Robotic Competitions around the World
Probably the best (and most fun) way to get more involved in robotics is to attend a competition. You can either enter in the contest or just lurk and enjoy the ideas and demonstrations offered.
Here are the names of most Robotic Competitions Worldwide coming in recent months.
Event Listing by Date
Jul 4-10, 2011 RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup
Jul 8-12, 2011 Botball National Tournament
Jul 9, 2011 RoboBombeiro
Jul 11, 2011 RobotRacing
Jul 12-17, 2011 International RoboSub Competition
Jul 25-29, 2011 K*bot World Championships
Aug 6, 2011 Chibots SRS Robo-Magellan
Aug 7-11, 2011 AAAI Mobile Robot Competition
Aug 8-12, 2011 AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition
Aug 10-14, 2011 Motodrone AFO Competition
Aug 15, 2011 Missouri State Fair Robot Expo
Aug 16-20, 2011 World Robotic Sailing Championship
Aug 31, 2011 HBRC Challenge
Aug 31, 2011 Microtransat Challenge
Sep 2-5, 2011 DragonCon Robot Battles
Sep 5-10, 2011 National Junior Robotics Competition
Sep 12-15, 2011 International Micro Air Vehicle Competition
Sep 17, 2011 Robotour
Sep 24-25, 2011 RoboCup Junior Australia
Sep, 2011 Robots at Play
Oct 20-21, 2011 Competencia Robotica (LARC)
Oct 21-22, 2011 CalGames
Oct 21-23, 2011 Critter Crunch
Oct 28-30, 2011 Combots Cup
Oct, 2011 Chibotica
Oct, 2011 Devyanin Mobile Robots Festival
Oct, 2011 The Franklin Cup
Nov 2, 2011 Dickson College Robotics Conference
Nov 6, 2011 International Micro Robot Maze Contest
Nov 12, 2011 AHRC Robot Rally
Nov 12-16, 2011 Real World Robot Challenge
Nov 18, 2011 All Japan MicroMouse Contest
Nov 20, 2011 Robocon
Nov, 2011 Bloomington VEX Tournament
Nov, 2011 Canadian National Robot Games
Nov, 2011 DPRG RoboRama
Nov, 2011 Korea Intelligent Robot Contest
Nov, 2011 RoboCountry
Nov, 2011 Roaming Robots Grand Final
Nov, 2011 Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition
Nov, 2011 South's BEST competition
Nov, 2011 Texas BEST competition
Dec 1-4, 2011 ROBOEXOTICA
Dec 10, 2011 Robotic Arena
Dec 27-29, 2011 MindSpark
Dec, 2011 FIRST LEGO League of South Africa Championship
Dec, 2011 IROC International Robot Olympiad
Dec, 2011 Penn State Abington Robo-Hoops
Dec, 2011 Robotex
Dec, 2011 Robotics Olympics
Jan, 2012 FIRST LEGO League of Central Europe
Jan, 2012 Powered by Sun
Jan, 2012 Robotix
Jan, 2012 Singapore Robotic Games
Jan, 2012 Techfest
Feb 5-9, 2012 APEC Micromouse Contest
Feb, 2012 BotsIQ
Feb, 2012 Kurukshetra
Feb, 2012 Pragyan
Feb, 2012Techkriti RoboGames
Mar, 2012 AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest
Mar, 2012 DTU RoboCup
Mar, 2012 Harrisburg University Pennbots
Mar, 2012 METU Robotics Days
Mar, 2012 Robocore
Mar, 2012 RobotChallenge
Apr 20-22, 2012 RoboGames
Apr 21, 2012 The Tech Museum of Innovation's Annual Tech Challenge
Apr, 2012 Alcabot-Hispabot
Apr, 2012 Austrian Hexapod Championship
Apr, 2012 Baltic Robot Sumo
Apr, 2012 Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races
Apr, 2012 CIRC Central Illinois Bot Brawl
Apr, 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition
Apr, 2012 Greater Philadelphia Sea Perch Challenge
Apr, 2012 IEEE TEPRA Student Robotics Competition
Apr, 2012 Hive13 Mini-Sumobot Competition
Apr, 2012 Istrobot
Apr, 2012 National Electronics Museum Robot Festival
Apr, 2012 National Robotics Challenge
Apr, 2012 PARTS Indoor Challenge
Apr, 2012 Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest
Apr, 2012 Penn State Abington Mini Grand Challenge
Apr, 2012 RoboRodentia
Apr, 2012 Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference
Apr, 2012 Robot-SM
Apr, 2012 Sparkfun Autonomous Vehicle Competition
Apr, 2012 Trenton Computer Festival Robotics Contest
Apr, 2012 Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest
Apr, 2012 UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest
Apr, 2012 UNI Mini Sumo Robot Invitational
Apr, 2012 VEX Robotics World Championship
May 14-18, 2012 ICRA Robot Challenge
May 31, 2012 ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competition
May, 2012 Austrobot
May, 2012 CybAiRBot
May, 2012 FIRA Robot World Cup
May, 2012 Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge
May, 2012 Manitoba Robot Games
May, 2012 NASA RASCAL Robo-Ops
May, 2012 NATCAR
May, 2012 RoboFest
May, 2012 Robots Intellect
May, 2012 RObotX
