Horsemania provides a cloud‑based platform that lets robotics teams register, submit code or CAD files, and track competition results through a real‑time dashboard. The service includes secure session handling, automated scoring, leaderboards, and RESTful APIs for integration with development tools, simplifying event management for organizers and participation for students and hobbyists.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Robotics competitions often require participants to travel to physical venues, coordinate registration manually, and manage submissions through disparate channels, which limits accessibility and increases logistical overhead for hobbyists and educational teams.
Solution
Horsemania offers a web‑based platform that centralizes the entire robot challenge workflow, allowing participants to register, upload code or design files, and monitor competition status from any browser. The service enforces secure session handling by requiring enabled cookies and performs connection security checks to protect data integrity. Participants can view real‑time scoring, leaderboards, and detailed feedback through an interactive dashboard. Organizers benefit from automated entry validation, schedule management, and result aggregation without needing on‑site infrastructure. The platform’s modular architecture supports integration with common robotics development tools via RESTful APIs, enabling seamless data exchange and automated testing pipelines.
Target Audience
The primary users are student robotics clubs, hobbyist engineers, and educational institutions that need an accessible, cloud‑hosted venue to run or join robot challenge competitions. Organizers of robotics events also use the platform to streamline competition management and participant engagement.
Features
- Secure, cookie‑based session management with automated connection security verification
- Online registration portal with customizable team and robot profile fields
- File upload system supporting common robotics code formats (e.g., ROS packages, Arduino sketches) and CAD models
- Real‑time scoring engine that processes submissions against predefined challenge criteria and updates leaderboards instantly
- Interactive dashboard displaying competition timelines, live results, and performance analytics
- RESTful API for integration with external development environments and continuous integration pipelines
- Automated email notifications for registration confirmation, submission status, and result announcements
- Multi‑language support for international participants