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Revision as of 23:17, 1 September 2008 by Franamax (talk | contribs) (→Other RoboFests: add archive link)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Robofest is a competition for 5-12 graders. It is similar to FIRST Lego League (FLL), but while FLL limits the student's robots to Lego Mindstorms robots, Robofest allows the student to use any robotics system in some of the events. Also, in FLL students are only allowed to use parts manufactured by Lego, preventing the use of such aids as string or glue. Robofest is sponsored by Lawrence Technological University.
Robofest is also held internationally, and teams who win their regional event are welcome to participate at the worldwide tournament which is held in Michigan.
Competitions
There are a total of seven different competitions in Robofest.
- Game Competition - Students compete with two robots to work together autonomously to complete the given missions.
- Exhibition - Robotic contaptions to do the designers task.
- Robosumo -Competing robots attempt to push each other out of the ring.
- VEX Pentathlon - VEX robots compete in five events.
- RoboFashion Show - Costumed robots present themselves on a track.
- Vision Based Mini Urban Robot Challenge - Robots drive along a realistic road, stopping at "traffic lights" drawn on the road.
- VEX Bridge Battle - Two VEX robots compete on a bridge.
Competition Levels
- Junior - 5th-8th graders can compete with an easier unknown problem
- Senior - 9th-12th graders can compete with a somewhat harder unknown problem
Other RoboFests
The word RoboFest was used for a robot event by the Robot Group of Austin, Texas, at least as early as 1989. The Robot Group had a yearly RoboFest through the 1990s.
There are various other RoboFests:
- Malaysia (archived at www.archive.org, archive retrieved 2008-09-01]
- Hawaii
- Maine
- Kansas City
References
- Robofest homepage
- Robofest sponsor list
- Robofest homepage
- Robofest Game Competition page
- Robofest Exhibition page
- Robofest Robosumo page
- Robofest VEX Pentathlon page
- Robofest RoboFashion Show page
- Robofest Mini Urban Challenge page
- "The Robot Group". blog.therobotgroup.org. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- "The Robot Group _RoboFest 1-1989". www.robotgroup.net. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