May, 2012 SPURT
May, 2012 Singapore Underwater Robotic Olympiad
May, 2012 Swiss Eurobot
May, 2012 Western Canadian Robot Games
Jun 8-11, 2012 AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition
Jun, 2012 Eurobot
Jun, 2012 International Autonomous Robot Contest
Jun, 2012 MATE ROV Competition
Jun, 2012 National Underwater Robotics Challenge
Jun, 2012 Pobot Junior Cup
Jun, 2012 UK National Micromouse Competition
Jul 10-15, 2012 CIG Car Racing Competition
Oct, 2012 Robothon
Details
AAAI Mobile Robot Competition
NAME: AAAI Mobile Robot Competition
LAST DATE: Jul 11-15, 2010
NEXT DATE: Aug 7-11, 2011
LOCATION: San Francisco, CA
EVENTS: Small Scale Manipulation
Miniature humanoid obstacle avoidance
Learning from Demonstration
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.aaai.org/Conferences/conferences.php
Alcabot-Hispabot
NAME: Alcabot-Hispabot
LAST DATE: Apr 4-8, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: University of Alcala, Madrid, SPAIN
EVENTS: See website
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.depeca.uah.es/alcabot/
All Japan MicroMouse Contest
NAME: All Japan MicroMouse Contest
LAST DATE: Nov 19-21, 2010
NEXT DATE: Nov 18, 2011
LOCATION: Tsukuba, JAPAN
EVENTS: Micromouse
Micromouse Expert
Micro Clipper
Robotrace
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 25cm x 25cm
AWARDS: Certificates
INFO: http://www.ntf.or.jp/mouse/
AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest
NAME: AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest
LAST DATE: Mar 11-12, 2011
NEXT DATE: Mar, 2012
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/
APEC Micromouse Contest
NAME: APEC Micromouse Contest
LAST DATE: Mar 6-10, 2011
NEXT DATE: Feb 5-9, 2012
LOCATION: Orlando, FL
EVENTS: Micromouse maze running
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 25cm x 25cm
AWARDS: Cash prizes and trophies
INFO: http://www.apec-conf.org/
AHRC Robot Rally
NAME: AHRC Robot Rally
LAST DATE: Oct 23, 2010
NEXT DATE: Nov 12, 2011
LOCATION: Pinckneyville Community Center, Norcross, GA
EVENTS: Line following
Advanced line following
Beacon killer
Beacon killer plus obstacles
Navigation by dead reckoning
Bulldozer
Cube Quest
RC Cube Quest
Open Competition
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote control
SIZE: No limits
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.botlanta.org/
Austrian Hexapod Championship
NAME: Austrian Hexapod Championship
LAST DATE: Apr 8, 2010
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: FH Hagenberg, AUSTRIA
EVENTS: Hexapod dancing
Hexapod race
CLASSES: see rules
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.fh-ooe.at/campus-hagenberg/aktuelles/events.html
OTHER: No contest planned for 2011
Austrobot
NAME: Austrobot
LAST DATE: May, 2011
NEXT DATE: May, 2012
LOCATION: University of Applied Science, Wels, Austria
EVENTS: Temples of Atlantis, Eurobot regional
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: Cup and certificates
INFO: http://www.austrobot.info/
AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition
NAME: AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition
LAST DATE: Aug 9-13, 2010
NEXT DATE: Aug 8-12, 2011
LOCATION: Betty Engelstad Sioux Center, UND, Grand Forks, ND
EVENTS: Fully autonomous air vehicles and sub-vehicles perform tasks
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: Max takeoff weight 1.5kg, max dimension 1 meter
AWARDS: Large cash prize which increases each year until won
INFO: http://iarc.angel-strike.com/
OTHER: Open to university students only
AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition
NAME: AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition
LAST DATE: Jun 3-6, 2011
NEXT DATE: Jun 8-11, 2012
LOCATION: Oakland University, Rochester, MI
EVENTS: Autonomous ground vehicle navigates outdoor obstacle course within
prescribed time while staying within 5mph speed limit.
CLASSES: Autonomous (emergency RC control and 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/
OTHER: Open to college students only.
International RoboSub Competition
NAME: International RoboSub Competition
LAST DATE: Jul 13-18, 2010
NEXT DATE: Jul 12-17, 2011
LOCATION: SSC Pacific TRANSDEC, San Diego, CA
EVENTS: Autonomous underwater vehicles must complete an underwater
course with various requirements.
