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Robot Competition FAQ
ROBOT CONTESTS AND COMPETITIONS FAQ Updated: Jan 1, 2005
Number of events currently listed: 90
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This listing contains brief summaries of known robot competitions around the
world, answering the frequently asked questions; Where and when can I find a
robot competition? Submission of new contest information is encouraged. All
information received will be made available to the public through monthly
postings of this listing to newsgroups and the web.
I'm attempting to follow up on the incomplete entries but have listed what I
know (however little that may be) at this time. If anyone can fill me in on
one of the partial listings or knows of a competition that I've left out, send
me email! If you find out-dated copies of this document on other web sites,
please ask the webmaster to link to this official copy which can found at
http://robots.net/rcfaq.html
Send updates, new listings, corrections, complaints, and suggestions to:
Email steve@ncc.com
Fax 972-404-0269
Event Listing by Date
Jan 20-26, 2006 Techfest
Feb 3-5, 2006 Robotix
Feb 10-11, 2006 Torque
Mar 10-11, 2006 AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest
Mar 18, 2006 DPRG RoboRama
Mar 18-19, 2006 Manitoba Robot Games
Mar 19-23, 2006 APEC Micromouse Contest
Mar 21-23, 2006 Singapore Robotic Games
Mar, 2006 Roboticon
Apr 1, 2006 Penn State Abington Mini Grand Challenge
Apr 8-9, 2006 Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest
Apr 21, 2006 Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races
Apr 21-22, 2006 National Robotics Challenge
Apr 21-22, 2006 RoboRodentia
Apr 22, 2006 UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest
Apr 23, 2006 Dominican Republic National Robots Competition
Apr 27-28, 2006 Alcabot
Apr 27-29, 2006 FIRST Robotics Competition
Apr 27-28, 2006 HISPABOT
Apr 28, 2006 RobotRacing
Apr 29, 2006 The Tech Museum of Innovation's Annual Tech Challenge
Apr, 2006 BattleBotsIQ
Apr, 2006 Harrisburg Science Festival
Apr, 2006 IRRF Open Challenge
Apr, 2006 Istrobot
Apr, 2006 PDXBOT
Apr, 2006 Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest
Apr, 2006 Polish Sumo Robot Contest
Apr, 2006 Robotica
Apr, 2006 SAE Walking Machine Challenge
May 9-11, 2006 DTU RoboCup
May 10, 2006 Micro-Rato
May 13, 2006 Atlanta Robot Rally
May 13, 2006 RoboFest
May 20-21, 2006 Mechwars
May, 2006 ChiBots Robotics Contest
May, 2006 CIRC Central Illinois Bot Brawl
May, 2006 Edventures Robotics Challenge
May, 2006 Haifa Robot Competition
May, 2006 Historical Electronics Museum Robot Festival
May, 2006 LVBots Challenge
May, 2006 Micro Air Vehicle Competition
May, 2006 NATCAR
May, 2006 TEAMS
May, 2006 Western Canadian Robot Games
Jun 1-3, 2006 ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competition
Jun 2-4, 2006 Eurobot
jun 14-20, 2006 http://robots.net/rcfaq.html#LNK059
Jun 24, 2006 Mobile Robotics Software Challenge
Jun30-Jul3,2006 FIRA Robot World Cup
Jun, 2006 Argentine Championship Robot Soccer
Jun, 2006 AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition
Jun, 2006 MATE ROV Competition
Jun, 2006 RoboGames
Jun, 2006 SPURT
Jun, 2006 TNO Robot Competition
Jun, 2006 UK National Micromouse Competition
Jun, 2006 Vancouver Robotic Games
Jul 16-20, 2006 AAAI Mobile Robot Competition
Jul 17-21, 2006 K'Nex K*bot World Championships
Jul, 2006 Elevator:2010 Climber Competition
Jul, 2006 Robotic Revolution
Jul, 2006 RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup
Jul, 2006 Botball National Tournament
Jul, 2006 AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition
Aug, 2006 AUVS International Undersea Robotics Competition
Aug, 2006 Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition
Aug, 2006 RoboCup Junior Australia
Aug, 2006 ABU Robocon
Aug, 2006 War-Bots Xtreme
Sep 1-4, 2006 DragonCon Robot Battles
Sep, 2006 RoboPraxis
Oct 27-29, 2006 Critter Crunch
Oct, 2006 Robot-Liga
Oct, 2006 Robothon
Oct, 2006 Russian RoboGames
Nov 24-25, 2006 Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge
Nov, 2006 South's BEST competition
Nov, 2006 AESS National Robotics Contest
Nov, 2006 Robot Fighting League National
Nov, 2006 Eastern Canadian Robot Games
Nov, 2006 ROBOEXOTICA
Nov, 2006 All Japan MicroMouse Contest
Nov, 2006 Robotex
Nov, 2006 PAReX Autonomous Robotics Competition
Nov, 2006 Robot Riots
Dec, 2006 Texas BEST competition
Dec, 2006 Penn State Abington Robo-Hoops
Dec, 2006 Boonshoft Museum LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Competition
Dec, 2006 LEGO MY EGG-O Robotic Egg Hunt
2006 RoboMaxx
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Each listing may include these fields:
NAME........The name of the competition and/or sponsoring organziation.
