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Message-Id: <pan.2004.01.13.21.00.50.719053@ncc.com> Newsgroups: comp.answers,news.answers Followup-To: comp.robotics.misc Reply-To: steve@ncc.com Approved: news-answers-requests@MIT.EDU MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Lines: 1602 Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:00:51 -0600 NNTP-Posting-Host: 204.0.191.153 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verio.net X-Trace: dfw-read.news.verio.net 1074027736 204.0.191.153 (Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:02:16 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:02:16 GMT Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu comp.answers:55930 news.answers:264261 Archive-name: robotics-faq/competitions.faq Posting-Frequency: Monthly Last-Modified: Sat Jan 10 14:12 CST 2004 URL: http://robots.net/rcfaq.html Copyright: (c) 1994-2004 R. Steven Rainwater Maintainer: R. Steven Rainwater (steve@ncc.com) ============================================================================= ROBOT CONTESTS AND COMPETITIONS FAQ Updated: Jan 1, 2004 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 encourage. 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 ============================================================================= Jan 16-18 2004 Robotix Jan 17, 2004 MURC Jan 24-26, 2004 CLIFFHANGER Jan 24-26, 2004 Yantriki Jan 24, 2004 Citrus Robotics Robot Combat Feb 22-26, 2004 APEC Micromouse Contest Mar 12-13, 2004 AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest Mar 13, 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge Mar 13-14, 2004 Manitoba Robot Games Mar 20, 2004 DPRG Fire-Fighting Robot Contest Mar 20, 2004 Roboticon Mar 20-21, 2004 ROBOlympics Mar28-Apr1,2004 University of Florida Student Robotic Competition Mar, 2004 BattleBots Mar, 2004 Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest Apr 3, 2004 DPRG RoboRama Apr 15-17, 2004 FIRST Robotics Competition Apr 16-17, 2004 OTEA National Robotics Competition Apr 16, 2004 Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races Apr 17, 2004 RoboRodentia Apr 17, 2004 UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest Apr 18, 2004 Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest Apr 20-22, 2004 DTU RoboCup Apr 23-24, 2004 Steel Conflict Apr 24, 2004 RoboFest Apr 24, 2004 The Tech Museum of Innovation's Annual Tech Challenge Apr 24-25, 2004 Melexis Safety Trophy Apr28-May1,2004 SAE Walking Machine Challenge Apr 29-30, 2004 HISPABOT Apr, 2004 ChiBots Robotics Contest Apr, 2004 Alcabot Apr, 2004 Micro Air Vehicle Competition Apr, 2004 Northwest Robot Sumo Tournament Apr, 2004 Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition May 14, 2004 SPURT May 15, 2004 Atlanta Robot Rally May 15, 2004 Western Canadian Robot Games May 18-20, 2004 Singapore Robotic Games May 21-24, 2004 Eurobot May, 2004 Indonesian Robot Contest May, 2004 Micro-Rato May, 2004 National Festival of Robotics May, 2004 NATCAR May, 2004 PDXBOT Jun 4-6, 2004 RoboJoust Jun 5, 2004 Argentine Championship Robot Soccer Jun 12-14, 2004 AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition Jun 19, 2004 UK National Micromouse Competition Jul 25-29, 2004 Botball National Tournament Jun 25-27, 2004 MATE ROV Competition Jun27-Jul4,2004 RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup Jun, 2004 RoboFesta Jul 17, 2004 DPRG Table-Top Robot Contest Jul 19-23, 2004 K'Nex K*bot World Championships Jul 25-29, 2004 AAAI Mobile Robot Competition Jul, 2004 AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition Jul, 2004 NC Robot Street Fight Aug 28-29, 2004 Southern Assault Aug, 2004 AUVS International Undersea Robotics Competition Aug 2004 Robot Wars Aug, 2004 SOZBOTS Sep 3-6, 2004 DragonCon Robot Battles Sep 6-7, 2004 RoboCup Junior Australia Sep 11, 2004 ABU Robocon Sep, 2004 IRRF Open Challenge Sep, 2004 BotBash Oct 9-10, 2004 RoboMaxx Oct 22-24, 2004 Critter Crunch Oct 27-31, 2004 FIRA Robot World Cup Oct, 2004 House of NERC Oct, 2004 Robothon Oct, 2004 Twin Cities Mechwars Oct, 2004 Cleaning Robot Contest Nov, 2004 All Japan MicroMouse Contest Nov, 2004 CIRC Autonomous Sumo Robot Competition Nov, 2004 Eastern Canadian Robot Games Nov, 2004 Olimpiada Robotica Nov, 2004 PAReX Autonomous Robotics Competition Nov, 2004 Robot Riots Nov, 2004 Robotex Nov, 2004 Texas BEST competition Nov, 2004 TNO Robot Competition Dec, 2004 Boonshoft Museum LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Competition