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Robofest Exhibition Competitions |
Since a game competition with fixed rules may limit students' creativity, Robofest offers a stage for exhibitions to demonstrate their creations. The robotics exhibition is a great way for students to show off their imagination and creativity. Each team has complete freedom to create autonomous robotics projects such as robot pets, robot artists, dancing robots, storytelling with robots, robots for scientific experiments, and practical robotics applications. Teams are composed of one to seven members. In general, two students are recommended per robot. Computer controlled robots with sensors may be of any size and can use any material as long as it is safe for team members as well as spectators. Hard-wired remote control is not allowed. However, wireless host computer/robot control via software messages is allowed. Human interaction with the robots is allowed and encouraged.
Some of the best robotic exhibitions since 2002 are as follows:
Jr. Division First Place: RUFFF - Robotic Ultracool Furry Friend Feeder 628-1 Dawg Botz, Canton Charter Academy, MI |
Sr. Division First Place: ACME: Automatic Cocoa Making Engine 529-1 CFLG, San Martin, CA |
Jr. Division First Place: Robotic Airport 578-1 Masterminds, Muir Middle School and Milford High |
Sr. Division First Place: GPS guided robotic boat monitoring and measuring
ecological data 72-1 Robohawks, Farmington Harrison High School, Farmington, Michigan |
Jr. Division First Place: Trash Collecting, Waste Disposal and Recycling Center
Robots 578-1 Masterminds, Muir Middle School, Milford, Michigan |
Sr. Division First Place: GPS guided robotic boat monitoring and measuring
ecological data 72-1 Robohawks, Farmington Harrison High School, Farmington, Michigan |
First Place: Hoover Bot 146-1 Crandroids, Cranbrook, Michigan |
2nd Place: Salt Bot to remove snow; Fire detecting robot 209-2 No Mercy, Mercy High, Michigan |
Judges Award 26-1 Cinemaniacs, Cranbrook, Michigan |
Judges Award 26-5 Advanced Beginner Funkie Chickenz, Cranbrook Kingswood |
Judges Award: Lego Surgeons
 126-3, Cranbrook Kingswood, Michigan |
Judges Award: Robot Skit - The Tortoise
and The Hare 56-2, Royal Oak, Dragon Devils Gold, Michigan |
Lego Division
Judge's Award: Robotics Park 23-1 Bluestreaks Exhibition Team, Ida, Michigan |
Advanced Division: Robotic Blimp 2-1 LTU Physics, Lawrence Tech, Michigan |