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Know of any robot competitions I’ve missed?
Is your local school or robot group planning a
contest? Send an email to steve@ncc.com and
tell me about it. Be sure to include the date and
location of your contest. If you have a website
with contest info, send along the URL as well,
so we can tell everyone else about it.
For last-minute updates and changes, you
can always find the most recent version of the
Robot Competition FAQ at Robots.net:
http://robots.net/rcfaq.html.
— R. Steven Rainwater
7-10
AUVS International Ground
Robotics Competition
Oakland University, Rochester, MI
Autonomous ground robots navigate an outdoor
obstacle course within a prescribed time limit.
www.igvc.org
8
Robotic Day
Prague, Czech Republic
Some unusual sounding events like Bear Rescue
and Ketchup House, as well as traditional robot
events like line following and mini Sumo.
www.roboticday.org
8
JUNE
Sparkfun Autonomous Robotics Challenge
Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO
Autonomous ground and air robot contest.
http://avc.sparkfun.com
1
Concurso Robótica Radio Servicio Aguilar
Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
See website for details and rules for this contest.
http://electronica-aguilar.blogspot.com
20-
22
1
Pobot Junior Cup
Sophia-Antipolis, France
A competition for waste collection robots.
www.pobot.org
MATE ROV Competition
26
4-6
NASA RASCAL Robo-Ops
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
Contestants build teleoperated planetary rovers.
The rover must compete in Houston, TX while
being teleoperated by their teams from their
home university locations.
www.nianet.org/RASCAL
HBRC Challenge
29
4-9
NASA Sample Return Robot Challenge
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Robots must navigate unknown terrain, avoid
obstacles, and return a sample.
http://challenge.wpi.edu
UK National Micromouse Competition
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Small autonomous robot mice race through a
maze to win the coveted brass cheese award.
www.bcu.ac.uk/tee/events/techfest/
micromouse
29-
30
7-9
National Underwater Robotics Challenge
Chandler, AZ
Student ROV contest.
www.h2orobots.org
International Autonomous Robot Contest
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
San Diego, CA
Autonomous robots must navigate a course
around fixed obstacles.
www.iaroc.org
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