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| Description: | ROBOT CONTESTS AND COMPETITIONS FAQ Updated: Sep 1, 2008 Number of events currently listed: 116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. See website for clickable links. Sep 6, 2008 ROBO-ONE Helper Robot Project Sep 13, 2008 Baltic Robot Sumo Sep 17, 2008 Powered by Sun Sep 18-19, 2008 Korea Intelligent Robot Contest Sep 20, 2008 Robotour Sep 20-21, 2008 RoboCup Junior Australia Sep 27, 2008 Elevator:2010 Climber Competition Sep 29, 2008 Microtransat Challenge Oct 2-4, 2008 MindSpark Oct 11-12, 2008 The Franklin Cup Oct 18-19, 2008 Chibotica Oct 21-24, 2008 Russian Olympiad of Robots Oct 24-26, 2008 Critter Crunch Oct 25, 2008 Northern California Robot Games Oct, 2008 ROBOMO Maze Solving Competition Oct, 2008 Robot-Liga Nov 1, 2008 Bloomington VEX Tournament Nov 21-23, 2008 All Japan MicroMouse Contest Nov 22-23, 2008 Canadian National Robot Games Nov 22, 2008 Roaming Robots Grand Final Nov 22, 2008 DPRG RoboRama Nov 24, 2008 Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge Nov 29, 2008 FIRST LEGO League of South Africa Championship Nov, 2008 ARADBOT Nov, 2008 South's BEST competition Nov, 2008 Texas BEST competition Dec 4-31, 2008 ROBOEXOTICA Dec 5, 2008 Robotex Dec 17-21, 2008 IROC International Robot Olympiad Dec, 2008 PAReX Autonomous Robotics Competition Dec, 2008 Penn State Abington Robo-Hoops Jan 20-22, 2009 Singapore Robotic Games Jan 24-26, 2009 Techfest Jan 29, 2009 Robotix Jan, 2009 Kurukshetra Feb 15-19, 2009 APEC Micromouse Contest Feb, 2009 Pragyan Mar, 2009 AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest Mar, 2009 Boonshoft Museum Robot Rumble Mar, 2009 CIRC Central Illinois Bot Brawl Mar, 2009 Fort Collins Robot Fire Fighting Challenge Mar, 2009 Grant Imahara VEXplorer Robot Challenge Mar, 2009 Manitoba Robot Games Mar, 2009 METU Robotics Days Mar, 2009 National Robotics Challenge Mar, 2009 RobotChallenge Mar, 2009 Roboticon Mar, 2009 RoboWars Apr, 2009 BattleBotsIQ Apr, 2009 Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races Apr, 2009 CRAC Maisonneuve Sumo Competition Apr, 2009 DTU RoboCup Apr, 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition Apr, 2009 iSTARS Robotics Tournament Apr, 2009 Historical Electronics Museum Robot Festival Apr, 2009 Istrobot Apr, 2009 Micro-Rato Apr, 2009 Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest Apr, 2009 Penn State Abington Mini Grand Challenge Apr, 2009 RoboFest Apr, 2009 Robofest NYC Apr, 2009 RoboRodentia Apr, 2009 Robotest Apr, 2009 Robotica National Festival of Robotics Apr, 2009 RobotRacing Apr, 2009 Robot-SM Apr, 2009 Trenton Computer Festival Robotics Contest Apr, 2009 Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest Apr, 2009 UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest May, 2009 Austrobot May 2009 AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition May, 2009 Alcabot May, 2009 Atlanta Robot Rally May, 2009 CybAiRBot May, 2009 Eurobot May, 2009 Haifa Robot Competition May, 2009 HISPABOT May, 2009 International Micro Air Vehicle Competition May, 2009 ICRA Robot Challenge May, 2009 LVBots Challenge May, 2009 Mechwars May, 2009 NATCAR May, 2009 PDXBOT May, 2009 SPURT May, 2009 SwissEurobot May, 2009 The Tech Museum of Innovation's Annual Tech Challenge May, 2009 UNI Mini-Sumo Robotics Challenge May, 2009 Western Canadian Robot Games Jun, 2009 CIG Car Racing Competition Jun, 2009 International Autonomous Robot Contest Jun, 2009 ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competition Jun, 2009 KCRS Robot Exhibition and Competition Jun, 2009 MATE ROV Competition Jun, 2009 Milford Autonomous Robotics Competition Jun, 2009 Museum of Robots Build-a-Robot Competition Jun, 2009 Rat's Life Jun, 2009 RoboGames Jun, 2009 UK National Micromouse Competition Jul, 2009 AAAI Mobile Robot Competition Jul, 2009 Africa Championship Robotics Competition Jul, 2009 AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition Jul, 2009 AUVS International Underwater Robotics Competition Jul, 2009 Botball National Tournament Jul, 2009 European Micro Air Vehicle Competition Jul, 2009 FIRA Robot World Cup Jul, 2009 K'Nex K*bot World Championships Jul, 2009 RoboBombeiro Jul, 2009 RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup Jul, 2009 Robo-Champion Jul, 2009 Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition Jul, 2009 War-Bots Xtreme Aug, 2009 DPRG Robot Talent Show Aug, 2009 Motodrone AFO Competition Aug, 2009 ABU Robocon Aug, 2009 RoboCountry Aug, 2009 Robot Fighting League National Aug, 2009 Robots at Play Sep 4-7, 2009 DragonCon Robot Battles Sep, 2009 Robothon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AAAI Mobile Robot Competition NAME: AAAI Mobile Robot Competition (12th annual) LAST DATE: Jul 13-17, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jul, 2009 LOCATION: Chicago, IL EVENTS: Semantic Robot Vision Challenge Human-Robot Interaction Challenge Integration Challenge Robot Exhibition CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.aaai.org/Conferences/conferences.php -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Africa Championship Robotics Competition NAME: Africa Championship Robotics Competition LAST DATE: Jul 7-11, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jul, 2009 LOCATION: Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA EVENTS: See rules CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.nydt.org/home.asp?pid=963 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alcabot NAME: Alcabot LAST DATE: May 5-9, 2008 NEXT DATE: May, 2009 LOCATION: University of Alcala, Madrid, SPAIN EVENTS: See website SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.depeca.uah.es/alcabot/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Japan MicroMouse Contest NAME: All Japan MicroMouse Contest (23rd) LAST DATE: Nov 16-18, 2007 NEXT DATE: Nov 21-23, 2008 LOCATION: Tsukuba, JAPAN EVENTS: Micromouse Micromouse Expert Micro Clipper Robotrace CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: 25cm x 25cm AWARDS: Certificates INFO: http://www.robomedia.org/directory/jp/game/mm_japan.