|
Archive-name: robotics-faq/competitions.faq
Posting-Frequency: Monthly
Last-Modified: Tue Fri 1 12:20 CST 2005
URL: http://robots.net/rcfaq.html
Copyright: (c) 1994-2005 R. Steven Rainwater
Maintainer: R. Steven Rainwater (steve@ncc.com)
=============================================================================
ROBOT CONTESTS AND COMPETITIONS FAQ Updated: Apr 1, 2005
Number of events currently listed: 88
=============================================================================
THIS LISTING IS PUBLISHED IN THE FOLLOWING FORMS:
* Posted monthly in comp.robotics.misc, comp.answers, news.answers
* Available in HTML format at http://robots.net/rcfaq.html
* Available in ASCII format at http://www.faqs.org/faqs/robotics-faq/
* Available in condensed form in Servo Magazine
This listing contains brief summaries of known robot competitions around the
world, answering the frequently asked questions; Where and when can I find a
robot competition? Submission of new contest information is encouraged. All
information received will be made available to the public through monthly
postings of this listing to newsgroups and the web.
I'm attempting to follow up on the incomplete entries but have listed what I
know (however little that may be) at this time. If anyone can fill me in on
one of the partial listings or knows of a competition that I've left out, send
me email! If you find out-dated copies of this document on other web sites,
please ask the webmaster to link to this official copy which can found at
http://robots.net/rcfaq.html
Send updates, new listings, corrections, complaints, and suggestions to:
Email steve@ncc.com
Fax 972-404-0269
=============================================================================
Event Listing by Date
=============================================================================
Apr 3, 2005 Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest
Apr 9-10, 2005 Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest
Apr 11, 2005 Harrisburg Science Festival
Apr 11-16, 2005 BattleBotsIQ
Apr 12-14, 2005 DTU RoboCup
Apr 15, 2005 Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races
Apr 16, 2005 Polish Sumo Robot Contest
Apr 16, 2005 RoboRodentia
Apr 16, 2005 UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest
Apr 21-23, 2005 FIRST Robotics Competition
Apr 23, 2005 RoboFest
Apr 27, 2005 Istrobot
Apr 27-29, 2005 Singapore Robotic Games
Apr 28-30, 2005 SAE Walking Machine Challenge
Apr29-May1,2005 Robotica
Apr 30, 2005 The Tech Museum of Innovation's Annual Tech Challenge
Apr30-May1,2005 PDXBOT
Apr 18-23, 2005 IRRF Open Challenge
Apr, 2005 Northwest Robot Sumo Tournament
May 6, 2005 Alcabot
May 6, 2005 TEAMS
May 11, 2005 Micro-Rato
May 14, 2005 Historical Electronics Museum Robot Festival
May 14, 2005 LVBOTS CHALLENGE
May 14, 2005 Western Canadian Robot Games
May 15, 2005 ChiBots Robotics Contest
May 19-21, 2005 Micro Air Vehicle Competition
May 20, 2005 Eurobot
May 20, 2005 SPURT
May 21, 2005 DPRG RoboRama
May 21-22, 2005 Mechwars
May, 2005 Edventures Robotics Challenge
May, 2005 Atlanta Robot Rally
May, 2005 NATCAR
Jun 4, 2005 TNO Robot Competition
Jun 11, 2005 UK National Micromouse Competition
Jun 13-15, 2005 AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition
Jun 15-17, 2005 Argentine Championship Robot Soccer
Jun 17-19, 2005 MATE ROV Competition
Jun 11, 2005 Vancouver Robotic Games
Jun, 2005 NC Robot Street Fight
Jul 2-3, 2005 Robotic Revolution
Jul 9-13, 2005 AAAI Mobile Robot Competition
Jul 13-17, 2005 RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup
Jul 14-17, 2005 Botball National Tournament
Jul 18-21, 2005 AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition
Jul 18-22, 2005 K'Nex K*bot World Championships
Jul, 2005 Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition
Aug 3-7, 2005 AUVS International Undersea Robotics Competition
Aug 20, 2005 DPRG Table-Top Robot Contest
Aug 20-21, 2005 RoboCup Junior Australia
Aug 25-29, 2005 ABU Robocon
Aug 27-28, 2005 War-Bots Xtreme
Sep 2-5, 2005 DragonCon Robot Battles
Oct 1, 2005 Robot-Liga
Oct 8, 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge
Oct 8-9, 2005 Robothon
Oct 21-23, 2005 Critter Crunch
Oct, 2005 CSUS Ant-Weight Competition and Engineering Expo
Oct, 2005 FIRA Robot World Cup
Oct, 2005 House of NERC
Oct, 2005 Robot Fighting League National
Oct, 2005 RoboMaxx
Nov 5, 2005 CIRC Autonomous Sumo Robot Competition
Nov, 2005 AESS National Robotics Contest
Nov, 2005 All Japan MicroMouse Contest
Nov, 2005 Eastern Canadian Robot Games
Nov, 2005 PAReX Autonomous Robotics Competition
Nov, 2005 Robot Riots
Nov, 2005 Robotex
Nov, 2005 South's BEST competition
Nov, 2005 Texas BEST competition
Dec 10, 2005 Boonshoft Museum LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Competition
Dec, 2005 Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge
Dec, 2005 LEGO MY EGG-O Robotic Egg Hunt
Dec, 2005 Penn State Abington Robo-Hoops
Dec, 2005 RoboPraxis
2005 Elevator:2010 Climber Competition
Jan 20-26, 2006 Techfest
Feb 19-23, 2006 APEC Micromouse Contest
Feb, 2006 DPRG Fire-Fighting Robot Contest
Feb, 2006 Robotix
Mar 18-19, 2006 Manitoba Robot Games
Mar, 2006 AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest
Mar, 2006 RoboGames
Mar, 2006 Roboticon
Apr, 2006 HISPABOT
Apr, 2006 Melexis Safety Trophy
Subject: Copyright notice
Copyright (C) 1994 - 2005 by R. Steven Rainwater.
Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire document is permitted in
any medium, provided this notice is preserved.
Subject: Explanation of fields
Each listing may include these fields:
NAME........The name of the competition and/or sponsoring organziation.
LAST DATE...Date of the last known occurance of the competition.
NEXT DATE...Date on which the next competition will be held.
LOCATION....Location where next competition is to be held
EVENTS......A listing of the events included in the competition.
CLASSES.....Autonomous or Remote-Controlled robots.
SIZE........Notes on size or weight of robots that may enter.
AWARDS......Type or value of awards for winners.
INFO........Who to contact for rules, entry forms, or additional information.
OTHER.......Misc. additional information.
Subject: AAAI Mobile Robot Competition
NAME: AAAI Mobile Robot Competition (12th annual)
LAST DATE: Jul 25-29, 2004
NEXT DATE: Jul 9-13, 2005
LOCATION: Pittsburgh, PA
EVENTS: Robot Challenge - Robot navigates conference center
Robot Rescue - Robots locate injured humans in disaster area
Hors d'oeuvres anyone - Robots serve and interact with humans
CLASSES: Autonomous only.
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.aaai.org/Conferences/National/
Subject: AESS National Robotics Contest
NAME: AESS National Robotics Contest
LAST DATE: Nov 10, 2004
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2005
LOCATION: Barcelona, SPAIN
EVENTS: See rules
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://aess.upc.es/concursrobot/
Subject: Alcabot
NAME: Alcabot
LAST DATE: Apr 28, 2004
NEXT DATE: May 6, 2005
LOCATION: University of Alcala, Madrid, SPAIN
EVENTS: See website
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.depeca.uah.es/alcabot/
Subject: All Japan MicroMouse Contest
NAME: All Japan MicroMouse Contest (23rd)
LAST DATE: Nov 19-21, 2004
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2005
LOCATION: Tokyo, JAPAN
EVENTS: Micromouse
Micromouse Expert
Micro Clipper
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 25cm x 25cm
AWARDS: Certificates
INFO: http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~ntf/mouse/taikai/taikai.html
Subject: AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest
NAME: AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest (17th annual)
LAST DATE: Mar 11-12, 2005
NEXT DATE: Mar, 2006
LOCATION: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
EVENTS: Different event each year. 2004 event is Tetris. Robots must
manipulate standard Tetris shapes to form a complete puzzle.
CLASSES: Autonomous or Remote-Control
SIZE: 3ft x 3ft x 3ft and 150lbs maximum
AWARDS: Cash prizes
INFO: http://dc.cen.uiuc.edu/
Subject: APEC Micromouse Contest
NAME: APEC Micromouse Contest
LAST DATE: Mar 6-10, 2005
NEXT DATE: Feb 19-23, 2006
LOCATION: New Orleans, Louisiana
EVENTS: Micromouse maze running
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 25cm x 25cm
AWARDS: Cash prizes and trophies
INFO: http://www.apec-conf.org/
Subject: Argentine Championship Robot Soccer
NAME: Argentine Championship Robot Soccer
LAST DATE: Jun 5, 2004
NEXT DATE: Jun 15-17, 2005
LOCATION: Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
EVENTS: Middle League SimuroSot robot soccer
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.unimoron.edu.ar/cafr2005/
Subject: Atlanta Robot Rally
NAME: Atlanta Robot Rally (8th annual)
LAST DATE: May 15, 2004
NEXT DATE: May, 2005
LOCATION: SciTrek Museum, Atlanta, GA
EVENTS: Open Contest - contestant chooses his own goal for robot
Vacuum Contest - autonomous household vacumming contest
Mini-Sumo
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: No limits
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.botlanta.org/Rally/
Subject: AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition
NAME: AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition
LAST DATE: Jul 19-24, 2004
NEXT DATE: Jul 18-22, 2005
LOCATION: Dismounted Battlespace Battle Lab, Fort Benning, GA
EVENTS: Fully autonomous ingress of 3km to an urban area, locate a
particular structure from among many, identify all of the
true openings in the correct structure, fly in or send in a
sensor that can find one of three targets and relay video or
still photographs back 3km to the origin in under 15 minutes.
CLASSES: Autonomous only
SIZE: No size limit, weight must be under 90kg/198lbs (including fuel)
AWARDS: Large cash prize which increases by $10,000 per year until won
INFO: http://avdil.gtri.gatech.edu/AUVS/IARCLaunchPoint.html
OTHER: Open to college students only.
Subject: AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition
NAME: AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition
LAST DATE: Jun 12-14, 2004
NEXT DATE: Jun 13-15, 2005
LOCATION: Oakland University, Rochester, MI
EVENTS: Autonomous ground vehicle navigates outdoor obstacle course within
prescribed time while staying within 5mph speed limit.
CLASSES: Autonomous only (emergency R/C control & manual stop required)
SIZE: Length between 3 and 9 feet. Width < 5'. Height < 6'
(excluding antenna). Propulsion must be by direct ground contact
and powered by combustible fuel or electricity. Payload is a 20
pound block approximately like an 18"x8"x8" cinder block.
AWARDS: $20,000 of prize money. See rules for award levels
INFO: http://www.igvc.org/deploy/
OTHER: Open to college students only.
Subject: AUVS International Undersea Robotics Competition
NAME: AUVS International Undersea Robotics Competition (5th annual)
LAST DATE: Jul 28 - Aug 1, 2004
NEXT DATE: Aug 3-7, 2005
LOCATION: US Navy TRANSDEC, San Diego, CA
EVENTS: Autonomous underwather vehicles must complete an underwater
course with various requirements.