LAST DATE...Date of the last known occurance of the competition.
NEXT DATE...Date on which the next competition will be held.
LOCATION....Location where next competition is to be held
EVENTS......A listing of the events included in the competition.
CLASSES.....Autonomous or Remote-Controlled robots.
SIZE........Notes on size or weight of robots that may enter.
AWARDS......Type or value of awards for winners.
INFO........Who to contact for rules, entry forms, or additional information.
OTHER.......Misc. additional information.
NAME: AAAI Mobile Robot Competition (12th annual)
LAST DATE: Jul 9-13, 2005
NEXT DATE: Jul 16-20, 2006
LOCATION: Boston, MA
EVENTS: Robot Challenge - Robot navigates conference center
Robot Rescue - Robots locate injured humans in disaster area
Hors d'oeuvres anyone - Robots serve and interact with humans
CLASSES: Autonomous only.
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.aaai.org/Conferences/National/
NAME: ABU Robocon
LAST DATE: Aug 25-29, 2005
NEXT DATE: Aug, 2006
LOCATION: Seoul, KOREA
EVENTS: Robots must "climb the Great Wall and light the holy fire"
CLASSES: Remote-Control and Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.kbs.co.kr/aburobocon2004/
http://www.cctv.com/aburobocon2005/
NAME: AESS National Robotics Contest
LAST DATE: Nov 9, 2005
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2006
LOCATION: Barcelona, SPAIN
EVENTS: See rules
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://aess.upc.es/concursrobot/
NAME: Alcabot
LAST DATE: May 6, 2005
NEXT DATE: Apr 27-28, 2006
LOCATION: University of Alcala, Madrid, SPAIN
EVENTS: See website
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.depeca.uah.es/alcabot/
NAME: All Japan MicroMouse Contest (23rd)
LAST DATE: Nov 25, 2005
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2006
LOCATION: Panasonic Center, Tokyo, JAPAN
EVENTS: Micromouse
Micromouse Expert
Micro Clipper
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 25cm x 25cm
AWARDS: Certificates
INFO: http://www.robomedia.org/directory/jp/ntf-HP/mouse/05tiku-taikai.html
NAME: AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest (17th annual)
LAST DATE: Mar 11-12, 2005
NEXT DATE: Mar 10-11, 2006
LOCATION: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
EVENTS: Different event each year.
CLASSES: Autonomous or Remote-Control
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: Cash prizes
INFO: http://dc.cen.uiuc.edu/
NAME: APEC Micromouse Contest
LAST DATE: Mar 6-10, 2005
NEXT DATE: Mar 19-23, 2006
LOCATION: Dallas, Texas
EVENTS: Micromouse maze running
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 25cm x 25cm
AWARDS: Cash prizes and trophies
INFO: http://www.apec-conf.org/
NAME: Argentine Championship Robot Soccer
LAST DATE: Jun 15-17, 2005
NEXT DATE: Jun, 2006
LOCATION: Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
EVENTS: Middle League SimuroSot robot soccer
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.unimoron.edu.ar/cafr2005/
NAME: Atlanta Robot Rally (8th annual)
LAST DATE: May 15, 2004
NEXT DATE: May 13, 2006
LOCATION: Souther Polytechnic, Marietta, GA
EVENTS: Open Contest - contestant chooses his own goal for robot
Vacuum Contest - autonomous household vacumming contest
Mini-Sumo
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: No limits
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.botlanta.org/Rally/
NAME: AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition
LAST DATE: Jul 18-22, 2005
NEXT DATE: Jul, 2006
LOCATION: Dismounted Battlespace Battle Lab, Fort Benning, GA
EVENTS: Fully autonomous ingress of 3km to an urban area, locate a
particular structure from among many, identify all of the
true openings in the correct structure, fly in or send in a
sensor that can find one of three targets and relay video or
still photographs back 3km to the origin in under 15 minutes.
CLASSES: Autonomous only
SIZE: No size limit, weight must be under 90kg/198lbs (including fuel)
AWARDS: Large cash prize which increases by $10,000 per year until won
INFO: http://avdil.gtri.gatech.edu/AUVS/IARCLaunchPoint.html
OTHER: Open to college students only.
NAME: AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition
LAST DATE: Jun 13-15, 2005
NEXT DATE: Jun, 2006
LOCATION: TBA
EVENTS: Autonomous ground vehicle navigates outdoor obstacle course within
prescribed time while staying within 5mph speed limit.
CLASSES: Autonomous only (emergency R/C control & manual stop required)
SIZE: Length between 3 and 9 feet. Width < 5'. Height < 6'
(excluding antenna). Propulsion must be by direct ground contact
and powered by combustible fuel or electricity. Payload is a 20
pound block approximately like an 18"x8"x8" cinder block.
AWARDS: $20,000 of prize money. See rules for award levels
INFO: http://www.igvc.org/deploy/
OTHER: Open to college students only.
NAME: AUVS International Undersea Robotics Competition (5th annual)
LAST DATE: Aug 3-7, 2005
NEXT DATE: Aug, 2006
LOCATION: US Navy TRANSDEC, San Diego, CA
EVENTS: Autonomous underwather vehicles must complete an underwater
course with various requirements.