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest NAME: AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest LAST DATE: Mar 7-8, 2008 NEXT DATE: Mar, 2009 LOCATION: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL EVENTS: Different event each year. CLASSES: Autonomous or Remote-Control SIZE: See rules AWARDS: Cash prizes INFO: http://dc.cen.uiuc.edu/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APEC Micromouse Contest NAME: APEC Micromouse Contest LAST DATE: Feb 24-28, 2008 NEXT DATE: Feb 15-19, 2009 LOCATION: Washington, DC EVENTS: Micromouse maze running CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: 25cm x 25cm AWARDS: Cash prizes and trophies INFO: http://www.apec-conf.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARADBOT NAME: ARADBOT LAST DATE: Dec 30, 2007 NEXT DATE: Dec, 2008 LOCATION: Santiago, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EVENTS: Mini Sumo Line Following CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: 10cm x 10cm (sumo), 20cmx30cm (line following) AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.aiolosrd.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlanta Robot Rally NAME: Atlanta Robot Rally LAST DATE: N/A NEXT DATE: May, 2009 LOCATION: Souther Polytechnic, Marietta, 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Austrobot NAME: Austrobot LAST DATE: May 10, 2008 NEXT DATE: May, 2009 LOCATION: Wels, Austria EVENTS: Regional for Eurobot CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: 120cm AWARDS: Cup and certificates INFO: http://www.austrobot.info/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition NAME: AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition LAST DATE: Jul 28 - Aug 1, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jul, 2009 LOCATION: Fort Benning, GA EVENTS: Fully autonomous air vehicles and sub-vehicles perform tasks CLASSES: Autonomous 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition NAME: AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition LAST DATE: May 30 - Jun 2, 2008 NEXT DATE: May, 2009 LOCATION: Oakland University, Rochester, MI EVENTS: Autonomous ground vehicle navigates outdoor obstacle course within prescribed time while staying within 5mph speed limit. CLASSES: Autonomous (emergency RC 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/ OTHER: Open to college students only. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUVS International Underwater Robotics Competition NAME: AUVS International Underwater Robotics Competition LAST DATE: Jul 29 - Aug 3, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jul, 2009 LOCATION: Space and Naval Warefare System Center, San Diego, CA EVENTS: Autonomous underwather vehicles must complete an underwater course with various requirements. CLASSES: Autonomous 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.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baltic Robot Sumo NAME: Baltic Robot Sumo LAST DATE: N/A NEXT DATE: Sep 13, 2008 LOCATION: Rigi, LATVIA EVENTS: 3 kg Sumo, Mini Sumo CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: Cup as a traveling award and other prizes INFO: http://www.balticrobotsumo.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BattleBotsIQ NAME: BattleBotsIQ LAST DATE: Apr 30 - May 4, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr, 2009 LOCATION: Miami Beach, FL EVENTS: Student-built "Robots" (RC vehicles) attempt to destroy each other. CLASSES: Remote-Control only SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.battlebotsiq.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bloomington VEX Tournament NAME: Bloomington VEX Tournament LAST DATE: Nov 2007 NEXT DATE: Nov 1, 2008 LOCATION: Ivy Tech Community College, Bloomington, IN EVENTS: Top-It-Off-2 Pythagorean-2 VEX Tractor Pull CAD Design Contest CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://robotics.bloomington.googlepages.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boonshoft Museum Robot Rumble NAME: Boonshoft Museum Robot Rumble LAST DATE: Mar 30, 2008 NEXT DATE: Mar, 2009 LOCATION: Boonshoft Museum, Dayton, OH EVENTS: LEGO Robot building and competition CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.boonshoftmuseum.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Botball National Tournament NAME: Botball National Tournament LAST DATE: Jul 8-11, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jul, 2009 LOCATION: Norman, OK 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Museum of Robots Build-a-Robot Competition NAME: Museum of Robots Build-a-Robot Competition LAST DATE: Jun 19, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jun, 2009 LOCATION: Second Life EVENTS: Classic Robot Avatars CLASSES: See rules SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.museumofrobots.