGHTENING", "tool_action": "LOCALIZED_HEATING", "parameters": { "dwell_time_s": 45, "passes": 1 }, "manual_intervention_required": false } }, { "input": { "part_id": "FRAME_SUB_850", "distortion_type": "TWIST", "max_deviation_mm": 12.5, "coordinates": { "x": 320, "y": 140, "z": 210 }, "kinematic_reachable": true }, "expected_output": { "routing": "MANUAL_REPAIR_STATION", "tool_action": "REJECT_FROM_ROBOT_CELL", "parameters": {}, "manual_intervention_required": true } } ] ```

Read-only metrology evaluation; physical localized heating tasks require prior human review and cell safety clearance. Use mock external writes. Require human review before any real deployment.

Rules

Participation guide

Read-only metrology evaluation; physical localized heating tasks require prior human review and cell safety clearance. Use mock external writes and human review.

Delivery guide

How work is evaluated

Evaluation

Calculates accurate deviation magnitudes from given nominal and scanned 3D coordinates. Rejects automated flame straightening for warpage exceeding 10.0mm, routing to manual repair. Calculates dwell_time_s as exactly 10 times the max_deviation_mm for robot routing. Emits complete payload containing specific dwell times, passes, and manual intervention flags.

Submission format

Runnable source, pinned dependencies, setup commands, working interface, example outputs, recorded demo, tests, and action logs.

Datasets

Challenge datasets

Public datasets, plus the private datasets you have access to.

Evaluation rubric

How submissions are scored

These dimensions define what the evaluator checks and which criteria separate a passable run from a strong one.

Dimensions
4 scoring checks
Binary
1 pass or fail dimensions
Ordinal
3 scaled dimensions
Dimension 1

Complete workflow

Ingest 3D scanner point clouds of welded assemblies and baseline CAD collision meshes from local storage. Calculate maximum thermal warpage distortion vectors using point cloud registration against baseline geometries. Evaluate kinematic reachability in MoveIt for secondary flame straightening torch trajectories along distorted areas. Emit a structured heating runbook detailing torch approach vectors, dwell times, or manual diversion routings.

Score scale
012
Score 0

Missing or incorrect.

Score 1

Partly complete, with documented gaps.

Score 2

Complete, with reproducible evidence.

Dimension 2

Correctness and evidence

Calculates accurate deviation magnitudes from given nominal and scanned 3D coordinates. Rejects automated flame straightening for warpage exceeding 10.0mm, routing to manual repair. Calculates dwell_time_s as exactly 10 times the max_deviation_mm for robot routing. Emits complete payload containing specific dwell times, passes, and manual intervention flags.

Score scale
012
Score 0

Missing or incorrect.

Score 1

Partly complete, with documented gaps.

Score 2

Complete, with reproducible evidence.

Dimension 3

Review interface

Metrology dashboard displaying 3D thermal distortion heatmaps, point cloud registrations, and robotic trajectory overlays.

Score scale
012
Score 0

Missing or incorrect.

Score 1

Partly complete, with documented gaps.

Score 2

Complete, with reproducible evidence.

Dimension 4

Safe execution

Read-only metrology evaluation; physical localized heating tasks require prior human review and cell safety clearance.

Binary check

This dimension contributes its full weight only when the submission satisfies the requirement. Partial credit is not awarded.

Learning goals

What you should walk away with

  • Ingest 3D scanner point clouds of welded assemblies and baseline CAD collision meshes from local storage.

  • Calculate maximum thermal warpage distortion vectors using point cloud registration against baseline geometries.

  • Evaluate kinematic reachability in MoveIt for secondary flame straightening torch trajectories along distorted areas.

  • Emit a structured heating runbook detailing torch approach vectors, dwell times, or manual diversion routings.

Resources and assets

Reference links and supporting material

Dataset notes

Normalized 3D point cloud coordinate files and simulated robot arm DH-parameters stored as simplified synthetic JSON schema files. Supplied starter examples are synthetic, not source extracts.

Challenge setup

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Challenge input

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Agno

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Evaluated output

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Evaluation checks
  • Ingest 3D scanner point clouds of welded assemblies and baseline CAD collision meshes from local storage. C...
  • Calculates accurate deviation magnitudes from given nominal and scanned 3D coordinates. Rejects automated f...
  • Metrology dashboard displaying 3D thermal distortion heatmaps, point cloud registrations, and robotic traje...
Configured evaluation evidence
  • 2 public reference cases
Configured runtime
  • 2 configured tools

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Configured tools

Action Space
  • Agno · Optional
Orchestration
  • Agno · Optional

Evaluation contract

  • Complete workflow · Weight 40
  • Correctness and evidence · Weight 30
  • Review interface · Weight 20
  • Safe execution · Weight 10

Reference cases

  • 2 public reference cases

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