CLASSES: Autonomous only
SIZE: Not greater than 6 feet long x 3 feet wide x 2 feet deep. Not
greater than 100kg mass.
AWARDS: cash prizes. See rules for award levels
INFO: http://www.auvsi.org/competitions/water.cfm
OTHER: This contest is open to college students only. Robotics clubs
and organizations are excluded from participating unless at
least 75% of their team are students. Note that in addition to
the usual definition of autonomous, no outside hardware of any
kind may be used (e.g. GPS satellites, a tethered computer, etc.)
NAME: BattleBotsIQ
LAST DATE: Apr 11-16, 2005
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2006
LOCATION: Universal Studios, Orlando Florida
EVENTS: Student-built "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.battlebotsiq.com/
NAME: Boonshoft Museum LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Competition
LAST DATE: Dec 10, 2005
NEXT DATE: Dec, 2006
LOCATION: Boonshoft Museum, Dayton, OH
EVENTS: Obstacle Course & Tasks
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.boonshoftmuseum.org/special_events.php3
NAME: Botball National Tournament
LAST DATE: Jul 14-17, 2005
NEXT DATE: Jul, 2006
LOCATION: University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
EVENTS: Robot move black and white balls on game board
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: Robot of appropriate size is provided in kit form
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.botball.org/
NAME: Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races (10th annual)
LAST DATE: Apr 15, 2005
NEXT DATE: Apr 21, 2006
LOCATION: Wean Hall, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA
EVENTS: Mobot Slalom
MoboJoust
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: Cash prizes of $1,000 for 1st, $500 for 2nd, $250 for 3rd
INFO: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mobot/
NAME: ChiBots Robotics Contest
LAST DATE: Nov 13, 2005
NEXT DATE: May, 2006
LOCATION: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL
EVENTS: Basic line following
Advanced line following
Solaroller
Line-maze solving
Mini-sumo challenge
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: Will be announced at competition
INFO: http://www.chibots.org/
NAME: CIRC Central Illinois Bot Brawl
LAST DATE: Nov 6, 2004
NEXT DATE: May, 2006
LOCATION: Peoria, IL
EVENTS: Japanese (3kg) Sumo
Light Weight (1kg) Sumo
Mini (500g) Sumo
Lego (1kg) Sumo
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
INFO: http://www.circ.mtco.com/competitions.htm
NAME: Critter Crunch
LAST DATE: Oct 21-23, 2005
NEXT DATE: Oct 27-29, 2006
LOCATION: Four Points Sheraton Hotel, Denver, CO
EVENTS: Robot combat - 2lbs and 20lbs event catagories
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: Starting size of 12"x12"x12". Expansion during event okay.
Weight limit of 20lbs. Power source must meet OSHA requirements
for indoor use.
AWARDS: Handmade art objects created by local artist. Awards for 1st, 2nd
3rd place as well as "amusing and arbitrary accomplishments".
INFO: http://www.milehicon.org/critrule.htm
History: http://www.owlhouse.org/laboratory/critter.html
OTHER: This contest was created by the Denver Area Mad Scientists. This
group still governs the contests. This is the original robot
battle competition and predates Robot Wars and Battle Bots by
more than 10 years. The competition is usually held in conjuction
with the MileHiCon convention each year. Additional contests are
sometimes held in other areas using the same rules
NAME: Dominican Republic National Robots Competition
LAST DATE: N/A
NEXT DATE: Apr 23, 2006
LOCATION: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
EVENTS: Radio beacon location
Light beacon location
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.indotel.gov.do/(uyxlzr55lghapq45ntdf2245)/concursos_article.aspx?article=297
NAME: DragonCon Robot Battles
LAST DATE: Sep 2-5, 2005
NEXT DATE: Sep 1-4, 2006
LOCATION: Atlanta, GA
EVENTS: 12 pound max weight single combat
60 pound max weight single combat
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: Weight limits only.
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.dragoncon.org/
OTHER: The event is held as part of a Science Fiction convention
called DragonCon.
NAME: DPRG RoboRama
LAST DATE: Nov 19, 2005
NEXT DATE: Mar 18, 2006
LOCATION: The Science Place, Dallas, TX
EVENTS: Quick Trip - Entry-level event. Robot moves from A to B and back
Line Following - Robot must follow a line on the floor
T-Time - Robot moves through three points on a T-shape course
Can Can - Robot must locate and retrieve empty soda cans
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: Max 48" x 48" x 96", 300lbs. No expansion allowed
AWARDS: Prizes and certificates awarded for each event
INFO: http://www.dprg.org/competitions/
OTHER: The Dallas Personal Robotics Group holds the RoboRama Competition
bi-annually (e.g. 2006.a and 2006.b). It has been held since 1997.