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canadian National Robot Games NAME: Canadian National Robot Games LAST DATE: Nov 10-11, 2007 NEXT DATE: Nov 22-23, 2008 LOCATION: Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada EVENTS: Mini-sumo (novice, advanced, master) Full-size sumo (autonomous and RC) Fire-fighting Line following Walker Race Photovore Search and Rescue Art and Innovation CLASSES: See rules SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.robotgames.ca/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races NAME: Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races (10th annual) LAST DATE: Apr 18, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr, 2009 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chibotica NAME: Chibotica LAST DATE: Oct 21, 2007 NEXT DATE: Oct 18-19, 2008 LOCATION: iHobby Expo, Rosemont, IL EVENTS: Line following Maze solving Mini-sumo challenge Robo-One Talent show Combat CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: Will be announced at competition INFO: http://www.chibots.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CIG Car Racing Competition NAME: CIG Car Racing Competition LAST DATE: Jun 1-6, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jun, 2009 LOCATION: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong EVENTS: Race Cars controlled by artificially evolved neural nets CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.wcci2008.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CIRC Central Illinois Bot Brawl NAME: CIRC Central Illinois Bot Brawl LAST DATE: Mar 29, 2008 NEXT DATE: Mar, 2009 LOCATION: Lakeview Museum, Peoria, IL EVENTS: RC Combat Autonomous Sumo Line Following Line Maze CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control SIZE: see rules AWARDS: Sponsored prizes and certificates INFO: http://circ.mtco.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRAC Maisonneuve Sumo Competition NAME: CRAC Maisonneuve Sumo Competition LAST DATE: Apr, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr, 2009 LOCATION: College Maisonneuve, Montreal, CANADA EVENTS: Sumo CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: 3kg and 500g AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://crac.cmaisonneuve.qc.ca/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Critter Crunch NAME: Critter Crunch LAST DATE: Oct 26-28, 2007 NEXT DATE: Oct 24-26, 2008 LOCATION: Hyatt Regency Tech Center, 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CybAiRBot NAME: CybAiRBot LAST DATE: May 10, 2008 NEXT DATE: May, 2009 LOCATION: Poznan, Poland EVENTS: Sumo (Japanese rules) CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules INFO: http://www.sumo.put.poznan.pl/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DragonCon Robot Battles NAME: DragonCon Robot Battles LAST DATE: Aug 29 - Sep 1, 2008 NEXT DATE: Sep 4-7, 2009 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DPRG RoboRama NAME: DPRG RoboRama LAST DATE: May 10, 2008 NEXT DATE: Nov 22, 2008 LOCATION: Dallas, TX EVENTS: Cone-Test - indoor robots navigate a course made of orange cones Out and Back - outdoor robots go 100 feet out and back Borenstein Square - outdoor contest based on UMBMark test Obstacles - Same Out and Back but with obstacles Long Haul - outdoor robots traverse 500 to 1000 foot course CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: Prizes and certificates awarded for each event INFO: http://www.dprg.org/competitions/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DPRG Robot Talent Show NAME: DPRG Robot Talent Show LAST DATE: Apr 14, 2007 NEXT DATE: Aug, 2009 LOCATION: The Science Place, Dallas, TX EVENTS: Autonomous robots demonstrate their talents CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: No limits AWARDS: Prizes and certificates awarded INFO: http://www.dprg.org/competitions/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DTU RoboCup NAME: DTU RoboCup LAST DATE: Apr 8-10, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr 2009 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.robocup.dtu.dk/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eurobot NAME: Eurobot LAST DATE: May 21-25, 2008 NEXT DATE: May, 2009 LOCATION: Heidelberg, GERMANY EVENTS: Each year the event is different, see rules CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.eurobot.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elevator:2010 Climber Competition NAME: Elevator:2010 Climber Competition LAST DATE: Oct 19-21, 2007 NEXT DATE: Sep 27, 2008 LOCATION: TBD EVENTS: Autonomous climber must ascend a scale model of a space elevator using a beam power source. CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: 50kg max AWARDS: Cash prizes INFO: http://www.elevator2010.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRA Robot World Cup NAME: FIRA Robot World Cup LAST DATE: Jul 22-25, 2008 NEXT DATE Jul, 2009 LOCATION: Shinan Software Park, Qingdao, CHINA 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 SIZE: See rules for each event AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.fira.net/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRST LEGO League of South Africa Championship NAME: FIRST LEGO League of South Africa Championship LAST DATE: N/A NEXT DATE: Nov 29, 2008 LOCATION: Sci Bono Science Center, Johannesburg, South Africa EVENTS: FIRST LEGO League CLASSES: see rules SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.fllsa.org.za/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRST Robotics Competition NAME: FIRST Robotics Competition LAST DATE: Apr 17-19, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr 2009 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fort Collins Robot Fire Fighting Challenge NAME: Fort Collins Robot Fire Fighting Challenge LAST DATE: Mar 8, 2008 NEXT DATE: Mar, 2009 LOCATION: Discovery Science Center, Fort