This is a repost of the article below, which I wrote on the Robocup Junior Australia website.
It is being reposted here as a backup of the information and attachments.
From the Robocup Junior Australia Rescue Maze Resources page:
The Robocup Junior Australia Rescue Maze Technical Committee have been working on an alternative design for creating Maze courses (for Mighty Maisy Maze, Intermediate Maze and Open Maze). This design has the advantage of being easier to store and transport as it is a flat pack design.
The design is based on a tile with a channel around its edges which wall panels can be slotted into. This allows any maze layout to be easily built. The design now includes a ramp expansion and can be used for all divisions.
The example shown below is configured with both Open Maze victims on the walls and Mighty Maisy Maze victims on the floor.
The instructions for this flat pack design of 8 tiles are provided below. It is recommended to build two sets to have 16 tiles.
- Robcocup Maze Course Flat Pack.pdf (Updated 17-May-2026)
- Robcocup Maze Course Flat Pack Cutting Sheet Base.pdf (Updated 25-Feb-2026)
- Robcocup Maze Course Flat Pack Cutting Sheet Wall.pdf (Updated 11-Apr-2025)
The design files for the 3D Printed 3mm wall joiners and 3mm wall victim hanger are provided below:
Note: Please note the victim design for Open Maze has changed for 2025 onwards with the removal of the heated component.
To create raised sections for the Open Maze division, David has now completed instructions for an 8 tile ramp expansion set. This set will add 4 ramps and their walls and 4 normal base tiles as well riser blocks to create the raised sections.
The instructions for this flat pack ramp design of 8 tiles are provided below:
- Robcocup Maze Course Flat Pack Ramps.pdf (Updated 17-May-2026)
- Robcocup Maze Course Flat Pack Cutting Sheet Base Ramps.pdf (Updated 17-May-2026)
- Robcocup Maze Course Flat Pack Cutting Sheet Wall Ramps.pdf (Updated 17-May-2026)
- Robcocup Maze Course Flat Pack Cutting Sheet Wall Ramps.png with parallelograms (Updated 17-May-2026)
The design files for the 3D Printed 3mm wall joiners and 3mm wall victim hanger are provided above.
Thanks to Neil Gray who came up with the concept, David Musgrave, Jason Flood and Tim Ronchi who worked on the design. David Musgrave who built the sample course and created the instructions and Tim Ronchi who created all the 3D printer models for the joiners and victim hanger.
Hope you find the reposting of this information useful.
David
This article was originally posted on https://www.winthropdc.com/blog.