CLASSES: Autonomous
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.auvsifoundation.org/AUVSI/FOUNDATION/Competitions
Baltic Robot Sumo
NAME: Baltic Robot Sumo
LAST DATE: Apr 23, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: Klaipeda, Lithuania
EVENTS: Mini Sumo
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: Cup as a traveling award and other prizes
INFO: http://www.balticrobotsumo.org/
BotsIQ
NAME: BotsIQ
LAST DATE: Feb 23-27, 2011
NEXT DATE: Feb, 2012
LOCATION: TBA
EVENTS: Student-built "Robots" (RC vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.botsiq.org/
Bloomington VEX Tournament
NAME: Bloomington VEX Tournament
LAST DATE: Nov 6, 2010
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2011
LOCATION: Ivy Tech Community College, Bloomington, IN
EVENTS: HoopLa (RC)
Full Pull
Autonomous
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://sites.google.com/site/bloomingtonroboticsclub/
Botball National Tournament
NAME: Botball National Tournament
LAST DATE: Jul 7-11, 2010
NEXT DATE: Jul 8-12, 2011
LOCATION: Orange County, CA
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/
CalGames
NAME: CalGames
LAST DATE: Oct 22-23, 2010
NEXT DATE: Oct 21-22, 2011
LOCATION: Archbishop Mitty High School, San Jose, CA
EVENTS: FIRST-based
CLASSES: See rules
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.wrrf.org/
Canadian National Robot Games
NAME: Canadian National Robot Games
LAST DATE: Nov 20-21, 2010
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2011
LOCATION: Ontario Science Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
EVENTS: Sumo
Line following
Fire-fighting
Walker Race
Search and Rescue
CLASSES: See rules
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.robotgames.ca/
Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races
NAME: Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races (10th annual)
LAST DATE: Apr 15, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: 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/
Chibotica
NAME: Chibotica
LAST DATE: Oct 23-24, 2010
NEXT DATE: Oct, 2011
LOCATION: Rosemont, IL
EVENTS: Line following
Maze solving
Mini-sumo challenge
Talent show
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: Will be announced at competition
INFO: http://www.chibots.org/
Chibots SRS Robo-Magellan
NAME: Chibots SRS Robo-Magellan
LAST DATE: 24 Jul, 2010
NEXT DATE: 6 Aug, 2011
LOCATION: Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
EVENTS: SRS Robo-Magellan
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.chibots.org/
CIG Car Racing Competition
NAME: CIG Car Racing Competition
LAST DATE: Jul 18-23, 2010
NEXT DATE: Jul 10-15, 2012
LOCATION: Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
EVENTS: Race Cars controlled by artificially evolved neural nets
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.wcci2010.org/
CIRC Central Illinois Bot Brawl
NAME: CIRC Central Illinois Bot Brawl
LAST DATE: Apr 2, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: Lakeview Museum, Peoria, IL
EVENTS: RC Combat
Autonomous Sumo
Line Following
Line Maze
Best in Show
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: Sponsored prizes, trophies and certificates
INFO: http://circ.mtco.com/
Combots Cup
NAME: Combots Cup
LAST DATE: Oct 23-24, 2010
NEXT DATE: Oct 28-30, 2011
LOCATION: San Mateo, CA
EVENTS: see rules
CLASSES: see rules
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://combots.net/
Competencia Robotica (LARC)
NAME: Competencia Robotica (LARC)
LAST DATE: Oct 21-22, 2010
NEXT DATE: Oct 20-21, 2011
LOCATION: Center for Robotics UTFSM, Valparaiso, CHILE
EVENTS: see rules
CLASSES: see rules
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://robotica.elo.utfsm.cl/competencia/
Critter Crunch
NAME: Critter Crunch
LAST DATE: Oct 22-24, 2010
NEXT DATE: Oct 21-23, 2011
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency Tech Center, 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/?page_id=16
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.