Collins, CO EVENTS: Regional for Trinity College Fire Fighting contest CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.strout.net/fcrffc/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Cup NAME: The Franklin Cup LAST DATE: Oct 20, 2007 NEXT DATE: Oct 11-12, 2008 LOCATION: Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia, PA EVENTS: "Robots" (RC vehicles) attempt to destroy each other CLASSES: Remote-Control SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.nerc.us/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grant Imahara VEXplorer Robot Challenge NAME: Grant Imahara VEXplorer Robot Challenge LAST DATE: Mar 24, 2008 NEXT DATE: Mar, 2009 LOCATION: YouTube and Robot Magazine EVENTS: Students submit designs for unique robots using only parts from VEXplorer kit. 25 finalists get a free kit to build their design and must submit a YouTube video for judging by Grant Imahara. CLASSES: Remote-Control SIZE: see rules AWARDS: Scholarships and gift certificates INFO: http://www.botmag.com/articles/contest.shtml -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haifa Robot Competition NAME: Haifa Robot Competition LAST DATE: May, 2008 NEXT DATE: May, 2009 LOCATION: Haifa, ISRAEL EVENTS: University League High School League Amateurs League CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://math.haifa.ac.il/robotics/competition/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge NAME: Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge LAST DATE: Nov 23-24, 2007 NEXT DATE: Nov 24, 2008 LOCATION: Kahanamoku Pool, UoH at Manoa, Honolulu, HI EVENTS: Timed, multitasking, tethered mission CLASSES: Remote-control SIZE: see MATE ROV competition rules AWARDS: N/A INFO: http://www.marinetech.org/rov_competition/ OTHER: Regional for the MATE ROV competition -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HISPABOT NAME: HISPABOT LAST DATE: May 5-9, 2008 NEXT DATE: May, 2009 LOCATION: University of Alcala, Madrid, SPAIN EVENTS: Maze Sumo Alcafutbol (soccer) CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: Cash prizes up to 600 euros INFO: http://www.depeca.uah.es/alcabot/hispabot/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Historical Electronics Museum Robot Festival NAME: Historical Electronics Museum Robot Festival LAST DATE: Apr 26, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr, 2009 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ICRA Robot Challenge NAME: ICRA Robot Challenge LAST DATE: May 19-23, 2008 NEXT DATE: May, 2009 LOCATION: Pasadena, CA EVENTS: Autonomous planetary surface exploration Teleoperated robot emergency mission Human-Robot Interaction CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://icra.wustl.edu/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Autonomous Robot Contest NAME: International Autonomous Robot Contest LAST DATE: Jun 21-22, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jun, 2009 LOCATION: Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA EVENTS: Technical Presentation Urban Challenge Gold Rush Challenge CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.iaroc.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Micro Air Vehicle Competition NAME: International Micro Air Vehicle Competition LAST DATE: May, 2008 NEXT DATE: May, 2009 LOCATION: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT EVENTS: MAV Surveillance (smallest to complete course wins) MAV Endurance Ornithopter Competition Design Competition CLASSES: Autonomous and Radio Control. See rules. SIZE: No limit but winner is judged on how small it is. AWARDS: Trophies INFO: http://www.et.byu.edu/groups/wwwmav/Tenth_MAV_Site/ OTHER: Contests must agree to sell their entries to the contest organizer for $1,500 each. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competition NAME: ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competition LAST DATE: Jun 5-8, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jun, 2009 LOCATION: Beavercreek, OH EVENTS: Autonomous lawn mowing CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.automow.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IROC International Robot Olympiad NAME: IROC International Robot Olympiad LAST DATE: Nov 27-30, 2007 NEXT DATE: Dec 17-21, 2008 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA EVENTS: see rules CLASSES: see rules SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.iroc.org/ http://www.iiu.edu.my/ICOM/2008/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- iSTARS Robotics Tournament NAME: iSTARS Robotics Tournament LAST DATE: N/A NEXT DATE: N/A LOCATION: Toronot, CANADA EVENTS: Student built robots compete to achieve a goal CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control SIZE: 60kg, 1.5m tall AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.istars-robotics.com/ OTHER: 2008 event cancelled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Istrobot NAME: Istrobot LAST DATE: Apr 19, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr, 2009 LOCATION: Slovak University of Technology, Bratislave, Slovakia, EU EVENTS: Line following IEEE Micromouse Mini Sumo Free Style CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.robotics.sk/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KCRS Robot Exhibition and Competition NAME: KCRS Robot Exhibition and Competition LAST DATE: Jun 21, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jun, 2009 LOCATION: Above the Harvey House Cafe, Kansas City, MO EVENTS: Line following Sumo and Mini Sumo Dinnerware Demolition Derby Indoor Solar Rollers CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.kansascityrobotics.