CLASSES: Autonomous only
SIZE: Not greater than 6 feet long x 3 feet wide x 2 feet deep. Not
greater than 100kg mass.
AWARDS: cash prizes. See rules for award levels
INFO: http://www.auvsi.org/competitions/water.cfm
OTHER: This contest is open to college students only. Robotics clubs
and organizations are excluded from participating unless at
least 75% of their team are students. Note that in addition to
the usual definition of autonomous, no outside hardware of any
kind may be used (e.g. GPS satellites, a tethered computer, etc.)
Subject: BattleBotsIQ
NAME: BattleBotsIQ
LAST DATE: Apr 21-24, 2004
NEXT DATE: Apr 11-16, 2005
LOCATION: Universal Studios, Orlando Florida
EVENTS: Student-built "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.battlebotsiq.com/
Subject: Boonshoft Museum LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Competition
NAME: Boonshoft Museum LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Competition
LAST DATE: Dec 11, 2004
NEXT DATE: Dec 10, 2005
LOCATION: Boonshoft Museum, Dayton, OH
EVENTS: Obstacle Course & Tasks
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.boonshoftmuseum.org/special_events.php3
Subject: Botball National Tournament
NAME: Botball National Tournament
LAST DATE: Jul 25-29, 2004
NEXT DATE: Jul 14-17, 2005
LOCATION: University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
EVENTS: Robot move black and white balls on game board
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: Robot of appropriate size is provided in kit form
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.botball.org/
OTHER: $2300 registration fee!
Subject: Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races
NAME: Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races (10th annual)
LAST DATE: Apr 16, 2004
NEXT DATE: Apr 15, 2005
LOCATION: Wean Hall, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA
EVENTS: Mobot Slalom
MoboJoust
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: Cash prizes of $1,000 for 1st, $500 for 2nd, $250 for 3rd
INFO: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mobot/
Subject: ChiBots Robotics Contest
NAME: ChiBots Robotics Contest
LAST DATE: Nov 14, 2004
NEXT DATE: May 15, 2005
LOCATION: Schaumburg Dist. Library in Schaumburg, IL
EVENTS: Basic line following
Advanced line following
Solaroller
Line-maze solving
Pound of Wood mini-sumo challenge
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: N/A
INFO: http://www.chibots.org/
Subject: CIRC Autonomous Sumo Robot Competition
NAME: CIRC Autonomous Sumo Robot Competition (5rd annual)
LAST DATE: Nov 6, 2004
NEXT DATE: Nov 5, 2005
LOCATION: Peoria, IL
EVENTS: Japanese (3kg) Sumo
Light Weight (1kg) Sumo
Mini (500g) Sumo
Lego (1kg) Sumo
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
INFO: http://www.circ.mtco.com/competitions.htm
Subject: Critter Crunch
NAME: Critter Crunch
LAST DATE: Oct 22-24, 2004
NEXT DATE: Oct 21-23, 2005
LOCATION: Four Points Sheraton Hotel, Denver, CO
EVENTS: Robot combat - 2lbs and 20lbs event catagories
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: Starting size of 12"x12"x12". Expansion during event okay.
Weight limit of 20lbs. Power source must meet OSHA requirements
for indoor use.
AWARDS: Handmade art objects created by local artist. Awards for 1st, 2nd
3rd place as well as "amusing and arbitrary accomplishments".
INFO: http://www.milehicon.org/critrule.htm
History: http://www.owlhouse.org/laboratory/critter.html
OTHER: This contest was created by the Denver Area Mad Scientists. This
group still governs the contests. This is the original robot
battle competition and predates Robot Wars and Battle Bots by
more than 10 years. The competition is usually held in conjuction
with the MileHiCon convention each year. Additional contests are
sometimes held in other areas using the same rules
Subject: CSUS Ant-Weight Competition and Engineering Expo
NAME: CSUS Ant-Weight Competition and Engineering Expo
LAST DATE: Oct 17, 2004
NEXT DATE: Oct, 2005
LOCATION: CSUS University Union, Sacramento, CA
EVENTS: R/C vehicle combat and robot exhibition
CLASSES: Remote-Control
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.sacbot.com/
Subject: DARPA Grand Challenge
NAME: DARPA Grand Challenge
LAST DATE: Mar 13, 2004
NEXT DATE: Oct 8, 2005
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA
EVENTS: All-terrain, cross-country race
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: No size or weight limits apply.
AWARDS: $1,000,000 prize to winner (if any)
INFO: http://www.grandchallenge.org/
http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/
Subject: DragonCon Robot Battles
NAME: DragonCon Robot Battles
LAST DATE: Sep 3-6, 2004
NEXT DATE: Sep 2-5, 2005
LOCATION: Atlanta, GA
EVENTS: 12 pound max weight single combat
60 pound max weight single combat
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: Weight limits only.
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.dragoncon.org/
OTHER: The event is held as part of a Science Fiction convention
called DragonCon.
Subject: DPRG Fire-Fighting Robot Contest
NAME: DPRG Fire-Fighting Robot Contest
LAST DATE: Feb 15, 2005
NEXT DATE: Feb, 2006
LOCATION: The Science Place, Dallas, TX
EVENTS: Robot navigates maze and puts out fire.
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.dprg.org/competitions/
http://www.trincoll.edu/events/robot/rules01.htm (Rules)
OTHER: This is a regional qualifier for the Trinity College
Fire-Fighting contest.