Dec, 2004 Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge Dec, 2004 Penn State Abington Robo-Hoops Dec, 2004 Robotics Society of America Robot Games Dec, 2004 LEGO MY EGG-O Robotic Egg Hunt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Copyright notice Copyright (C) 1994 - 2004 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 includes a number of different 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, 2003 NEXT DATE: Jul 25-29, 2004 LOCATION: San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, CA 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: Alcabot NAME: Alcabot LAST DATE: Apr 28, 2003, Madrid, SPAIN NEXT DATE: Apr, 2004 LOCATION: Madrid, SPAIN EVENTS: Line Trackers Speeders Maze Sumo Robot Skill Trial SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.depeca.uah.es/alcabot/ ------------------------------ Subject: All Japan MicroMouse Contest NAME: All Japan MicroMouse Contest (23nd) LAST DATE: Nov 21-23, 2003, Tokyo, Japan NEXT DATE: Nov, 2004 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 14-15, 2003 NEXT DATE: Mar 12-13, 2004 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: Feb 9-13, Fountaineblue Hotel, Miami Beach, FL NEXT DATE: Feb 22-26, 2004 LOCATION: The Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, CA EVENTS: Micromouse maze running CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: 25cm x 25cm AWARDS: Cash prizes and trophies INFO: http://www.apec-conf.org/ http://www.apec-conf.org/2004/APEC04_Home_Page.html ------------------------------ Subject: Argentine Championship Robot Soccer NAME: Argentine Championship Robot Soccer LAST DATE: N/A NEXT DATE: Jun 5, 2004 LOCATION: Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA EVENTS: Middle League SimuroSot robot soccer CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.exa.unicen.edu.ar/cafr2004/pages/cafr2004.html ------------------------------ Subject: Atlanta Robot Rally NAME: Atlanta Robot Rally (8th annual) LAST DATE: Feb 15, 2003 Atlanta, GA NEXT DATE: May 15, 2004 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 22 - Jul 25, 2003, Ft. Benning, Georgia NEXT DATE: Jul, 2004 LOCATION: Ft. Benning's McKenna MOUT site near Columbus, Georgia 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: Jul, 2003, Coronado Springs, Walt Disney World, FL NEXT DATE: Jun 12-14, 2004 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: Aug 7-10, 2003, San Diego, CA NEXT DATE: Aug, 2004 LOCATION: TBA 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: BattleBots NAME: BattleBots LAST DATE: Mar, 2003 NEXT DATE: Mar, 2004 LOCATION: San Francisco, CA EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other. CLASSES: Remote-Control only SIZE: See rules AWARDS: Cash prizes and The Golden Nut INFO: http://www.battlebots.com/ http://www.battlebots.com/bnc_rules.asp (rules) ------------------------------ Subject: Boonshoft Museum LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Competition NAME: Boonshoft Museum LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Competition LAST DATE: Dec 6, 2003, Dayton, OH NEXT DATE: Dec, 2004 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: Jun, 2003 NEXT DATE: Jul 25-29, 2004 LOCATION: San Jose, CA 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: BotBash NAME: BotBash LAST DATE: Sep, 2003, Tempe, AZ NEXT DATE: Sep, 2004 LOCATION: Tempe, AZ EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other. CLASSES: Remote-Control only SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.botbash.com/ ------------------------------ Subject: Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races NAME: Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races (10th annual) LAST DATE: Apr, 2003, CMU NEXT DATE: Apr 16, 2004 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 9, 2003 NEXT DATE: Apr, 2004 LOCATION: Schaumburg Public Library, Schaumburg, IL EVENTS: Basic line following Advanced line following Pound of Wood mini-sumo challenge Solaroller 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 (3rd annual) LAST DATE: Nov 8, 2003, Peoria, IL NEXT DATE: Nov, 2004 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/2003/sumorules.htm ------------------------------ Subject: Citrus Robotics Robot Combat NAME: Citrus Robotics Robot Combat LAST DATE: Mar, 2003 NEXT DATE: Jan 24, 2004 LOCATION: Inverness, FL EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other. CLASSES: Remote-Control SIZE: see rules INFO: http://www.citrusrobotics.com/ ------------------------------ Subject: Cleaning Robot Contest NAME: Cleaning Robot Contest (2nd annual) LAST DATE: Oct 27-31, 2003 NEXT DATE: Oct, 2004 LOCATION: N/A EVENTS: Robotic Floor Cleaning Robotic Window Cleaning Housekeeping Ideas Contest CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.service-robots.org/cleaningrobotscontest/ http://www.icra-iros.com/iros2003/ ------------------------------ Subject: CLIFFHANGER NAME: CLIFFHANGER LAST DATE: N/A NEXT DATE: Jan 24-26, 2004 LOCATION: N/A EVENTS: Rope-climbing CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.techfest.org/cliffhanger/ ------------------------------ Subject: Critter Crunch NAME: Critter Crunch LAST DATE: Oct 24-26, 2003 NEXT DATE: Oct 22-24, 2004 LOCATION: Marriot Southwest 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/contests32.htm#critter Rules: http://www.milehicon.org/critrule.htm History: http://www.owlhouse.org/laboratory/critter.html jdmorse@chisp.net (John Morse) 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: DARPA Grand Challenge NAME: DARPA Grand Challenge LAST DATE: N/A NEXT DATE: Mar 13, 2004 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.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/ OTHER: DARPA recently announced that a maximum of 20 robots would be allowed to compete. Over 100 teams are building robots, so you may want to inquire with DARPA before starting a new team. ------------------------------ Subject: DragonCon Robot Battles NAME: DragonCon Robot Battles LAST DATE: Aug 29 - Sep 1, 2003, Atlanta, GA NEXT DATE: Sep 3-6, 2004 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: Mar 15, 2003, The Science Place, Dallas, TX NEXT DATE: Mar 20, 2004 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 (2004.a) LAST DATE: Sep 20, 2003, The Science Place, Dallas, TX NEXT DATE: Apr 3, 2004 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. 2004.a and 2004.b). It has been held since 1997. ------------------------------ Subject: DPRG Table-Top Robot Contest NAME: DPRG Table-Top Robot Contest LAST DATE: Nov 15, 2003, Dallas, TX NEXT DATE: Jul 17, 2004 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 24, 2003 NEXT DATE: Apr 20-22, 2004 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 15-16, 2003 NEXT DATE: Nov, 2004 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, 2003, France NEXT DATE: May 21-23, 2003 LOCATION: La Ferte Bernard, FRANCE EVENTS: Each year the event is different. The 2004 event is Rugby CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.anstj.org/robot/concours/eurobot/garde_en.html OTHER: Website provides in multiple languages. Contest is open to teams and robot clubs from all over the world. ------------------------------ Subject: FIRA Robot World Cup NAME: FIRA Robot World Cup LAST DATE: Sep 28 - Oct 3, 2003, Vienna, Austria NEXT DATE Oct 27-31, 2004 LOCATION: BEXCO, Busan, KOREA 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, 2003 (National Championship) NEXT DATE: Apr 15-17, 2004 (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: Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge NAME: Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge LAST DATE: Dec 6, 2003 NEXT DATE: Dec, 2004 LOCATION: University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI EVENTS: Timed, multitask, tethered mission CLASSES: N/A SIZE: N/A AWARDS: N/A INFO: N/A OTHER: For more info email markr@soest.hawii.edu or wgspeed@earthlink.net ------------------------------ Subject: HISPABOT NAME: HISPABOT LAST DATE: 2003 NEXT DATE: Apr 29-30, 2004 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: House of NERC NAME: House of NERC LAST DATE: Oct 4-5, 2003 NEXT DATE: Oct, 2004 LOCATION: Germansville Firehall, Germansville, 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: Indonesian Robot Contest NAME: Indonesian Robot Contest LAST DATE: May 3, 2003 NEXT DATE: May, 2004 LOCATION: Jakarta, INDONESIA EVENTS: "Takraw Space Conqueror Asia" CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.kri.or.id/eng/index.php ------------------------------ Subject: IRRF Open Challenge NAME: IRRF Open Challenge LAST DATE: N/A NEXT DATE: Sep, 2004 LOCATION: Las Vegas, NV EVENTS: Autonomous 300 mile off-road race CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.irrf.org/ ------------------------------ Subject: K'NEX K*bot World Championships NAME: K'NEX K*bot World Championships LAST DATE: Jul 14-18, 2003, Las Vegas, NV NEXT DATE: Jul 19-23, 2004 