NAME: DTU RoboCup
LAST DATE: Apr 12-14, 2005
NEXT DATE: May 9-11, 2006
LOCATION: Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, DENMARK
EVENTS: Varied course including line and wall following
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: Max 50cm high, 45cm wide
AWARDS: Cash prizes
INFO: http://www.robocup.dtu.dk/
NAME: Eastern Canadian Robot Games
LAST DATE: Nov 19-20, 2005
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2006
LOCATION: Ontario Science Centre, Ontario CANADA
EVENTS: Fire Fighter
Sumo
Photovore
Solaroller
Walker Triathalon
Art & Innovation
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.robotgames.ca/
NAME: Eurobot
LAST DATE: May 20, 2005
NEXT DATE: Jun 2-4, 2006
LOCATION: Catania, Italy
EVENTS: Each year the event is different, see rules
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.eurobot.org/
NAME: Edventures Robotics Challenge
LAST DATE: N/A
NEXT DATE: May, 2006
LOCATION: Challenge takes place at location of participant
EVENTS: International Space Station Challenge
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.edventures.com/erc/
OTHER: The challenge is not against other robot builders. Each team
attempts to complete the challenge and provides digital photos
to the judges who make a final determination. There is not a
single winner in the traditional sense.
NAME: Elevator:2010 Climber Competition
LAST DATE: Oct 21-23, 2005
NEXT DATE: Jul, 2006
LOCATION: San Francisco, CA
EVENTS: Autonomous climber must ascend a 60 meter scale model of a space
elevator using power from a 10kW Xenon search light.
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 50kg max
AWARDS: $50,000, $20,000, and $10,000 prizes
INFO: http://www.elevator2010.org/site/competitionClimber2005.html
NAME: FIRA Robot World Cup
LAST DATE: Dec 10-14, 2005
NEXT DATE Jun 30 - Jul 3, 2006
LOCATION: Dortmund, Germany
EVENTS: HuroSot - Humanoid Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
S-HuroSot - Single Humanoid Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
RoboSot - Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
S-RoboSot - Single Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
MiroSot - Micro Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
S-MiroSot - Single Micro Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
NaroSot - Nano Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
S-NaroSot - Single Nano Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
KheperaSot - Khepera World Cup Soccer Tournament
S-KheperaSot - Single Khepera World Cup Soccer Tournament
CLASSES: Autonomous only
SIZE: See rules for each event
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.fira.net/
NAME: FIRST Robotics Competition
LAST DATE: Apr 21-23, 2005
NEXT DATE: Apr 27-29, 2006 (National Championship)
LOCATION: Atlanta, GA
EVENTS: Given a standard kit of parts, a set of rules, and a design
workshop, corporate-sponsered teams of high school students
assisted by professional engineers design and build robots.
CLASSES: Remote-Control
SIZE: Variable - defined in FIRST rules for each competition.
AWARDS: Scholorships and other prizes.
INFO: http://www.usfirst.org/
http://www.innovationfirst.com/firstrobotics/
OTHER: This competition is geared primarily towards teams of high school
students with either coporate or university "sponsers" who work
together to design and build the robots. FIRST is an acronym for
Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and
Technology. FIRST was previously known as "U.S. FIRST" but is
now open to students world-wide.
NAME: Haifa Robot Competition
LAST DATE: N/A
NEXT DATE: May, 2006
LOCATION: Haifa, ISRAEL
EVENTS: University League
High School League
Amateurs League
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://math.haifa.ac.il/robotics/competition/
NAME: Harrisburg Science Festival
LAST DATE: Apr 11, 2005
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2006
LOCATION: Harrisburg, PA
EVENTS: Maze Solving, Mine Sweeping
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.smsd.us/faculty%20pages/wjb/robotics/
NAME: Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge
LAST DATE: Dec, 2005
NEXT DATE: Nov 24-25, 2006
LOCATION: UH Manoa Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex, Oahu, HI
EVENTS: Timed, multitasking, tethered mission
CLASSES: Remote-control
SIZE: see MATE ROV competition rules
AWARDS: N/A
INFO: http://www.mpcfaculty.net/jill_zande/HURC_contest.htm
OTHER: Regional for the MATE ROV competition
NAME: HISPABOT
LAST DATE: Apr 29-30, 2004
NEXT DATE: Apr 27-28, 2006
LOCATION: University of Alcala, Madrid, SPAIN
EVENTS: Maze
Sumo
Alcafutbol (soccer)
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: Cash prizes up to 600 euros
INFO: http://www.depeca.uah.es/alcabot/hispabot2006/
NAME: Historical Electronics Museum Robot Festival
LAST DATE: May 14, 2005
NEXT DATE: May, 2006
LOCATION: Historical Electronics Museum, Linthicum, MD
EVENTS: Fire-fighting
FIRST
Sumo
Robot combat
CLASSES: Remote-Control and autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.robotfest.com/
NAME: ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competition
LAST DATE: N/A
NEXT DATE: Jun 1-3, 2006
LOCATION: Dayton, OH
EVENTS: Autonomous lawn mowing
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.automow.com/
NAME: IRRF Open Challenge
LAST DATE: Apr 18-23, 2005??
NEXT DATE: Unknown
LOCATION: Las Vegas, NV
EVENTS: Autonomous 300 mile off-road race
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.irrf.org/
http://forum.irrf.org/
OTHER: The projected contest date listed on the websites passed with
no evidence a contest actually took place. Queries to the
organizers have gone unreturned. If no one has an update on
this one, I'll assume it's dead and remove it in the next rev
of the list.