Subject: DPRG RoboRama
NAME: DPRG RoboRama (2005.a)
LAST DATE: Sep 18, 2004
NEXT DATE: May 21, 2005
LOCATION: The Science Place, Dallas, TX
EVENTS: Quick Trip - Entry-level event. Robot moves from A to B and back
Line Following - Robot must follow a line on the floor
T-Time - Robot moves through three points on a T-shape course
Can Can - Robot must locate and retrieve empty soda cans
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: Max 48" x 48" x 96", 300lbs. No expansion allowed
AWARDS: Prizes and certificates awarded for each event
INFO: http://www.dprg.org/competitions/
OTHER: The Dallas Personal Robotics Group holds the RoboRama Competition
bi-annually (e.g. 2005.a and 2005.b). It has been held since 1997.
Subject: DPRG Table-Top Robot Contest
NAME: DPRG Table-Top Robot Contest
LAST DATE: Feb 15, 2005
NEXT DATE: Aug 20, 2005
LOCATION: See web site
EVENTS: Wall Following
Quick Trip
Line Following
Mini Sumo
Robot Talent Show
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: Three classes, see rules
AWARDS: Prizes and certificates awarded for each event
INFO: http://www.dprg.org/competitions/
Subject: DTU RoboCup
NAME: DTU RoboCup
LAST DATE: Apr 20-22, 2004
NEXT DATE: Apr 12-14, 2005
LOCATION: Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, DENMARK
EVENTS: Varied course including line and wall following
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: Max 50cm high, 45cm wide
AWARDS: Cash prizes
INFO: http://www.iau.dtu.dk/robocup/about_robocup.html
Subject: Eastern Canadian Robot Games
NAME: Eastern Canadian Robot Games
LAST DATE: Nov 13-14, 2004
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2005
LOCATION: Ontario Science Centre, Ontario CANADA
EVENTS: Fire Fighter
Sumo
Photovore
Solaroller
Walker Triathalon
Art & Innovation
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.robotgames.ca/
Subject: Eurobot
NAME: Eurobot (6th annual)
LAST DATE: May 21-23, 2004
NEXT DATE: May 20, 2005
LOCATION: Yverdon-Les-Bains, SWITZERLAND
EVENTS: Each year the event is different, see rules
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.eurobot.org/
OTHER: Website provides in multiple languages. Contest is open to teams
and robot clubs from all over the world.
Subject: Edventures Robotics Challenge
NAME: Edventures Robotics Challenge
LAST DATE: May 6-16, 2004
NEXT DATE: May, 2005
LOCATION: Challenge takes place at location of participant
EVENTS: International Space Station Challenge
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.edventures.com/erc/
OTHER: The challenge is not against other robot builders. Each team
attempts to complete the challenge and provides digital photos
to the judges who make a final determination. There is not a
single winner in the traditional sense.
Subject: Elevator:2010 Climber Competition
NAME: Elevator:2010 Climber Competition
LAST DATE: N/A
NEXT DATE: 2005
LOCATION: San Francisco, CA
EVENTS: Autonomous climber must ascend a 60 meter scale model of a space
elevator using power from a 10kW Xenon search light.
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 50kg max
AWARDS: $50,000, $20,000, and $10,000 prizes
INFO: http://www.elevator2010.org/site/competitionClimber2005.html
Subject: FIRA Robot World Cup
NAME: FIRA Robot World Cup
LAST DATE: Oct 27-31, 2004, BEXCO, Busan, KOREA
NEXT DATE Oct, 2005
LOCATION: TBA
EVENTS: HuroSot - Humanoid Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
S-HuroSot - Single Humanoid Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
RoboSot - Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
S-RoboSot - Single Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
MiroSot - Micro Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
S-MiroSot - Single Micro Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
NaroSot - Nano Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
S-NaroSot - Single Nano Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
KheperaSot - Khepera World Cup Soccer Tournament
S-KheperaSot - Single Khepera World Cup Soccer Tournament
CLASSES: Autonomous only
SIZE: See rules for each event
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.fira.net/
Subject: FIRST Robotics Competition
NAME: FIRST Robotics Competition
LAST DATE: Apr 15-17, 2004
NEXT DATE: Apr 21-23, 2005 (National Championship)
LOCATION: Atlanta, GA
EVENTS: Given a standard kit of parts, a set of rules, and a design
workshop, corporate-sponsered teams of high school students
assisted by professional engineers design and build robots.
CLASSES: Remote-Control
SIZE: Variable - defined in FIRST rules for each competition.
AWARDS: Scholorships and other prizes.
INFO: http://www.usfirst.org/
http://www.innovationfirst.com/firstrobotics/
OTHER: This competition is geared primarily towards teams of high school
students with either coporate or university "sponsers" who work
together to design and build the robots. FIRST is an acronym for
Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and
Technology. FIRST was previously known as "U.S. FIRST" but is
now open to students world-wide.