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: LEGO MY EGG-O Robotic Egg Hunt NAME: LEGO MY EGG-O Robotic Egg Hunt LAST DATE: Dec 13, 2003 NEXT DATE: Dec, 2004 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: Manitoba Robot Games NAME: Manitoba Robot Games (9th Annual) LAST DATE: Mar 22, 2003, Manitoba, CANADA NEXT DATE: Mar 13-14, 2004 LOCATION: Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA EVENTS: Atomic Hockey - ping pong partical physics Sumo - Japanese style Sumo - Western style Robotic seek and capture - hide and seek with robots 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/mrg.html ------------------------------ Subject: MATE ROV Competition NAME: MATE ROV Competition LAST DATE: Jun 19-21, 2003, MIT, Cambridge, MA NEXT DATE: Jun 25-27, 2004 LOCATION: University of California (UCSB), Santa Barbara, CA 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: Melexis Safety Trophy NAME: Melexis Safety Trophy LAST DATE: Apr 19, 2003 NEXT DATE: Apr 24-25, 2004 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/ ------------------------------ Subject: Micro-Rato NAME: Micro-Rato LAST DATE: Apr, 2003, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, PORTUGAL NEXT DATE: May, 2004 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: MURC NAME: MURC LAST DATE: Jul 19, 2003, Manhattan, KS NEXT DATE: Jan 17, 2004 LOCATION: Lakewood, CO EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other CLASSES: Remote-Control SIZE: 150g, 1lbs, 3lbs, 12lbs AWARDS: Trophies and contingency prizes INFO: http://www.murconline.com/ ------------------------------ Subject: NATCAR NAME: NATCAR LAST DATE: May, 2003 NEXT DATE: May, 2004 LOCATION: N/A 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/index.html ------------------------------ Subject: National Festival of Robotics NAME: National Festival of Robotics LAST DATE: May 8-11, 2003, Lisboa, Portugal NEXT DATE: May, 2004 LOCATION: PORTUGAL EVENTS: N/A CLASSES: N/A SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://robotica2004.isr.ist.utl.pt/ ------------------------------ Subject: NC Robot Street Fight NAME: NC Robot Street Fight LAST DATE: Jul 4-5, 2003, Salisbury, NC NEXT DATE: Jul 2004 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: Olimpiada Robotica NAME: Olimpiada Robotica LAST DATE: Nov 8-9, 2003, Columbia NEXT DATE: Nov, 2002 LOCATION: Commercial Center Vizcaya de Medellin, COLUMBIA EVENTS: Robot race through maze CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.upb.edu.co/automatica/olimpiada/olimpiada.html ------------------------------ Subject: PAReX Autonomous Robotics Competition NAME: PAReX Autonomous Robotics Competition LAST DATE: Nov 22, 2003, Phoenix, AZ NEXT DATE: Nov, 2004 LOCATION: Challenger Learning Center, Phoenix, AZ EVENTS: Mini-Sumo Novice Maze Solving Advanced Maze Solving Expert Maze Solving 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: May 25, 2003 NEXT DATE: May, 2003 LOCATION: Smith Center Ballroom, Portland State University, Portland, OR EVENTS: Mini-Sumo Micro-Sumo Japan Sumo Line-Following Talent Show CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.portlandrobotics.org/PDXBOT/ ------------------------------ Subject: Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest NAME: Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest LAST DATE: Mar, 2003, Penn State Abington, Abington, PA NEXT DATE: Mar, 2004 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/competitions.htm 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 13, 2003, Penn State Abington, Abington, PA NEXT DATE: Dec, 2004 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/robo-hoops.htm ------------------------------ Subject: OTEA National Robotics Competition NAME: OTEA National Robotics Competition LAST DATE: N/A NEXT DATE: Apr 16-17, 2004 LOCATION: Marion, OH EVENTS: Journey Robot Sumo BASIC Stamp Sumo Manufacturing Robotic Workcell Pick and Place Open Robot Construction Robot Maze Dragster Design Problem Solving CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control SIZES: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.ohiotech.org/competitions.html ------------------------------ Subject: RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup NAME: RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup LAST DATE: Jun 2003 NEXT DATE: Jun 27 - Jul 5, 2004 LOCATION: Lisbon, Portugal 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: Aug 31, 2002, Bangkok NEXT DATE: Sep 11, 2004 LOCATION: Seoul, KOREA