Robofest
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Robofest is a competition for 5-12 graders.[1] It is similar to FIRST Lego League, but while FLL limits your robots to being Lego Mindstorms robots, Robofest allows you to use any robotics system in some of the events. Also, in FLL you are only allowed to use parts manufactured by Lego, preventing the use of string, glue etc. Robofest is sponsored by Lawrence Technological University.[2] 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.
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[edit] Competitions
There are a total of seven different competitions in Robofest[3]. They are:
- Game Competition - Students compete with two robots to work together autonomously to complete the given missions. [4]
- Exhibition - Robotic contaptions to do the designers task. [5]
- Robosumo -Competing robots attempt to push each other out of the ring. [6]
- VEX Pentathlon - VEX robots compete in five events. [7]
- RoboFashion Show - Costumed robots present themselves on a track. [8]
- Vision Based Mini Urban Robot Challenge - Robots drive along a realistic road, stopping at "traffic lights" drawn on the road. [9]
- VEX Bridge Battle - Two VEX robots compete on a bridge.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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:
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