|
Year |
Number of Students |
Competition |
Number of Sites |
Major Sponsors |
Key Milestones / Innovation |
Reports | Overview Video |
| 2024 | 2,460 | Autonomous Taxi | 52 | 2024 Sponsors | Technical Committes formed for all categories. Record number of local sites. $20,000, $16,000 and $14,000 Renewable LTU Scolarship Certificates Awarded to 1st Place, 2nd Place and 3rd Place Sr teams in some categories. | 2024 Annual Report/ 2024 Assessment Report |
2024 Overview Video |
| 2023 | 1,666 | Supply Chain Challenge |
36 | 2023 Sponsors | Combination of in person (US) and online (some international) qualifying events, workshops, and camps. Robofest World Championship was held in person at LTU after 3 years of online only competitions. Awarded $17,000 Renewable LTU Scolarship Certificates to winning Sr teams in some categories. | 2023 Annual Report/ 2023 Assessment Report |
2023 Overview Video |
| 2022 | 1,674 | Oceanbots | 34 | 2022 Sponsors | Combination of in person and online qualifying events, workshops, and camps. Robofest World Championshiop was held online. | 2022 Annual Report/ Assessment Report |
2022 Overview Video |
| 2021 | 1,166 | StackRolls | 33 | 2021 Sponsors |
Combination of in person and online qualifying events, workshops, and camps. Robofest World Championshiop was held online. |
2021 Annual Report/ Assessment Report |
2021 Overview Video |
| 2020 | 1,476 | GolfBowl | 21* | 2020 Sponsors | *Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, most of the US and International qualifiers were canceled. Robofest held a series of Robofest Online World Championship (ROWC) Competitions between August and October. A new Machine Learning workshop was introduced. RoboMed launced. |
2020 Annual Report | 2020 Overview Video (Before the lockdown) 2020 ROWC Highlight Video |
| 2019 | 2,489 | Binary Blocks | 44 | 2019 Sponsors |
Online eAcademy classes launched. EduBot platform for Vcc introduced. Online consent-release form introduced. "Welcome meeting for all" at World Championship. Robofest Pledge introduced. WhatsApp set up. Privacy policy introduced to comply with GDPR. List of Winning Teams with Participant Names posted;
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2019 Annual Report | 2019 Overview Video |
| 2018 | 2,464 | AtBC | 46 | New Michigan Invitational replaced Michigan Qualifier. First Friendship Talent Show at World Championship. Introduced new unlimited category for BottleSumo | 2018 Annual Report, | 2018 Overview Video | |
|
2,846 |
First World Championship outside LTU. Robot Drawing Contest launched. Carnival with parents introduced. GRAF renamed to RoboArts. CS+PA launched. |
2017 Annual Report | 2017 Overview Video | ||||
|
2,575 |
No one was allowed in the room during the work-time after unveiling unknown factors and problems at World Championship. Proctor report sheet introduced. Michigan Championship Exhibition Judge Bios; |
2016 Annual Report | 2016 Overview Video | ||||
|
2,017 |
Essay contest; World Championship Exhibition Judge Bios; Annual Report; |
2015 Annual Report; | 2015 Overview Video | ||||
|
1,962 |
WISER, UMC, and WRO launched |
2014 Annual Report; | 2014 Overview Video | ||||
|
1,809 |
Introduced Bottle RoboSumo as a formal competition in the World Robofest Championship. RoboMusic camp introduced. Detroit Public TV made 30 documentary on Robofest; GRAF(Global Robotics Art Festival) launched. |
2013 Annual Report | 2013 Overview Video | ||||
|
1,706 |
Introduced hexapod robot sumo as a formal competition in the World Robofest Championship. Personalized individual medals awarded to all students. Maker Faire Detroit 2012. |
2012 Annual report; | 2012 Overview Video | ||||
|
1,641 |
Rigorous math problems to solve in BTOS. Pre- and post- assessment done successfully. STEM major survey done. Effective organization of qualifying sites. Successful Video Regional Championship. |
2011 Annual Report | 2011 Overview Video | ||||
|
1,443 |
Regional Championships introduced. RoboPower game was very challenging. Vision Centric Challenge required the recognition of 2D barcode. |
2010 Annual Report | 2010 Overview Video | ||||
|
1,763 |
10th annual competition; Online pre and post assessments; Unknown shape drawing problems; TARDEC CI grants to Exhibition teams. |
2009 Annual Report | 2009 Overview Video | ||||
|
1,647 |
Hands-on workshops in schools in Detroit; VEX Bridge Battle; Written exams; Plastic folding tables as playing fields; Increased number of teams invited during the World Championship; $2,000 renewable LTU scholarships to top teams. |
2008 Annual Report | Overview Video (to be recovered) | ||||
|
1,413 |
New categories introduced: RoboSumo, RoboFashion Show, Mini Urban Challenge; Unknown Problems, Urban Challenge vehicle display; Video Conferencing with Singapore during the World Robofest. |
2007 Annual Report | 2007 Overview Video | ||||
|
826 |
Thanksgiving RoboParade was launched. Answer a question in Exhibition, VEX Pentathlon, two (Junior and senior exhibition divisions), age waiver forms, pilot programs, and math related unknown missions for senior teams at the world championship. |
2006 Annual Report | 2006 Overview Video | ||||
|
527 |
First World Robofest Championship; Public presentation introduced |
2005 Annual Report; | Overview Video (to be recovered) | ||||
|
354 |
4 |
Dynamic playing field introduced |
2004 Annual Report | Overview Video (to be recovered) | |||
|
305 |
3 |
Unknown parts of the mission introduced; Multiple sites introduced; Results |
Overview Video (to be recovered) | ||||
|
261 |
1 |
Exhibitions introduced; Results |
Overview Video (to be recovered) | ||||
|
211 |
1 |
HandyBoard robots introduced; Results |
Overview Video (to be recovered) | ||||
|
109 |
1 |
2000 Overview Video |
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