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Korea Intelligent Robot Contest NAME: Korea Intelligent Robot Contest LAST DATE: Oct 26-28, 2007 NEXT DATE: Sep 18-19, 2008 LOCATION: POSTECH Gymnasium, Pohang City, Korea EVENTS: Intelligent robots Cleaning robots CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://irc.piro.re.kr/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K'NEX K*bot World Championships NAME: K'NEX K*bot World Championships LAST DATE: Jul 14-18, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jul, 2009 LOCATION: Las Vegas, NV EVENTS: Two-wheel drive K*bots (autonomous) Four-wheel drive K*bots (autonomous) Cyber K*bot Division (RC) CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.livingjungle.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kurukshetra NAME: Kurukshetra LAST DATE: Jan 22-25, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jan, 2009 LOCATION: Guindy, Chennai, INDIA EVENTS: Designer's Quest Solenopsis Freightocog Catch me if you can CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: over 1.6 lakhs INFO: http://www.kurukshetra.org.in -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LVBots Challenge NAME: LVBots Challenge LAST DATE: May, 2008 NEXT DATE: May, 2009 LOCATION: Las Vegas, NV EVENTS: Line following Line maze solving Mini Sumo CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: Prizes and trophies INFO: http://www.lvbots.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABU Robocon NAME: ABU Robocon LAST DATE: Aug 31, 2008 NEXT DATE: Aug, 2009 LOCATION: Pune, INDIA EVENTS: See rules CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.official-robocon.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manitoba Robot Games NAME: Manitoba Robot Games (9th Annual) LAST DATE: Mar 15-16, 2008 NEXT DATE: Mar, 2009 LOCATION: Tec Voc High School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA EVENTS: Mini-Sumo - Japanese style Sumo - Western style Mini-Tractor Pull - robot pulls weighted sled in minimal time Super Scramble - Walk, wheel or track, first over mixed terrain Line Follower - 4 layouts, flat and inclined Robo-Critters - contest for kids with supplied robot-kit CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control SIZE: See rules AWARDS: Prizes awarded in each event INFO: http://www.scmb.mb.ca/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MATE ROV Competition NAME: MATE ROV Competition LAST DATE: Jun 26-28, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jun, 2009 LOCATION: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, CA EVENTS: Varies each year, see website 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mechwars NAME: Mechwars LAST DATE: May, 2008 NEXT DATE: May, 2009 LOCATION: Eagan, MN EVENTS: "Robots" (RC vehicles) attempt to destroy each other. CLASSES: Remote-Control only SIZE: 60lb, 120lb, 375lb AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.tcmechwars.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- METU Robotics Days NAME: METU Robotics Days LAST DATE: Mar 21-23, 2008 NEXT DATE: Mar, 2009 LOCATION: METU Culture & Convention Center, TURKEY EVENTS: see rules CLASSES: see rules SIZE: see rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.roboticsdays.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Micro-Rato NAME: Micro-Rato LAST DATE: Apr 2, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr, 2009 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Microtransat Challenge NAME: Microtransat Challenge LAST DATE: Sep 2-6, 2007 NEXT DATE: Sep 29, 2008 LOCATION: Viana do Castelo, PORTUGAL EVENTS: Robot boats race CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.microtransat.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Milford Autonomous Robotics Competition NAME: Milford Autonomous Robotics Competition LAST DATE: Jun, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jun, 2009 LOCATION: Milford, OH EVENTS: Mini Sumo Standard Sumo (60" ring) Robot Rescue/Object Retrieval CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.robocap.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MindSpark NAME: MindSpark LAST DATE: Oct 5-7, 2007 NEXT DATE: Oct 2-4, 2008 LOCATION: College of Engineering, Pune, INDIA EVENTS: Micromouse, Dogfight, and Photoroller CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.robotics.mind-spark.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Motodrone AFO Competition NAME: Motodrone AFO Competition LAST DATE: Aug 23-24, 2008 NEXT DATE: Aug, 2009 LOCATION: Finowfurt, GERMAN EVENTS: Autonomous Flying Objects CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.motodrone.de/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATCAR NAME: NATCAR LAST DATE: May 23, 2008 NEXT DATE: May, 2009 LOCATION: UC Davis Campus, Davis, 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Robotics Challenge NAME: National Robotics Challenge LAST DATE: Mar 7-8, 2008 NEXT DATE: Mar, 2009 LOCATION: Marion, OH EVENTS: See rules CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.nationalroboticschallenge.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern California Robot Games NAME: Northern California Robot Games LAST DATE: Oct 12-13, 2007 NEXT DATE: Oct 25, 2008 LOCATION: Archibishop Mitty High School, San Jose, CA EVENTS: FIRST CLASSES: See rules SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.wrrf.