EVENTS: Robots must build and cross a bridge CLASSES: Remote-Control and Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.kbs.co.kr/aburobocon2004/ ------------------------------ Subject: RoboCup Junior Australia NAME: RoboCup Junior Australia LAST DATE: Sep 11, Queensland, AUSTRALIA NEXT DATE: Sep 6-7, 2003 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: Aug, 2003 NEXT DATE: Apr 24, 2004 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: RoboFesta NAME: RoboFesta LAST DATE: Jun, 2003 NEXT DATE: Jun, 2004 LOCATION: United Kindom EVENTS: Robot Explorer & Explorer Junior RoboCup Junior, Middle, Legged CLASSES: See rules SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.robofesta-europe.org/britain/ ------------------------------ Subject: RoboJoust NAME: RoboJoust LAST DATE: Sep 20 - 21, 2003, Las Vegas, NV NEXT DATE: Jun 4-6, 2004 LOCATION: Las Vegas, NV EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other. CLASSES: Remote-Control only SIZE: 1lb, 12lb, 30lb, 60lb, 120lb, 220lb, 140lb AWARDS: N/A INFO: http://www.robojoust.com/ ------------------------------ Subject: ROBOlympics NAME: ROBOlympics LAST DATE: N/A NEXT DATE: Mar 20-21, 2004 LOCATION: Ft. Mason Herbst Pavilion, 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 11-12, 2002 NEXT DATE: Oct 9-10, 2004 LOCATION: Central Point, 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: RoboRodentia NAME: RoboRodentia LAST DATE: Apr, 2003 NEXT DATE: Apr 17, 2004 LOCATION: California Polytechnic State University, 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 ------------------------------ Subject: Robothon NAME: Robothon LAST DATE: Oct 25-26, 2003 NEXT DATE: Oct, 2004 LOCATION: Seattle Center, Seattle, WA EVENTS: Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot regional contest 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.seattlerobotics.org/robothon/ ------------------------------ Subject: Roboticon NAME: Roboticon LAST DATE: Mar 15-16, 2003 NEXT DATE: Mar 20, 2004 LOCATION: University of Guelph, Ontario, CANADA EVENTS: Robotic Soccer for Lego robots CLASSES: Remote-Control only SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://roboticon.cs-club.org/ ------------------------------ Subject: Robot Riots NAME: Robot Riots LAST DATE: Nov 7-9, 2003 NEXT DATE: Nov, 2004 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: Robot Wars NAME: Robot Wars LAST DATE: Aug, 2003 NEXT DATE: Aug, 2004 LOCATION: N/A EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other. CLASSES: Remote-Control only SIZE: N/A AWARDS: N/A INFO: http://robotwars.com/ http://robotwars.co.uk/ ------------------------------ Subject: Robotex NAME: Robotex LAST DATE: Nov 21, 2003 NEXT DATE: Nov, 2004 LOCATION: Tallinn Technical University, ESTONIA EVENTS: N/A CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: N/A AWARDS: N/A INFO: http://www.robotex.ee/ ------------------------------ Subject: Robotix NAME: Robotix LAST DATE: 2003 NEXT DATE: Jan 16-18, 2004 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.iitkgp.ernet.in/robotix/ ------------------------------ Subject: SAE Walking Machine Challenge NAME: SAE Walking Machine Challenge (16th Annual) LAST DATE: Apr, 2003, Golden, CO NEXT DATE: Apr 28 - May 1, 2004 LOCATION: Union College, Schenectady, NY 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: Robotics Society of America Robot Games NAME: Robotics Society of America Robot Games LAST DATE: Dec 13, 2003 NEXT DATE: Dec, 2004 LOCATION: San Francisco, CA EVENTS: Line Following Autonomous Mini Sumo Autonomous Fullsize Sumo NASA Lego Mindstorms Challenge Space-Elevator Climbing Event Walker Challenge BEAM Robot Competition Maze challenge AIBO Performance Robot combat Best of Show CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://robotics-society.org/games/ ------------------------------ Subject: Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition NAME: Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition (14th annual) LAST DATE: Jul 15-17, 2003, Great World City, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NEXT DATE: Apr, 2004 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, 2003, Republic of Singapore NEXT DATE: May 18-20, 2004 LOCATION: Singapore Science Centre, 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: Southern Assault NAME: Southern Assault LAST DATE: Sep, 2003, Hendersonville, NC NEXT DATE: Aug 28-29, 2004 LOCATION: Hendersonville, NC 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: SOZBOTS NAME: SOZBOTS LAST DATE: Aug 16-17, 2003, Los Angeles, CA NEXT DATE: Aug, 2004 LOCATION: TBA EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other. CLASSES: Remote-Control only SIZE: 16oz max weight AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.sozbots.com/ ------------------------------ Subject: SPURT NAME: SPURT (School Projects Using Robot Techniques) LAST DATE: May, 2003, Rostock-Warnemunde, GERMANY NEXT DATE: May 14, 2004 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: Steel Conflict NAME: Steel Conflict LAST DATE: Feb, 2003, Pomona, CA NEXT DATE: Apr 23-24, 2004 LOCATION: Anaheim, CA EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other. CLASSES: Remote-Control only SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.steelconflict.com/ ------------------------------ 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 26, 2003, San Jose, CA NEXT DATE: Apr 24, 2004 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/tech_challenge/ 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 20-22, 2003, Texas A&M University NEXT DATE: Nov, 2004 LOCATION: Texas A&M University, College Station, 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: Nov, 2004 LOCATION: The Hague, THE NETHERLANDS EVENTS: See website CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.tno.nl/instit/fel/felnews/nl/robotcompetitie.html ------------------------------ Subject: Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest NAME: Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest LAST DATE: Apr 13, 2003 Trinity College, Hartford, CT. NEXT DATE: Apr 18, 2004 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: Twin Cities Mechwars NAME: Twin Cities Mechwars LAST DATE: Oct 25-26, 2003 NEXT DATE: Oct, 2004 LOCATION: St. Paul, 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: UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest NAME: UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest (Eighth Annual) LAST DATE: Apr 12, 2003 University of California, Davis campus NEXT DATE: Apr 17, 2004 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/~ieee/umouse/umouse.html ------------------------------ Subject: UK National Micromouse Competition NAME: UK National Micromouse Competition LAST DATE: Jun, 2003, London, UK NEXT DATE: Jun 19, 2004 LOCATION: Technology Innovations Center, Birmingham, UNITED KINDGOM EVENTS: Micromouse CLASS: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: Brass cheese and cash prizes INFO: http://micromouse.cs.rhul.ac.uk/ ------------------------------ Subject: University of Florida Student Robotic Competition NAME: University of Florida Student Robotic Competition LAST DATE: N/A NEXT DATE: Mar 28 - Apr 1, 2004 LOCATION: University of FL Conference Center, Gainesville, FL EVENTS: Nuclear Fuel Disaster Remediation CLASSES: Autonomous or Remote Control SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://plaza.ufl.edu/niezreck/Robots_Competition_2004.html ------------------------------ Subject: Micro Air Vehicle Competition NAME: Micro Air Vehicle Competition (8th annual) LAST DATE: Apr, 2003, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL NEXT DATE: Apr, 2004 LOCATION: TBA EVENTS: Surveillance - robot must fly 600 meters, locate and photograph a 1.5 meter target hidden behind a fenced enclosure 1.5m high. Heavy-Lift - robot must lift payload, fly 2 minutes and land safely. Smallest robot wins. CLASS: Autonomous and Radio Control. See rules. SIZE: No limit but winner is judged on how small it is. AWARDS: Trophies INFO: http://www.mae.ufl.edu/mav/mav/mav.htm http://www.nd.edu/~mav/competition.htm email daj@aero.ufl.edu OTHER: Contests must agree to sell their entries to the contest organizer for $1,500 each. ------------------------------ Subject: Western Canadian Robot Games NAME: Western Canadian Robot Games LAST DATE: May, 2003, Southern Alberta Institute Of Technology NEXT DATE: May 15, 2004 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: WCRG Home http://www.robotgames.com/ OTHER: Not all BEAM events occur at all BEAM competitions. ------------------------------ Subject: Yantriki NAME: Yantriki LAST DATE: Jan 31 - Feb 2, 2003, Bombay, INDIA NEXT DATE: Jan 24-26, 2004 LOCATION: TECHFEST 2004, IIT, Bombay, INDIA EVENTS: Multiple levels and events, see rules CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.me.iitb.ernet.in/yantriki/ http://www.techfest.org/ =============================================================================