NAME: Istrobot
LAST DATE: Apr 27, 2005
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2006
LOCATION: Slovak University of Technology, Bratislave, Slovakia, EU
EVENTS: Line following
IEEE Micromouse
Mini Sumo
Free Style - show off whatever robot can do
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.robotics.sk/
NAME: K'NEX K*bot World Championships
LAST DATE: Jul 18-22, 2005
NEXT DATE: Jul 17-21, 2006
LOCATION: Las Vegas, NV
EVENTS: Two-wheel drive K*bots (autonomous)
Four-wheel drive K*bots (autonomous)
Cyber K*bot Division (R/C)
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.livingjungle.com/
NAME: Robot-Liga
LAST DATE: Oct 1-2, 2005
NEXT DATE: Oct, 2006
LOCATION: Kaiserlauter, GERMANY
EVENTS: Collect
Robo Volley
Sumo
Mini-Sumo
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.robotliga.de/
NAME: LEGO MY EGG-O Robotic Egg Hunt
LAST DATE: Dec, 2005
NEXT DATE: Dec, 2006
LOCATION: Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, OH
EVENTS: Robot egg hunt
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.eecs.cwru.edu/courses/lego375/egghunt.html
OTHER: The egg hunt is for students of the Case Western Reserve
University Autonomous LEGO Robotics class.
NAME: LVBots Challenge
LAST DATE: Nov 12, 2005
NEXT DATE: May, 2006
LOCATION: Rancho High School, Las Vegas, NV
EVENTS: Line following
Line maze solving
Mini Sumo
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: Prizes and trophies
INFO: http://www.lvbots.org/
NAME: Manitoba Robot Games (9th Annual)
LAST DATE: Mar 19-20, 2005
NEXT DATE: Mar 18-19, 2006
LOCATION: Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA
EVENTS: Atomic Hockey - ping pong partical physics
Sumo - Japanese style
Sumo - Western style
Mini-Tractor Pull - robot pulls weighted sled in minimal time
Robo-Critters - contest for kids with supplied robot-kit
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: Prizes award in each event
INFO: http://www.scmb.mb.ca/
NAME: MATE ROV Competition
LAST DATE: Jun 25-27, 2004
NEXT DATE: Jun 17-19, 2005
LOCATION: Neutral Buoyancy Lab, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
EVENTS: ROV must locate and retrieve objects of varying size and shape
CLASSES: Remote-Control
SIZE: 84cm x 61cm x 61cm
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.marinetech.org/rov_competition/
OTHER: Open to High School and College Students only
NAME: Mechwars
LAST DATE: May 21-22, 2005
NEXT DATE: May 20-21, 2006
LOCATION: Eagan, MN
EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: 60lb, 120lb, 375lb
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.tcmechwars.com/
NAME: Micro Air Vehicle Competition (8th annual)
LAST DATE: May 19-21, 2005
NEXT DATE: May, 2006
LOCATION: Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
EVENTS: MAV Surveillance (smallest to complete course wins)
MAV Endurance
Ornithopter Competition
Design Competition
CLASS: Autonomous and Radio Control. See rules.
SIZE: No limit but winner is judged on how small it is.
AWARDS: Trophies
INFO: http://clubs.engr.arizona.edu/mav/home.html
http://imavc.com/
OTHER: Contests must agree to sell their entries to the contest organizer
for $1,500 each.
NAME: Micro-Rato
LAST DATE: May 11, 2005
NEXT DATE: May 10, 2006
LOCATION: University of Aveiro, Aveiro, PORTUGAL
EVENTS: Micro-Rat competition (similar to micro-mouse but larger)
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://microrato.ua.pt/
NAME: Mobile Robotics Software Challenge
LAST DATE: N/A
NEXT DATE: Jun 24, 2006
LOCATION: Portland, OR
EVENTS: Contest computer rides a provided robot and reports on path
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.mobilerobot.org/MRSC.htm
NAME: NATCAR
LAST DATE: May, 2005
NEXT DATE: May, 2006
LOCATION: National Semiconductor HQ, Santa Clara, CA
EVENTS: Autonomous robot car race
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 14 inch max wheelbase, 3 feet max length
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.ece.ucdavis.edu/natcar/
OTHER: A high-speed variation on line-following in which the line is a
wire taped to a black floor with white tape. The wire produces
a 75KHz magnetic field, so either optical or magnetic sensors may
be used.
NAME: National Robotics Challenge
LAST DATE: N/A
NEXT DATE: Apr 21-22, 2006
LOCATION: Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, OH
EVENTS: Journey Robots
Sumo
Mini Sumo
Adult Sumo
Robotic Work Cell
Pick and Place
Maze
Top of the Hill
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.nationalroboticschallenge.org/
NAME: PAReX Autonomous Robotics Competition
LAST DATE: Nov 20, 2004
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2005
LOCATION: Challenger Learning Center, Phoenix, AZ
EVENTS: Mini-Sumo
Maze runners
Line following
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: Mini-sumo: 100mm x 100mm x .5kg
Maze: 8 1/2" x 11" footprint
AWARDS: Trophies & "really neat" coffee cups
INFO: http://www.parex.org/autoevent1.shtml
NAME: PDXBOT
LAST DATE: Apr 30 - May 1, 2005
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2006
LOCATION: Smith Center Ballroom, Portland State University, Portland, OR
EVENTS: Nano-Sumo
Mini-Sumo
Micro-Sumo
Japan Sumo
Line-Following
Robo-Magellan
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.pdxbot.org/
NAME: Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest
LAST DATE: Apr 3, 2005
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2006
LOCATION: Penn State Abington, Abington, PA
EVENTS: Robot navigates maze and puts out fire.
