Robofest is an exciting annual
autonomous robotics competition for students ages 5th – 12th
grades. Robofest provides a playful learning
environment for students to design, construct and program their robots.
Robofest keeps students interested in science, engineering, technology, and
mathematics. Robofest allows students
to compete in two ways:
Competition - Teams of students compete to accomplish robotics
missions emulating real world environments. Teams may use any robotic platform
and any programming language. l Junior Division: 5th
– 9th grade l Senior Division: 9th
– 12th grade. Exhibition - Teams have complete freedom to show off creative
autonomous robotics project.
Robofest
contests will be held at the national and international sites listed
below. Top winners from each site will
be invited to compete at World Robofest, which will be held on Saturday, April
23, 2005 at Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, United
States.
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Robofest 2005 Locations: |
Host Organizer |
Date & Time |
Contest Divisions
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RoboTech CenterTM 110 Daniel Webster Highway Nashua, New Hampshire 03083 |
RoboTech CenterTM robots@robotechcenter.com |
April 16 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
Junior and
Senior Competitions Exhibition |
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St. Matthew Lutheran Church 21434 East Hardy Road Houston, Texas
77073 |
Gary and Susan Frederick |
April 2 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Junior Competition |
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West
Melbourne School for Science 2255 Meadowlane Avenue West Melbourne, FL
32904 |
Laura Melnik lmelnik@cfl.rr.com |
April 9 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Junior Competition Exhibition |
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Park Arena At Alpena Community College 666 Johnson Street Alpena, Michigan
49707 |
Alpena Community College artleyt@alpenacc.edu |
April 2 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Junior and Senior Competitions Exhibition |
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Washtenaw Community College Morris Lawrence Building 4800 Ann Arbor, Michigan
48106 |
Washtenaw Community College |
April 8 5:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. |
Junior and Senior
Competitions Exhibition |
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Canton Charter Academy 49100 Ford Road Canton, Michigan
48187 |
Canton Charter Academy 39.rpierman |
April 9 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Junior Competition Exhibition |
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Carman-Ainsworth Junior High 1409 W. Maple Avenue Flint, Michigan
48507 |
Genesee Intermediate School District |
April 9 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Junior and Senior Competition Exhibition |
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Delta College 1961 Delta Road University Center, Michigan 48710 |
Delta College Technical, Trades, and Manufacturing Division sarosin@delta.edu |
April 9 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Junior and Senior
Competitions Exhibition |
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Hillside Middle School 775 North Center Northville, Michigan
48167 |
Hillside Middle School, Northville Public Schools |
April 9 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Junior Competition Exhibition |
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Macomb Intermediated School District Building, 44001
Garfield Road, |
Macomb Intermediated School District mklein@misd.net |
April 9 8:00 a.m. -1:30 p.m. |
Junior and Senior
Competitions Exhibition |
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MTEC Northwestern Michigan College 2600 Aero Park Drive Traverse City, Michigan
49686 |
Manufacturing Technology Academy of NW Michigan and the
Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District twheatley@message.nmc.edu |
April 9 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Junior and Senior
Competitions Exhibition |
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Hanyang University, Ansan Campus 1271 Sa-1 dong. Sandnok-gu Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, Korea |
Hanul & Kid |
February 19 |
Junior and Senior Competitions Exhibition |
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TBD China |
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TBD |
Junior and Senior Competitions Exhibition |
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Erle Rivers High School 205 3rd Avenue NE Milk River, Alberta, Canada TOK 1MO |
Howard Stribbell howard.stribbell@horizon.ab.ca |
April 9 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Junior and Senior
Competitions Exhibitions |
Detailed
information on Robofest Registration, Contest Rules, and Competition Sites
can be found at www.robofest.net.
Admission to all Robofest Contest Sites is free. For more information,
please call 248-204-3566 or email admin@robofest.org
Junior
and Senior Competitions, Exhibition
April
23, 2005, 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Lawrence
Technological University
21000 West Ten Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan 48075, USA
1.800.CALL.LTU, ext 1 – www.ltu.edu