Subject: Harrisburg Science Festival
NAME: Harrisburg Science Festival
LAST DATE: N/A
NEXT DATE: Apr 11, 2005
LOCATION: Harrisburg, PA
EVENTS: Maze Solving, Mine Sweeping
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.smsd.us/faculty%20pages/wjb/robotics/
Subject: Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge
NAME: Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge
LAST DATE: Dec 6, 2004
NEXT DATE: Dec, 2005
LOCATION: Oahu, HI
EVENTS: Timed, multitask, tethered mission
CLASSES: Remote-control
SIZE: see MATE ROV competition rules
AWARDS: N/A
INFO: http://www.phys.hawaii.edu/~aapt/calendar/events2003-04.html
OTHER: For more info email markr@soest.hawii.edu or wgspeed@earthlink.net
Regional for the MATE ROV competition
Subject: HISPABOT
NAME: HISPABOT
LAST DATE: Apr 29-30, 2004
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2006
LOCATION: University of Alcala, Mardrid, SPAIN
EVENTS: Trackers
Speeders
Maze
Free trial
Sumo
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: Cash prizes up to 600 euros
INFO: http://www.depeca.uah.es/alcabot/hispabot2004/concurso_eng.htm
Subject: Historical Electronics Museum Robot Festival
NAME: Historical Electronics Museum Robot Festival
LAST DATE: 2004
NEXT DATE: May 14, 2005
LOCATION: Historical Electronics Museum, Linthicum, MD
EVENTS: Fire-fighting
FIRST
Sumo
Robot combat
CLASSES: Remote-Control and autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.robotfest.com/
Subject: House of NERC
NAME: House of NERC
LAST DATE: Oct 16-17, 2004
NEXT DATE: Oct, 2005
LOCATION: Frieden's Firehall, Friedens, PA
EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES: Remote-Control
SIZE: 1lbs (2lbs walking) and 12lbs (24lbs walking)
AWARDS: Plaques and prizes
INFO: http://robotconflict.com/
Subject: IRRF Open Challenge
NAME: IRRF Open Challenge
LAST DATE: N/A
NEXT DATE: Apr 18-23, 2005
LOCATION: Las Vegas, NV
EVENTS: Autonomous 300 mile off-road race
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.irrf.org/
http://forum.irrf.org/
Subject: Istrobot
NAME: Istrobot
LAST DATE: N/A
NEXT DATE: Apr 27, 2005
LOCATION: Slovak University of Technology, Bratislave, Slovakia, EU
EVENTS: Line following
IEEE Micromouse
Mini Sumo
Free Style - show off whatever robot can do
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.robotics.sk/
Subject: K'NEX K*bot World Championships
NAME: K'NEX K*bot World Championships
LAST DATE: Jul 19-23, 2004
NEXT DATE: Jul 18-22, 2005
LOCATION: Las Vegas, NV
EVENTS: Two-wheel drive K*bots (autonomous)
Four-wheel drive K*bots (autonomous)
Cyber K*bot Division (R/C)
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.livingjungle.com/
Subject: Robot-Liga
NAME: Robot-Liga
LAST DATE: Oct 2, 2004
NEXT DATE: Oct 1, 2005
LOCATION: Kaiserlauter, GERMANY
EVENTS: Collect
Robo Volley
Sumo
Mini-Sumo
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.robotliga.de/
Subject: LEGO MY EGG-O Robotic Egg Hunt
NAME: LEGO MY EGG-O Robotic Egg Hunt
LAST DATE: Dec 11, 2004
NEXT DATE: Dec, 2005
LOCATION: Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, OH
EVENTS: Robot egg hunt
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.eecs.cwru.edu/courses/lego375/egghunt.html
OTHER: The egg hunt is for students of the Case Western Reserve
University Autonomous LEGO Robotics class.
Subject: LVBOTS CHALLENGE
NAME: LVBOTS CHALLENGE
LAST DATE: N/A
NEXT DATE: May 14, 2005
LOCATION: Rancho High School, Las Vegas, NV
EVENTS: Line following
Line maze solving
Mini Sumo
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.lvbots.org/
Subject: Manitoba Robot Games
NAME: Manitoba Robot Games (9th Annual)
LAST DATE: Mar 19-20, 2005
NEXT DATE: Mar 18-19, 2006
LOCATION: Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA
EVENTS: Atomic Hockey - ping pong partical physics
Sumo - Japanese style
Sumo - Western style
Mini-Tractor Pull - robot pulls weighted sled in minimal time
Robo-Critters - contest for kids with supplied robot-kit
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: Prizes award in each event
INFO: http://www.scmb.mb.ca/
Subject: MATE ROV Competition
NAME: MATE ROV Competition
LAST DATE: Jun 25-27, 2004
NEXT DATE: Jun 17-19, 2005
LOCATION: Neutral Buoyancy Lab, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
EVENTS: ROV must locate and retrieve objects of varying size and shape
CLASSES: Remote-Control
SIZE: 84cm x 61cm x 61cm
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.marinetech.org/rov_competition/
OTHER: Open to High School and College Students only
Subject: Mechwars
NAME: Mechwars
LAST DATE: Oct 25-26, 2003
NEXT DATE: May 21-22, 2005
LOCATION: Minneapolis, MN
EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: 60lb, 120lb, 375lb
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.tcmechwars.com/
Subject: Melexis Safety Trophy
NAME: Melexis Safety Trophy
LAST DATE: Apr 24-25, 2004
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2006
LOCATION: Leuven, BELGIUM
EVENTS: Autonomous cars navigate scale traffic environment
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 500mm x 400mm x 750mm, 50kg
AWARDS: 10,000 euros worth of prizes
INFO: http://www.trophy.melexis.com/
OTHER: There will not be a 2005 contest
Subject: Micro Air Vehicle Competition
NAME: Micro Air Vehicle Competition (8th annual)
LAST DATE: Apr 9-11, 2004
NEXT DATE: May 19-21, 2005
LOCATION: Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
EVENTS: MAV Surveillance (smallest to complete course wins)
MAV Endurance
Ornithopter Competition
Design Competition
CLASS: Autonomous and Radio Control. See rules.
SIZE: No limit but winner is judged on how small it is.
AWARDS: Trophies
INFO: http://clubs.engr.arizona.edu/mav/home.html
http://artm.konkuk.ac.kr/
OTHER: Contests must agree to sell their entries to the contest organizer
for $1,500 each.
Subject: Micro-Rato
NAME: Micro-Rato
LAST DATE: May 5, 2004
NEXT DATE: May 11, 2005
LOCATION: University of Aveiro, Aveiro, PORTUGAL
EVENTS: Micro-Rat competition (similar to micro-mouse but larger)
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://microrato.ua.pt/
Subject: NATCAR
NAME: NATCAR
LAST DATE: May 26, 2004
NEXT DATE: May, 2005
LOCATION: National Semiconductor HQ, Santa Clara, CA
EVENTS: Autonomous robot car race
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 14 inch max wheelbase, 3 feet max length
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.ece.ucdavis.edu/natcar/
OTHER: A high-speed variation on line-following in which the line is a
wire taped to a black floor with white tape. The wire produces
a 75KHz magnetic field, so either optical or magnetic sensors may
be used.
