Servo - April 2009

www.robotfest.com/

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Istrobot

Slovak University of Technology, Bratislave, Slovakia, EU

Multiple events including line-following, IEEE Micromouse, mini Sumo, and free style. www.robotics.sk/

Autonomous. Prizes and certificates awarded for each event.

www.dprg.org/competitions

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Penn State Abington Mini Grand Challenge Penn State Abington, Abington, PA Autonomous outdoor ground robots must navigate around the campus — both on and off-road — avoiding obstacles. www.ecsel.psu.edu/~avanzato/robots/ contests/outdoor/

RoboFest

Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI Game Competition — Two autonomous robots work together, Robot Exhibition, RoboFashion Show, Mini Urban Challenge, Fire-fighting, and VEX. http://robofest.net

27-30 Alcabot/HISPABOT

University of Alcala, Madrid, Spain

This year, both these robot competitions will be held simultaneously at the University of Alcala. www.depeca.uah.es/alcabot/ or www.depeca.uah.es/alcabot/hispabot/

20-24 International Joint Robotics Competition and Workshop

Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey This event includes line-following, mini Sumo, Labyrinth, Stock Car, Virtual Soccer. Size is 500-1,500 gm. Cash awards and certificates. www.ijrcw.org

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UNI Mini-Sumo Robotics Challenge Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA This is a mini Sumo competition. One difference from usual mini Sumo events is that this one allows “ship-ins.” You can ship your mini Sumo robot to them and compete without even being there. The event is broadcast live on the Internet so you can also watch your robot compete. http://list.dprg.org/ archive/2008-March/ 031554.html

NATCAR UC Davis Campus, Davis, CA Autonomous robot car race. Size of 14 inch max wheelbase, three feet max length. www.ece.ucdavis.edu/natcar