Robot Competitions

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Robot Competitions

• TED 384
• Computer Applications in Industry (Robotics
  Education)

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To Name a Few

• AUVSI/IARC
• Battlebots IQ
• BEST
• BotBall
• Fire Fighting Robot Competition
• FIRST
• FLL
• MATE

http//cenit.latech.edu/cenit/images/2004robot.jpg

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AUVSI/IARC Collegiate

• Vehicles must be unmanned and autonomous
• Sense the semi-
• structured environment
• May be intelligent or preprogrammed
• Must not be flown by a remote human operator

http//avdil.gtri.gatech.edu/AUVS/IARCLaunchPoint.
html
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Battlebots I.Q.

• Robotics Curriculum
• Inventing-fostering creativity, innovation,
  learning and doing through the creation of
  competitive robots.
• Teacher Training
• National Competition
• Middle, high school, and college teams
• Spring semester culmination of BBIQ curriculum

www.battlebotsiq.com/
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BEST

• Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology
• 1993 Dallas 14 schools, 221 students
• 700 middle and high schools, 8000 students
• No Fees for schools
• Robotics game, annual theme, four teams compete
  at once in a series of 3 minute round robin
  matches
• http//www.bestinc.org/MVC/Links/list
• http//www.bestinc.org/new_hub_files/southsbest04.
  MPG

http//www.bestinc.org/MVC/Hub/list
http//www.bestinc.org/MVC/
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BotBall

• Botball is a hands-on learning experience in
  robotics designed to engage students in learning
  the practical applications of science,
  technology, engineering and math

http//www.botball.org/_files/2007/pr/gettingstart
ed.indd.pdf
http//www.botball.org/about-botball/overview.php
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Fire Fighting Robots

• Design and build an autonomous robot to navigate
  a model house and extinguish a candle in the
  fastest time
• Primary school through college
• New Hide and Seek to find a frightened, hiding
  child in a simulated house within 5 minutes

http//www.sas.org/E-Bulletin/2004-02-13/features/
art/5.jpg
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FIRST

• For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and
  Technology
• High School only
• A unique varsity sport of the mind designed to
  help high-school-aged young people discover how
  interesting and rewarding the life of engineers
  and researchers can be
• http//www.usfirst.org/VideoPlayer.aspx?videowood
  ie_pro.flv

http//www.usfirst.org/who/content.aspx?id956
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FVC

• FIRST VEX Challenge
• Affordable, accessible opportunity to participate
  in FIRST
• Bridge between FIRST and FLL

http//www.usfirst.org/community/fvc/default.aspx?
id968
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FLL

• FIRST LEGO League
• Children aged 9-14
• http//www.usfirst.org/VideoPlayer.aspx?videoFLL.
  flv

http//www.usfirst.org/community/fll/default.aspx?
id970
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MATE

• Marine Advanced Technology Education
• High School, Community College, Technical School,
  Four year institutions

http//www.marinetech.org/
http//stone.web.brevard.k12.fl.us/html/files/arch
ive-2.html