Subject: Robotica
NAME: Robotica: National Festival of Robotics
LAST DATE: Apr 22-25, 2004
NEXT DATE: Apr 29 - May 1, 2005
LOCATION: PORTUGAL
EVENTS: N/A
CLASSES: N/A
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://robotica2005.dem.uc.pt/
Subject: NC Robot Street Fight
NAME: NC Robot Street Fight
LAST DATE: Jul 4-5, 2003, Salisbury, NC
NEXT DATE: Jun 2005
LOCATION: Salisbury, NC
EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other
CLASSES: Remote-Control
SIZE: Five classes (see rules)
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.litewav.com/combat/ncrsf/ncrobotstreetfight.shtml
Subject: Northwest Robot Sumo Tournament
NAME: Northwest Robot Sumo Tournament (10th annual)
LAST DATE: Apr, 2003
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2004
LOCATION: Seaview Gymnasium, Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA
EVENTS: Robot Sumo - Japanese style
Mini Robot Sumo
CLASSES: Autonomous or Remote-Control
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.nwrst.com/
Subject: PAReX Autonomous Robotics Competition
NAME: PAReX Autonomous Robotics Competition
LAST DATE: Nov 20, 2004
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2005
LOCATION: Challenger Learning Center, Phoenix, AZ
EVENTS: Mini-Sumo
Maze runners
Line following
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: Mini-sumo: 100mm x 100mm x .5kg
Maze: 8 1/2" x 11" footprint
AWARDS: Trophies & "really neat" coffee cups
INFO: http://www.parex.org/autoevent1.shtml
Subject: PDXBOT
NAME: PDXBOT
LAST DATE: Jun 6, 2004
NEXT DATE: Apr 30 - May 1, 2005
LOCATION: Smith Center Ballroom, Portland State University, Portland, OR
EVENTS: Nano-Sumo
Mini-Sumo
Micro-Sumo
Japan Sumo
Line-Following
Robo-Magellan
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.pdxbot.org/
Subject: Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest
NAME: Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest
LAST DATE: Apr 3, 2004
NEXT DATE: Apr 3, 2005
LOCATION: Penn State Abington, Abington, PA
EVENTS: Robot navigates maze and puts out fire.
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.ecsel.psu.edu/~avanzato/robots/contests/
OTHER: This is a regional qualifier for the Trinity College
Fire-Fighting contest.
Subject: Penn State Abington Robo-Hoops
NAME: Penn State Abington Robo-Hoops
LAST DATE: Dec 4, 2004
NEXT DATE: Dec, 2005
LOCATION: Penn State Abington, Abington, PA
EVENTS: Robots must pick up and shoot or dunk foam balls
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.ecsel.psu.edu/~avanzato/robots/contests/robo-hoops/contest04.htm
Subject: Polish Sumo Robot Contest
NAME: Polish Sumo Robot Contest
LAST DATE: Jun 12, 2004
NEXT DATE: Apr 16, 2005
LOCATION: Poznan, POLAND
EVENTS: Sumo
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 20cm x 20cm, 3000 grams max
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.sumo.put.poznan.pl
Subject: RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup
NAME: RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup
LAST DATE: Jun 27 - Jul 5, 2004
NEXT DATE: July 13-17, 2005
LOCATION: Osaka, Japan
EVENTS: Soccer Simulation - Teams demo and test their robots
Small-size Robot Soccer - F180 robots play soccer
Mid-size Robot Soccer - Larger robots play soccer
Sony Legged Robot Soccer - Legged robots play soccer
RoboCup Junior - small robots play soccer
Humanoid Soccer - humanoid robots play soccer
Rescue Robots - NIST Standard Rescue Robot Test Field
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: Small/F180 robots are 180 sq cm or less (e.g. 10cm x 18cm)
Mid-Size roboat are 50cm x 50cm x 80cm
Junior robots are under 220 sq cm and 22cm in diameter
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.robocup.org/
Subject: ABU Robocon
NAME: ABU Robocon
LAST DATE: Sep 11, 2004
NEXT DATE: Aug 25-29, 2005
LOCATION: Seoul, KOREA
EVENTS: Robots must "climb the Great Wall and light the holy fire"
CLASSES: Remote-Control and Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.kbs.co.kr/aburobocon2004/
http://www.cctv.com/aburobocon2005/
Subject: RoboCup Junior Australia
NAME: RoboCup Junior Australia
LAST DATE: Sep 4-5, 2004
NEXT DATE: Aug, 20-21, 2005
LOCATION: Open University, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
EVENTS: Dance, Rescue, Soccer
CLASSES: Remote-Control and Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.robocupjunior.org.au/
Subject: RoboFest
NAME: RoboFest
LAST DATE: Apr 24, 2004
NEXT DATE: Apr 23, 2005
LOCATION: Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI
EVENTS: Lego robot competition
Lego robot exhibition
Advanced robot competition
Advanced robot exhibition
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://robofest.net/
Subject: RoboGames
NAME: RoboGames
LAST DATE: Mar 24-27, 2005
NEXT DATE: Mar, 2006
LOCATION: San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
EVENTS: FIRA, BEAM, Mindstorms, and Combat
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.robolympics.net/
Subject: RoboMaxx
NAME: RoboMaxx
LAST DATE: Oct 9-10, 2004
NEXT DATE: Oct, 2005
LOCATION: Josephine County Fairgrounds, Grants Pass, OR
EVENTS: Open Class
Maze Solving
3kg Sumo
Mini Sumo
Micro Sumo
Nano Sumo
CLASSES: See rules
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.sorobotics.org/RoboMaxx/
Subject: RoboPraxis
NAME: RoboPraxis
LAST DATE: Dec 17-18, 2004
NEXT DATE: Dec, 2005
LOCATION: Cherry Hill, NJ
EVENTS: Collision Avoidance
Line Following
RoboSapien Challenge
Robot Dancing
12 pound robot combat
3 pound robot combat
1 pound robot combat
CLASSES: See rules
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.sjrobotics.org/
Subject: RoboRodentia
NAME: RoboRodentia
LAST DATE: Apr 17, 2004
NEXT DATE: Apr 16, 2005
LOCATION: Mott Gymnasium, California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo, CA
EVENTS: Autonomous micromouse-like robot must navigate maze, pick up balls,
and place balls in a "nest".
