|
Student Teams to Test Robotics Skills at Annual Tournament |
| on 18-04-2007 17:42 |
| Editor's rating |
 |
|
| Views |
1008  |
|
|
|
Jonas Dino
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
Phone: 650-604-5612
E-mail:
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Jenny Grigsby
KISS Institute for Practical Robotics
Phone: 405-921-9612
E-mail:
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
|
MOFFETT
FIELD, Calif.- Twenty seven middle and high school teams will test
their engineering and programming skills at the KISS Institute for
Practical Robotics (KPIR) 2007 Northern California Botball Tournament
on Saturday, April 21, 2007. The competition will be held at the Leavey
Center at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, Calif., with seeding
rounds starting at 10 a.m. PDT. News media and the public are invited
to attend the tournament. Admission is free.
When: Saturday, April 21, 2007
What: Northern California Botball Tournament
Schedule: 10 a.m. PDT- Seeding rounds
1:30 p.m. PDT- Double elimination rounds
Who: 27 middle and high school robotics teams from 21 Bay area and northern California schools.
Where: The Leavey Athletic Center at Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, Calif.
For the 2007 game scenario, teams are tasked with preparing their
'island' against an impending eruption from a nearby volcano. Robots
are programmed to harvest pineapples, compost leaves and place rooftops
on houses. Mid-way through each round, robots are to clear lava, in the
form of small pompoms, which is released to random positions on the
playing field. Unlike most robotics competitions, robots are
pre-programmed to start, stop and perform their tasks without the aid
of remote controls.
For directions or interview requests, call Jenny Grigsby at 405-921-9612 or Jonas Dino at 650-207-3280.
The tournament is presented by the KISS Institute for Practical
Robotics, Norman, Okla., in conjunction with Santa Clara University and
the NASA Robotics Alliance Project (RAP) at NASA Ames Research Center,
Moffett Field, Calif., and other partners. The Robotics Alliance
Project supports Botball and other robotics competitions with logistics
support, team mentors and team sponsorships.
For information
about the middle and high school teams participating in the eighth
annual northern California tournament, visit:
http://www.botball.org/current-season/regions_teams.php#157
Recommend this article...
Last update: 18-04-2007 19:20
Users' Comments (0) 
|
|
|
PlaniSim Program (697)
RS MEDIA SUITE 1.2 (431)
){kind=link}
){kind=link}
){kind=link}