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.ecsel.psu.edu/~avanzato/robots/contests/
OTHER: This is a regional qualifier for the Trinity College
Fire-Fighting contest.
NAME: Penn State Abington Mini Grand Challenge
LAST DATE: Dec 3, 2005
NEXT DATE: Apr 1, 2006
LOCATION: Penn State Abington, Abington, PA
EVENTS: Outdoor autonomous mobile robot navigation
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.ecsel.psu.edu/~avanzato/robots/contests/outdoor/contest05.htm
NAME: Penn State Abington Robo-Hoops
LAST DATE: Dec 3, 2005
NEXT DATE: Dec, 2006
LOCATION: Penn State Abington, Abington, PA
EVENTS: Robots must pick up and shoot or dunk foam balls
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.ecsel.psu.edu/~avanzato/robots/contests/robo-hoops/contest04.htm
NAME: Polish Sumo Robot Contest
LAST DATE: Apr 16, 2005
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2006
LOCATION: Poznan, POLAND
EVENTS: Sumo
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 20cm x 20cm, 3000 grams max
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.sumo.put.poznan.pl/
NAME: RoboCup Junior Australia
LAST DATE: Aug, 20-21, 2005
NEXT DATE: Aug, 2006
LOCATION: University of Queensland, St. Lucia Campus, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
EVENTS: Dance, Rescue, Soccer
CLASSES: Remote-Control and Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.robocupjunior.org.au/
NAME: RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup
LAST DATE: Jul 13-17, 2005
NEXT DATE: Jul, 2006
LOCATION: Osaka, Japan
EVENTS: Soccer Simulation - Teams demo and test their robots
Small-size Robot Soccer - F180 robots play soccer
Mid-size Robot Soccer - Larger robots play soccer
Sony Legged Robot Soccer - Legged robots play soccer
RoboCup Junior - small robots play soccer
Humanoid Soccer - humanoid robots play soccer
Rescue Robots - NIST Standard Rescue Robot Test Field
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: Small/F180 robots are 180 sq cm or less (e.g. 10cm x 18cm)
Mid-Size roboat are 50cm x 50cm x 80cm
Junior robots are under 220 sq cm and 22cm in diameter
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.robocup.org/
NAME: RoboCup@Home
LAST DATE: N/A
NEXT DATE: Jun 14-20, 2006
LOCATION: Bremen, Germany
EVENTS: New real-world scenario each year
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.ai.rug.nl/robocupathome
NAME: ROBOEXOTICA
LAST DATE: Nov 20, 2005
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2006
LOCATION: Museumsquartier, Vienna, AUSTRIA
EVENTS: Serving cocktails
Mixing cocktails
Bartending conversation
Lighting cigarettes/cigars
Other achievements in electronic cocktail culture
CLASSES: See rules
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.roboexotica.org/en/acra.htm
NAME: RoboFest
LAST DATE: Apr 23, 2005
NEXT DATE: May 13, 2006
LOCATION: Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI
EVENTS: Lego robot competition
Lego robot exhibition
Advanced robot competition
Advanced robot exhibition
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://robofest.net/
NAME: RoboGames
LAST DATE: Mar 24-27, 2005
NEXT DATE: Jun, 2006
LOCATION: San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
EVENTS: FIRA, BEAM, Mindstorms, and Combat
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.robolympics.net/
NAME: RoboMaxx
LAST DATE: Oct 9-10, 2004
NEXT DATE: 2006
LOCATION: Josephine County Fairgrounds, Grants Pass, OR
EVENTS: Open Class
Maze Solving
3kg Sumo
Mini Sumo
Micro Sumo
Nano Sumo
CLASSES: See rules
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.sorobotics.org/RoboMaxx/
NAME: RoboPraxis
LAST DATE: Sep 24, 2005
NEXT DATE: Sep, 2006
LOCATION: Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA
EVENTS: Tabletop Navigation
Line Following
RoboSapien Races
Robot Dancing
Battling Robots
CLASSES: See rules
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.sjrobotics.org/
NAME: RoboRodentia
LAST DATE: Apr 16, 2005
NEXT DATE: Apr 21-22, 2006
LOCATION: Mott Gymnasium, California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo, CA
EVENTS: Autonomous micromouse-like robot must navigate maze, pick up balls,
and place balls in a "nest".