CLASSES: Autonomous only
SIZE: No limit (must navigate 12" wide paths in 8'x4' arena)
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://ieee.ee.calpoly.edu/ieee_cs/modules.php?name=Roborodentia
http://www.ceng-web.calpoly.edu/openhouse/saturday.php
Subject: Robothon
NAME: Robothon
LAST DATE: Sep 25-26, 2004
NEXT DATE: Oct 8-9, 2005
LOCATION: Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
EVENTS: Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot regional contest
SRS/SERVO Magazine Robo-Magellan
Line Maze - line follower maze running
Mini Sumo - Traditional
Mini Sumo - Advanced
3kg Sumo
CLASSES: Remote-Control and Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.robothon.org/
Subject: Roboticon
NAME: Roboticon
LAST DATE: Mar 19-20, 2005
NEXT DATE: Mar, 2006
LOCATION: University of Guelph, Ontario, CANADA
EVENTS: Robotic Soccer for Lego robots
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.cs-club.org/index.php?page=roboticon
Subject: Robot Fighting League National
NAME: Robot Fighting League National
LAST DATE: Oct 8-10, 2004
NEXT DATE: Oct, 2005
LOCATION: Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.botleague.com/
Subject: Robot Riots
NAME: Robot Riots
LAST DATE: N/A
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2005
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.robotriots.com/
Subject: Robotex
NAME: Robotex
LAST DATE: Nov 26, 2004
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2005
LOCATION: Tallinn Technical University, ESTONIA
EVENTS: N/A
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: N/A
AWARDS: N/A
INFO: http://www.robotex.ee/
Subject: Robotic Revolution
NAME: Robotic Revolution
LAST DATE: N/A
NEXT DATE: Jul 2-3, 2005
LOCATION: New Orleans, LA
EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.secr.org/
Subject: Robotix
NAME: Robotix
LAST DATE: Feb 4-6, 2005
NEXT DATE: Feb, 2006
LOCATION: IIT Khargpur, West Bengal, INDIA
EVENTS: Fastrack.manual
Fastrack.auto
Softandroid
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: Cash prizes and certificates
INFO: http://www.robotixiitkgp.com/
Subject: SAE Walking Machine Challenge
NAME: SAE Walking Machine Challenge (16th Annual)
LAST DATE: Apr 28 - May 1, 2004
NEXT DATE: Apr 28-30, 2005
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, CANADA
EVENTS: 1. Dash - point A to point B speed event.
2. Load Retrieval - point A to point B, receive load, return to A
3. Slalom - maneuver through tight turns and narrow gates
4. Trip Wire - point A to point B while avoiding trip wires
5. Object Seeking - A to B, pick up object, B to A
6. Obstacle Challenge - A to B while avoiding obstacles
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote Control
SIZE: 1m high x 1m wide x 3m long maximum
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.sae.org/STUDENTS/walking.htm
OTHER: Competition open to teams of undergraduate students only
Subject: Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition
NAME: Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition (15th annual)
LAST DATE: Apr 13-14, 2004
NEXT DATE: Jul, 2005
LOCATION: Great World City, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
EVENTS: Micromouse maze running
CLASS: Autonomous
SIZE: 25cm x 25cm
AWARDS: Trophies
INFO: http://www.np.edu.sg/~adp-alpha/micromouse/mice_main.htm
Subject: Singapore Robotic Games
NAME: Singapore Robotic Games
LAST DATE: May 18-20, 2004
NEXT DATE: May 27-29, 2005
LOCATION: REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
EVENTS: Legged Robot Obstacle Race
Legged Robot Marathon Race
Wall Climbing Robot Race
Pole Balancing
Gladiator
Micromouse (open)
Micromouse (JC/ITE)
Micromouse (Secondary School)
School Robotic Competitions
Robot Sumo
Robot Colony Competition
Robot Soccer
CLASSES: Varies by event, see rules.
SIZE: Varies by event, see rules.
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://guppy.mpe.nus.edu.sg/srg/
Subject: South's BEST competition
NAME: South's BEST competition
LAST DATE: Nov 19-20, 2004
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2005
LOCATION: Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
EVENTS: Different each year, see web site for details. The listed date
is for the state-wide championship contest. A month earlier, the
various teams have regional contests and the winners go on to
compete at the state-wide competition. BEST is very similar to
the larger FIRST contest except that in the BEST event, teams of
students build robots from standardized kits with only minimal
guidance from their corporate sponsers.