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAReX Autonomous Robotics Competition NAME: PAReX Autonomous Robotics Competition LAST DATE: Dec 1, 2007 NEXT DATE: Dec, 2008 LOCATION: Shiloh Community 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PDXBOT NAME: PDXBOT LAST DATE: May 17, 2008 NEXT DATE: May, 2009 LOCATION: Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel, Portland, OR EVENTS: SRS Line Maze Line Following Robot Walker Race Nano-Sumo Mini-Sumo Micro-Sumo Robo-Magellan Robot Talent Show Dorkbots Art Robot Competition CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.pdxbot.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest NAME: Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest LAST DATE: Apr 5, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr, 2009 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Penn State Abington Mini Grand Challenge NAME: Penn State Abington Mini Grand Challenge LAST DATE: Mar, 2008 NEXT DATE: Mar, 2009 LOCATION: Penn State Abington, Abington, PA EVENTS: Outdoor autonomous mobile robot navigation CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.ecsel.psu.edu/~avanzato/robots/contests/outdoor/contest05.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Penn State Abington Robo-Hoops NAME: Penn State Abington Robo-Hoops LAST DATE: Dec 8, 2007 NEXT DATE: Dec, 2008 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by Sun NAME: Powered by Sun LAST DATE: N/A NEXT DATE: Sep 17, 2008 LOCATION: Ostrava, CZECH REPUBLIC EVENTS: Race of solar powered robots CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://napajenisluncem.vsb.cz/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pragyan NAME: Pragyan LAST DATE: Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2008 NEXT DATE: Feb, 2009 LOCATION: National Institute of Technology, Trichy, INDIA EVENTS: Micromouse, Sym-Bot CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.pragyan.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rat's Life NAME: Rat's Life LAST DATE: Jun 30, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jun, 2009 LOCATION: On-line EVENTS: E-Puck robot programming contest CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: Robot software and hardware INFO: http://www.ratslife.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roaming Robots Grand Final NAME: Roaming Robots Grand Final LAST DATE: Nov 24, 2007 NEXT DATE: Nov 22, 2008 LOCATION: Kent, UK EVENTS: "Robots" (RC vehicles) attempt to destroy each other CLASSES: Remote-control SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.roamingrobots.co.uk/events_calendar.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBO-ONE Helper Robot Project NAME: ROBO-ONE Helper Robot Project LAST DATE: N/A NEXT DATE: Sep 6, 2008 LOCATION: Azalea Shopping Mall, Kawasaki City, JAPAN EVENTS: Teleoperated robots perform household tasks CLASSES: Remote-control SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://getrobo.typepad.com/getrobo/2008/05/new-helper-robo.html http://www.robo-one.com/robo_help/robo_help.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robo-Champion NAME: Robo-Champion LAST DATE: Jul 12, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jul, 2009 LOCATION: Science Centre, SINGAPORE EVENTS: Autonomous Lego robots compete on a Plegofield course CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.schoolofrobotics.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RoboBombeiro NAME: RoboBombeiro LAST DATE: Jul 26, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jul, 2009 LOCATION: Polytechnic Institute of Guarda, Guarda, Portugal EVENTS: Fire fighting robot contest CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://robobombeiro.ipg.pt/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RoboCountry NAME: RoboCountry LAST DATE: Aug 9, 2008 NEXT DATE: Aug, 2009 LOCATION: Takamtsu City, Kagawa, Japan EVENTS: Humanoid Robot Combat CLASSES: Remote-control SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.robocountry4.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RoboCup Junior Australia NAME: RoboCup Junior Australia LAST DATE: Sep, 2007 NEXT DATE: Sep 20-21, 2008 LOCATION: Scitech Musuem, Perth, AUSTRALIA EVENTS: Dance, Rescue, Soccer CLASSES: Remote-Control and Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.robocupjunior.org.au/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup NAME: RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup LAST DATE: Jul, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jul, 2009 LOCATION: Suzhou, CHINA 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 RoboCup@Home - real world robot event 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBOEXOTICA NAME: ROBOEXOTICA LAST DATE: Nov 24, 2007 NEXT DATE: Dec 4-31, 2008 LOCATION: Museumsquartier, Vienna, AUSTRIA EVENTS: Serving cocktails Mixing cocktails Bartending conversation Lighting cigarettes/cigars Other achievements in electronic cocktail culture CLASSES: See rules SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.roboexotica.org/en/acra.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RoboFest NAME: RoboFest LAST DATE: Apr 26, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr, 2009 LOCATION: Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI EVENTS: Game Competition - 2 autonomous robots work together Robot Exhibition RoboSumo RoboFashion Show Mini Urban Robot Challenge CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://robofest.net/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robofest NAME: Robofest NYC LAST DATE: Apr 12, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr 2009 LOCATION: SONY Wonder Technology Lab, New York City, NY EVENTS: See rules CLASSES: See rules SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.visionedinc.org/robofest/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RoboGames NAME: RoboGames LAST DATE: Jun 13-15, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jun, 2009 LOCATION: Ft. Mason's Festival Pavillion, San Francisco, CA EVENTS: FIRA, BEAM, Mindstorms, and Combat CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.robogames.net/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBOMO Maze Solving Competition NAME: ROBOMO Maze Solving Competition LAST DATE: Apr 28, 2007 NEXT DATE: Oct, 2008 LOCATION: Winfield VFW, St. Louis MO EVENTS: Maze solving CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.robomo.