CLASSES: Autonomous only
SIZE: No limit (must navigate 12" wide paths in 8'x4' arena)
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://ieee.ee.calpoly.edu/ieee_cs/modules.php?name=Roborodentia
http://www.ceng-web.calpoly.edu/openhouse/saturday.php
NAME: Robothon
LAST DATE: Oct 8-9, 2005
NEXT DATE: Oct, 2006
LOCATION: Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
EVENTS: Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot regional contest
SRS/SERVO Magazine Robo-Magellan
Line Maze - line follower maze running
Mini Sumo - Traditional
Mini Sumo - Advanced
3kg Sumo
CLASSES: Remote-Control and Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.robothon.org/
NAME: Robotica: National Festival of Robotics
LAST DATE: Apr 29 - May 1, 2005
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2006
LOCATION: PORTUGAL
EVENTS: N/A
CLASSES: N/A
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://robotica2005.dem.uc.pt/
NAME: Roboticon
LAST DATE: Mar 19-20, 2005
NEXT DATE: Mar, 2006
LOCATION: University of Guelph, Ontario, CANADA
EVENTS: Robotic Soccer for Lego robots
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.cs-club.org/index.php?page=roboticon
NAME: RobotRacing
LAST DATE: N/A
NEXT DATE: Apr 28, 2006
LOCATION: University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
EVENTS: Autonomous car racing
CLASSES: Autonomous only
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.robotracing.org/
NAME: Robot Fighting League National
LAST DATE: Nov 12-13, 2005
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2006
LOCATION: Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.botleague.com/
NAME: Robot Riots
LAST DATE: N/A
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2005
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.robotriots.com/
NAME: Robotex
LAST DATE: Nov 25, 2005
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2006
LOCATION: Tallinn Technical University, ESTONIA
EVENTS: N/A
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: N/A
AWARDS: N/A
INFO: http://www.robotex.ee/
NAME: Robotic Revolution
LAST DATE: Jul 2-3, 2005
NEXT DATE: Jul, 2006
LOCATION: New Orleans, LA
EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.secr.org/
NAME: Robotix
LAST DATE: Feb 4-6, 2005
NEXT DATE: Feb 3-5, 2006
LOCATION: IIT Khargpur, West Bengal, INDIA
EVENTS: Fastrack.manual
Fastrack.auto
Softandroid
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: Cash prizes and certificates
INFO: http://gymkhana.iitkgp.ac.in/robotix/
NAME: Russian RoboGames
LAST DATE: Oct 18-21, 2005
NEXT DATE: Oct, 2006
LOCATION: Moscow, Russian
EVENTS: Sumo
Fire Fighting
Line Following
Cross-country Race
RoboCup
Robot Combat
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.robosport.ru/
NAME: SAE Walking Machine Challenge (16th Annual)
LAST DATE: Apr 28-30, 2005
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2006
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, CANADA
EVENTS: 1. Dash - point A to point B speed event.
2. Load Retrieval - point A to point B, receive load, return to A
3. Slalom - maneuver through tight turns and narrow gates
4. Trip Wire - point A to point B while avoiding trip wires
5. Object Seeking - A to B, pick up object, B to A
6. Obstacle Challenge - A to B while avoiding obstacles
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote Control
SIZE: 1m high x 1m wide x 3m long maximum
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.sae.org/STUDENTS/walking.htm
OTHER: Competition open to teams of undergraduate students only
NAME: Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition (15th annual)
LAST DATE: Aug 16-18, 2005
NEXT DATE: Aug, 2006
LOCATION: Great World City, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
EVENTS: Micromouse maze running
CLASS: Autonomous
SIZE: 25cm x 25cm
AWARDS: Trophies
INFO: http://www.np.edu.sg/~adp-alpha/micromouse/mice_main.htm
NAME: Singapore Robotic Games
LAST DATE: May 27-29, 2005
NEXT DATE: Mar 21-23, 2006
LOCATION: REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
EVENTS: Legged Robot Obstacle Race
Legged Robot Marathon Race
Wall Climbing Robot Race
Pole Balancing
Gladiator
Micromouse (open)
Micromouse (JC/ITE)
Micromouse (Secondary School)
School Robotic Competitions
Robot Sumo
Robot Colony Competition
Robot Soccer
CLASSES: Varies by event, see rules.
SIZE: Varies by event, see rules.
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://guppy.mpe.nus.edu.sg/srg/
NAME: South's BEST competition
LAST DATE: Nov 4-5, 2005
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2006
LOCATION: Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
EVENTS: Different each year, see web site for details. The listed date
is for the state-wide championship contest. A month earlier, the
various teams have regional contests and the winners go on to
compete at the state-wide competition. BEST is very similar to
the larger FIRST contest except that in the BEST event, teams of
students build robots from standardized kits with only minimal
guidance from their corporate sponsers.
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.southsbest.org/
http://www.bestinc.org/
NAME: SPURT (School Projects Using Robot Techniques)
LAST DATE: May 20, 2005
NEXT DATE: Jun, 2006
LOCATION: Rostock-Warnemunde, GERMANY
EVENTS: Race on the SPURT track
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: Must fit on track and be less than 20cm broad
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://spurt.uni-rostock.de/
NAME: TEAMS
LAST DATE: May 6, 2005
NEXT DATE: May, 2006
LOCATION: Applied Physics Lab, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD
EVENTS: Similar to BEST/FIRST contests but limited to Maryland schools
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.theodysseyschool.org/~teams/
NAME: Techfest
LAST DATE: Jan 28-30, 2004
NEXT DATE: Jan 20-22, 2006
LOCATION: Techfest 2005, IIT, Mumbai, INDIA
EVENTS: Survivor and Yantriki
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.techfest.org/
NAME: The Tech Museum of Innovation's annual Tech Challenge (15th annual)
LAST DATE: Apr 30, 2005
NEXT DATE: Apr 29, 2006
LOCATION: San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA
EVENTS: Robot must stop an impending flood by filling sandbags
CLASSES: see rules
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: US Savings bonds and other prizes. See website.