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.southsbest.org/
http://www.bestinc.org/
Subject: SPURT
NAME: SPURT (School Projects Using Robot Techniques)
LAST DATE: May 14, 2004
NEXT DATE: May 20, 2005
LOCATION: Rostock-Warnemunde, GERMANY
EVENTS: Race on the SPURT track
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: Must fit on track and be less than 20cm broad
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://spurt.uni-rostock.de/
Subject: TEAMS
NAME: TEAMS
LAST DATE: N/A
NEXT DATE: May 6, 2005
LOCATION: Applied Physics Lab, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD
EVENTS: Similar to BEST/FIRST contests but limited to Maryland schools
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.theodysseyschool.org/~teams/
Subject: Techfest
NAME: Techfest
LAST DATE: Jan 28-30, 2004
NEXT DATE: Jan 20-22, 2006
LOCATION: Techfest 2005, IIT, Mumbai, INDIA
EVENTS: Survivor and Yantriki
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.techfest.org/
Subject: The Tech Museum of Innovation's Annual Tech Challenge
NAME: The Tech Museum of Innovation's annual Tech Challenge (15th annual)
LAST DATE: Apr 24, 2004
NEXT DATE: Apr 30, 2005
LOCATION: San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA
EVENTS: Pick a Pike - robot must find and collect a plastic fish in
Lake Davis and return it to shore within three minutes.
CLASSES: see rules
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: US Savings bonds and other prizes. See website.
INFO: http://www.thetech.org/learning/challenge/tech/
OTHER: The "challenge" is different each year. Information about it
is available at special "challenge clinic" that occurs six
weeks prior to the event. Video tapes of prior competitions are
available.
Subject: Texas BEST competition
NAME: Texas BEST competition
LAST DATE: Nov 12-13, 2004
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2005
LOCATION: Moody Coliseum, SMU, Dallas, TX
EVENTS: Different each year, see web site for details. The listed date
is for the state-wide championship contest. A month earlier, the
various teams have regional contests and the winners go on to
compete at the state-wide competition. BEST is very similar to
the larger FIRST contest except that in the BEST event, teams of
students build robots from standardized kits with only minimal
guidance from their corporate sponsers.
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.texasbest.org/
http://www.bestinc.org/
Subject: TNO Robot Competition
NAME: TNO Robot Competition
LAST DATE: Nov 22, 2003, The Hague, THE NETHERLANDS
NEXT DATE: Jun 5, 2005
LOCATION: Den Haag, THE NETHERLANDS
EVENTS: 5 missions within a 4 meter x 6 meter area
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 60cm x 60cm and must cost less than 2500 euro
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.tno.nl/instit/fel/felnews/nl/robotcompetitie.html
OTHER: Open to TNO institutes and Dutch organizations
Subject: Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest
NAME: Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest
LAST DATE: Apr 18, 2004
NEXT DATE: Apr 9-10, 2005
LOCATION: Trinity College, Hartford, CT
EVENTS: The goal of the contest is to produce a computer controlled robot
capable of navigating through a mock house, locating a fire, and
extinguishing the flames. Robot with the shortest time wins.
CLASSES: Autonomous only.
SIZE: 31cm x 31cm x 31cm. Expansion of robot or extension of probes
is not permited at any time. No weight limit.
AWARDS: $12,000 in prizes. See rules for distribution.
INFO: http://www.trincoll.edu/events/robot/
Subject: UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest
NAME: UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest (Eighth Annual)
LAST DATE: Apr 17, 2004
NEXT DATE: Apr 16, 2005
LOCATION: University of California, Davis campus, CA
EVENTS: Micromouse faces an unknown path from start to finish of maze.
The maze cannot be solved by wall hugging. Mouse must map maze
and determine shortest path, using advanced algorithms.
CLASSES: autonomous only
SIZE: Maximum base of 25 cm. by 25 cm. No height restriction (must
fit through door of building!).
AWARDS: Non-cash prizes for both categories.
INFO: http://www.ece.ucdavis.edu/umouse/
Subject: UK National Micromouse Competition
NAME: UK National Micromouse Competition
LAST DATE: Jun 19, 2004
NEXT DATE: Jun 11, 2005
LOCATION: Technology Innovations Center, Birmingham, UNITED KINDGOM
EVENTS: Micromouse
CLASS: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: Brass cheese and cash prizes
INFO: http://www.tic.ac.uk/micromouse/
Subject: Vancouver Robotic Games
NAME: Vancouver Robotic Games
LAST DATE: Jun 13, 2004
NEXT DATE: Jun 11, 2005
LOCATION: BCIT Campus, Burnaby, British Columbia, CANADA
EVENTS: Mini-Sumo
Basic Line Following
Advanced Line Following
BEAM: Solar Roller
BEAM: Photovore
Walker Triathalon
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://vancouverroboticsclub.org/
Subject: War-Bots Xtreme
NAME: War-Bots Xtreme
LAST DATE: Nov 26-27, 2004
NEXT DATE: Aug 27-28, 2005
LOCATION: Saskatoon Saskatchewan, CANADA
EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: LW, MW, and HW
AWARDS: $10,000 in prize money
INFO: http://www.warbotsxtreme.com/
Subject: Western Canadian Robot Games
NAME: Western Canadian Robot Games
LAST DATE: May 15, 2004
NEXT DATE: May 14, 2005
LOCATION: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Alberta, CANADA
EVENTS: Robot Sumo Wrestling - western standards (5kg,9"x9")
Mini Sumo
Walking Robot Triatholon (3 events for walking robots)
Robot Art and Innovation - open class
Atomic Hockey - Ping Pong Particle Physics
Well Head Blowout - similar to fire extinguiser contests
BEAM Solarroller - Solar-powered bot race
BEAM Photovore - More solar-powered bots
SolarSpeeder Competition
General exhibition, workshops and lectures
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: Varies with contest, see rules.
AWARDS: Cash prizes ranging from $50 - $500
INFO: http://www.robotgames.net/robot_games.htm
OTHER: Not all BEAM events occur at all BEAM competitions.
=============================================================================
|
The link to our offer is valid for only one day https://tinysrc.me/go/hg0PJIWng