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RoboRodentia NAME: RoboRodentia LAST DATE: Apr 19, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr, 2009 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 SIZE: No limit (must navigate 12" wide paths in 8'x4' arena) AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://tiedye-srv.csc.calpoly.edu/~jseng/robotics.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robot-Liga NAME: Robot-Liga LAST DATE: Oct, 2007 NEXT DATE: Oct, 2008 LOCATION: Kaiserlauter, GERMANY EVENTS: Robot Collect Robot Volley Line Search Mini-Sumo Just Walk CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.robotliga.de/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RobotChallenge NAME: RobotChallenge LAST DATE: N/A NEXT DATE: Mar, 2009 LOCATION: AUSTRIA EVENTS: Parallel Slalom Slalom Enhanced Standard Sumo Mini Sumo Micro Sumo CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.robotchallenge.at/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robotest NAME: Robotest LAST DATE: Apr 12, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr, 2009 LOCATION: Frankfurt, GERMANY EVENTS: Line following Puck collect Robot Volley Fire Fighting Just Walk Mini Sumo Free Style CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.robotest.de/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robothon NAME: Robothon LAST DATE: Sep 21-23, 2007 NEXT DATE: Sep, 2009 LOCATION: Seattle Center, Seattle, WA EVENTS: Robo-Magellan MicroMouse Line Following (2 categories) Line Maze Walking Robot Race Mini Sumo 3kg Sumo (autonomous and RC) CLASSES: Remote-Control and Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.robothon.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robotica National Festival of Robotics NAME: Robotica National Festival of Robotics LAST DATE: Apr 2-6, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr, 2009 LOCATION: PORTUGAL EVENTS: N/A CLASSES: N/A SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://robotica.ua.pt/robotica2008/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roboticon NAME: Roboticon LAST DATE: Mar, 2008 NEXT DATE: Mar, 2009 LOCATION: University of Guelph, Ontario, CANADA EVENTS: Robotic Soccer for Lego robots CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.collegeroyal.uoguelph.ca/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robotour NAME: Robotour LAST DATE: Sep 22, 2007 NEXT DATE: Sep 20, 2008 LOCATION: Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC EVENTS: Autonomous navigation in a park CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.robotika.cz/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RobotRacing NAME: RobotRacing LAST DATE: Apr 26, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr, 2009 LOCATION: University of Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA EVENTS: Autonomous car racing CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.robotracing.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robot-SM NAME: Robot-SM LAST DATE: Apr 19, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr, 2009 LOCATION: Goteborg, SWEDEN EVENTS: Sumo, Mini-Sumo, Robot Pentathlon CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.robotsm.se/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robot Fighting League National NAME: Robot Fighting League National LAST DATE: Aug, 2008 NEXT DATE: Aug, 2009 LOCATION: Minneapolis, MN EVENTS: "Robots" (RC vehicles) attempt to destroy each other. CLASSES: Remote-Control only SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.botleague.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robotex NAME: Robotex LAST DATE: Nov, 2007 NEXT DATE: Dec 5, 2008 LOCATION: Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, ESTONIA EVENTS: see rules CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: Cash and non-cash prizes INFO: http://www.robotex.ee/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robotix NAME: Robotix LAST DATE: Jan 31 - Feb 3, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jan 29 - Feb 1, 2009 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.robotix.in/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robots at Play NAME: Robots at Play LAST DATE: Aug, 2008 NEXT DATE: Aug, 2009 LOCATION: City Square, Odense, DENMARK EVENTS: Robots compete to demonstrate playfulness and interactivity CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.robotsatplay.dk/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RoboWars NAME: RoboWars LAST DATE: Mar, 2008 NEXT DATE: Mar, 2009 LOCATION: Montreal, CANADA EVENTS: Sumo Solaroller CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.robowars.ca/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Russian Olympiad of Robots NAME: Russian Olympiad of Robots LAST DATE: Oct 17-20, 2007 NEXT DATE: Oct 21-24, 2008 LOCATION: Moscow, Russian EVENTS: Sumo Line Following Kegelring Free Class CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://intronics.bogorodsk.ru/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition NAME: Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition LAST DATE: Jul, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jul, 2009 LOCATION: Great World City, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE EVENTS: Micromouse maze running CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: 25cm x 25cm AWARDS: Trophies INFO: http://www.np.edu.sg/alpha/micromouse/mice_main.