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RobotRacing
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Autonomous robot race cars navigate an outdoor
race track.
www.robotracing.org
10-12 Robots at Play
Odense, Denmark
Autonomous robots compete to demonstrate
playfulness and interactivity.
www.robotsatplay.dk/
20-24 AUVS International Aerial Robotics
Competition
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Autonomous flying robots and sub-vehicles
perform complex tasks including entering and
searching buildings.
http://avdil.gtri.gatech.
edu/AUVS/IARCLaunch
Point.html
14-17 European Micro Air Vehicle Competition
Delft, The Netherlands
Multiple events for flying robots include an
outdoor autonomy mission, an outdoor
endurance mission, an indoor autonomy mission,
and an indoor dynamics mission.
www.emav2009.org
20-24 K'NEX K*bot World
Championships
Las Vegas, NV
Multiple events with
asterisks in their name like
Cyber K*bots, Four-wheel
drive K*bots, and Two-wheel
drive K*bots.
www.livingjungle.com
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AUVS International
Underwater Robotics
Competition
(runs through Aug 2)
San Diego, CA
University students field
autonomous robots that
must complete an
underwater course.
www.auvsi.org/compe
titions/ water.cfm
at AUBURN UNIVERSITY
August
18-20 FIRA Robot World Cup
Incheon, Korea
A robot soccer competition
that tries to combine
robotics with high quality
scientific research in AI and
computer vision.
www.fira.net/
September
BEST
Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology
Middle and High School Robotics Competition
Join us at the conference to learn why and how
to start a BEST competition on your campus!
BEST Facts:
2nd largest school-based robotics competition
in the U.S.
Six-week long, Fall competition that is FREE
and open to all schools
All equipment and materials are provided
to participating schools
In Fall 2009, over 750 schools and 12,000 students
will compete at 39 sites in 16 states
BEST excels at developing students’ technological literacy skills
— exactly what industry needs in a future workforce!
Go to
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DragonCon Robot Battles
Atlanta, GA
Remote control machine
combat event.
www.dragoncon.org
for more!
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