INFO: http://techchallenge.thetech.org/
OTHER: The "challenge" is different each year. Information about it
is available at special "challenge clinic" that occurs six
weeks prior to the event. Video tapes of prior competitions are
available.
NAME: Texas BEST competition
LAST DATE: Dec 2-3, 2005
NEXT DATE: Dec, 2006
LOCATION: Moody Coliseum, SMU, Dallas, TX
EVENTS: Different each year, see web site for details. The listed date
is for the state-wide championship contest. A month earlier, the
various teams have regional contests and the winners go on to
compete at the state-wide competition. BEST is very similar to
the larger FIRST contest except that in the BEST event, teams of
students build robots from standardized kits with only minimal
guidance from their corporate sponsers.
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.texasbest.org/
http://www.bestinc.org/
NAME: TNO Robot Competition
LAST DATE: Jun 4, 2005
NEXT DATE: Jun, 2006
LOCATION: Den Haag, THE NETHERLANDS
EVENTS: 5 missions within a 4 meter x 6 meter area
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 60cm x 60cm and must cost less than 2500 euro
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.tno.nl/instit/fel/felnews/nl/robotcompetitie.html
OTHER: Open to TNO institutes and Dutch organizations
NAME: Torque
LAST DATE: Feb 3-4, 2005
NEXT DATE: Feb 10-11, 2006
LOCATION: SPCE, Mumbai, INDIA
EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES: Remote-control
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.endofstory.2fear.com/
NAME: Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest
LAST DATE: Apr 9-10, 2005
NEXT DATE: Apr 8-9, 2006
LOCATION: Trinity College, Hartford, CT
EVENTS: The goal of the contest is to produce a computer controlled robot
capable of navigating through a mock house, locating a fire, and
extinguishing the flames. Robot with the shortest time wins.
CLASSES: Autonomous only.
SIZE: 31cm x 31cm x 31cm. Expansion of robot or extension of probes
is not permited at any time. No weight limit.
AWARDS: $12,000 in prizes. See rules for distribution.
INFO: http://www.trincoll.edu/events/robot/
NAME: UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest (Eighth Annual)
LAST DATE: Apr 16, 2005
NEXT DATE: Apr 22, 2006
LOCATION: University of California, Davis campus, CA
EVENTS: Micromouse faces an unknown path from start to finish of maze.
The maze cannot be solved by wall hugging. Mouse must map maze
and determine shortest path, using advanced algorithms.
CLASSES: autonomous only
SIZE: Maximum base of 25 cm. by 25 cm. No height restriction (must
fit through door of building!).
AWARDS: Non-cash prizes for both categories.
INFO: http://www.ece.ucdavis.edu/umouse/
NAME: UK National Micromouse Competition
LAST DATE: Jun 11, 2005
NEXT DATE: Jun, 2006
LOCATION: Technology Innovations Center, Birmingham, UNITED KINDGOM
EVENTS: Micromouse
CLASS: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: Brass cheese and cash prizes
INFO: http://www.tic.ac.uk/micromouse/
NAME: Vancouver Robotic Games
LAST DATE: Jun 11, 2005
NEXT DATE: Jun, 2006
LOCATION: BCIT Campus, Burnaby, British Columbia, CANADA
EVENTS: Mini-Sumo
Basic Line Following
Advanced Line Following
BEAM: Solaroller
BEAM: Photovore
Walker Triathalon
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://vancouverroboticsclub.org/
NAME: War-Bots Xtreme
LAST DATE: Aug 27-28, 2005
NEXT DATE: Aug, 2006
LOCATION: Saskatoon Saskatchewan, CANADA
EVENTS: "Robots" (R/C vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: LW, MW, and HW
AWARDS: $10,000 in prize money
INFO: http://www.warbotsxtreme.com/
NAME: Western Canadian Robot Games
LAST DATE: May 14, 2005
NEXT DATE: May, 2006
LOCATION: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Alberta, CANADA
EVENTS: Robot Sumo Wrestling - western standards (5kg,9"x9")
Mini Sumo
Walking Robot Triatholon (3 events for walking robots)
Robot Art and Innovation - open class
Atomic Hockey - Ping Pong Particle Physics
Well Head Blowout - similar to fire extinguiser contests
BEAM Solaroller - Solar-powered bot race
BEAM Photovore - More solar-powered bots
SolarSpeeder Competition
General exhibition, workshops and lectures
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: Varies with contest, see rules.
AWARDS: Cash prizes ranging from $50 - $500
INFO: http://www.robotgames.net/robot_games.htm
OTHER: Not all BEAM events occur at all BEAM competitions.
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