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Singapore Robotic Games NAME: Singapore Robotic Games LAST DATE: Jan 8-10, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jan 20-22, 2009 LOCATION: Singapore Science Center, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE EVENTS: Micromouse Autonomous Sumo RC Sumo Robot Soccer Intelligent Robot Competition Wall Climbing Pole Balancing Underwater Robots Legged Robot Marathon Legged Robot Obstacle Race Robot Colony School Robotic Competition CLASSES: Varies by event, see rules. SIZE: Varies by event, see rules. AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://guppy.mpe.nus.edu.sg/srg/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South's BEST competition NAME: South's BEST competition LAST DATE: Dec 7-8, 2007 NEXT DATE: Nov, 2008 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPURT NAME: SPURT (School Projects Using Robot Techniques) LAST DATE: May 16, 2008 NEXT DATE: May, 2009 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eurobot NAME: SwissEurobot LAST DATE: May 17-18, 2008 NEXT DATE: May, 2009 LOCATION: Yverdon-les-Bains, La Marive, Switzerland EVENTS: Eurobot regional CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: 120cm AWARDS: Cup and certificates INFO: http://www.swisseurobot.ch/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Techfest NAME: Techfest LAST DATE: Jan 25-27, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jan 24-26, 2009 LOCATION: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, INDIA EVENTS: Micromouse, Pixel, Full Throttle: Grand Prix, Blitzkrieg CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.techfest.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Tech Museum of Innovation's Annual Tech Challenge NAME: The Tech Museum of Innovation's annual Tech Challenge LAST DATE: May 3, 2008 NEXT DATE: May, 2009 LOCATION: Parkside Hall, San Jose, CA EVENTS: Water Works CLASSES: see rules SIZE: see rules AWARDS: US Savings bonds and other prizes. See website. INFO: http://techchallenge.thetech.org/ OTHER: The "challenge" is different each year. Information about it is available at special "challenge clinic" that occurs six weeks prior to the event. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Texas BEST competition NAME: Texas BEST competition LAST DATE: Nov 30 - Dec 1, 2007 NEXT DATE: Nov, 2008 LOCATION: Texas Tech University, Lubbock, 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trenton Computer Festival Robotics Contest NAME: Trenton Computer Festival Robotics Contest LAST DATE: Apr 26-27, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr, 2009 LOCATION: College of New Jersey, Ewing Township, NJ EVENTS: Sumo, Maze, Precipice avoidance, DesignAThon CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: See rules AWARDS: See rules INFO: http://www.tcf-nj.org/web/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest NAME: Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest LAST DATE: Apr 12-13, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr 2009 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 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest NAME: UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest LAST DATE: Apr 19, 2008 NEXT DATE: Apr, 2009 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 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UK National Micromouse Competition NAME: UK National Micromouse Competition LAST DATE: Jun 28, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jun, 2009 LOCATION: Technology Innovations Center, Birmingham, UNITED KINDGOM EVENTS: Micromouse CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: Brass cheese and cash prizes INFO: http://www.tic.ac.uk/micromouse/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNI Mini-Sumo Robotics Challenge NAME: UNI Mini-Sumo Robotics Challenge LAST DATE: May 1, 2008 NEXT DATE: May, 2009 LOCATION: Maucker Student Union, Univ of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA EVENTS: Mini-Sumo CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://list.dprg.org/archive/2008-March/031554.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- European Micro Air Vehicle Competition NAME: European Micro Air Vehicle Competition LAST DATE: Jul 8-10, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jul, 2009 LOCATION: Research Airport, Braunschweig, GERMANY EVENTS: MAV Flight competition CLASSES: Autonomous SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.mav08.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- War-Bots Xtreme NAME: War-Bots Xtreme LAST DATE: Jul, 2008 NEXT DATE: Jul, 2009 LOCATION: Saskatoon Saskatchewan, CANADA EVENTS: "Robots" (RC vehicles) attempt to destroy each other. CLASSES: Remote-Control only SIZE: see rules AWARDS: see rules INFO: http://www.warbotsxtreme.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Western Canadian Robot Games NAME: Western Canadian Robot Games LAST DATE: May, 2008 NEXT DATE: May, 2009 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 Solaroller - 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. 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