CybAiRBot
NAME: CybAiRBot
LAST DATE: May, 2011
NEXT DATE: May, 2012
LOCATION: Poznan, Poland
EVENTS: Sumo (Japanese rules)
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.sumo.put.poznan.pl/
Devyanin Mobile Robots Festival
NAME: Devyanin Mobile Robots Festival
LAST DATE: Oct 3-10, 2010
NEXT DATE: Oct, 2011
LOCATION: Moscow State University, Moscow ,Russian Federation
EVENTS: See rules
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: Trophies and coffee cups
INFO: http://www.mobilerobots.msu.ru/en
Dickson College Robotics Conference
NAME: Dickson College Robotics Conference
LAST DATE: na
NEXT DATE: Nov , 2011
LOCATION: Dickson, College, Canberra, AUSTRALIA
EVENTS: See website
CLASSES: See website
SIZE: See website
AWARDS: See website
INFO: http://www.dicksonc.act.edu.au
DragonCon Robot Battles
NAME: DragonCon Robot Battles
LAST DATE: Sep 3-6, 2010
NEXT DATE: Sep 2-5, 2011
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: Event is part of the DragonCon Science Fiction convention
DPRG RoboRama
NAME: DPRG RoboRama
LAST DATE: May 14, 2011
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2011
LOCATION: Dallas, TX
EVENTS: see rules
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: Prizes and certificates awarded for each event
INFO: http://www.dprg.org/competitions/
DTU RoboCup
NAME: DTU RoboCup
LAST DATE: Mar 22-24, 2011
NEXT DATE: Mar, 2012
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/
Eurobot
NAME: Eurobot
LAST DATE: Jun 22-27, 2011
NEXT DATE: Jun, 2012
LOCATION: tba
EVENTS: Each year the event is different, see rules
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.eurobot.org/
FIRA Robot World Cup
NAME: FIRA Robot World Cup
LAST DATE: May 9-13, 2011
NEXT DATE May, 2012
LOCATION: Dubai, UAE
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
SIZE: See rules for each event
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.fira.net/
FIRST LEGO League of Central Europe
NAME: FIRST LEGO League of Central Europe
LAST DATE: Jan 22, 2011
NEXT DATE: Jan, 2012
LOCATION: Heinz Nixdorf Museum Forum, Paderborn, GERMANY
EVENTS: FIRST LEGO League
CLASSES: see rules
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.hands-on-technology.de/en/firstlegoleague/
FIRST LEGO League of South Africa Championship
NAME: FIRST LEGO League of South Africa Championship
LAST DATE: Dec 4, 2010
NEXT DATE: Dec, 2011
LOCATION: TBA
EVENTS: FIRST LEGO League
CLASSES: see rules
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.fllsa.org.za/
FIRST Robotics Competition
NAME: FIRST Robotics Competition
LAST DATE: Apr 27-30, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, MO
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/
The Franklin Cup
NAME: The Franklin Cup
LAST DATE: Oct 9, 2010
NEXT DATE: Oct, 2011
LOCATION: Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia, PA
EVENTS: "Robots" (RC vehicles) attempt to destroy each other
CLASSES: Remote-Control
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.nerc.us/
Greater Philadelphia Sea Perch Challenge
NAME: Greater Philadelphia Sea Perch Challenge
LAST DATE: Apr 16, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
EVENTS: Tethered underwater ROV missions
CLASSES: Remote-Control
SIZE: see website
AWARDS: see website
INFO: http://www.coe.drexel.edu/seaperch/
Harrisburg University Pennbots
NAME: Harrisburg University Pennbots
LAST DATE: Mar 26, 2011
NEXT DATE: Mar, 2012
LOCATION: Harrisburg University, Harrisburg, PA
EVENTS: Maze solving and combat
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: see website
AWARDS: see website
INFO: http://web.me.com/wjbechtel/Robot_Competition/Welcome.html
Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge
NAME: Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge
LAST DATE: May 30, 2011
NEXT DATE: May, 2012
LOCATION: Kahanamoku Pool, UoH at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
EVENTS: Timed, multitasking, tethered mission
CLASSES: Remote-control
SIZE: see MATE ROV competition rules
AWARDS: N/A
INFO: http://www.marinetech.org/rov_competition/
OTHER: Regional for the MATE ROV competition
HBRC Challenge
NAME: HBRC Challenge
LAST DATE: Jun 29, 2011
NEXT DATE: Aug 31, 2011
LOCATION: Mountain View, CA
EVENTS: TABLEBot Phase I - Jun 29, 2011
TABLEBot Phase II - Aug 31, 2011
TABLEBot Phase III - Oct 26, 2011
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.hbrobotics.org/
Hive13 Mini-Sumobot Competition
NAME: Hive13 Mini-Sumobot Competition
LAST DATE: na
NEXT DATE: Apr 16, 2011
LOCATION: Hive13, 2929 SpringGrove Ave, Cincinnati, OH
EVENTS: Mini-Sumo
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 10cm x 10cm, 500g
AWARDS: Parallax Sumobot kits, Daycon VIP tickets
INFO: http://sumobots.hive13.org/
ICRA Robot Challenge
NAME: ICRA Robot Challenge
LAST DATE: May 9-13, 2011
NEXT DATE: May 14-18, 2012
LOCATION: St. Paul, MN
EVENTS: Micro-Robot Challenge
Virtual Manufacturing Challenge
Solutions in Perception Challenge
Modular and Reconfigurable Robot Challenge
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.icra2012.org/
International Autonomous Robot Contest
NAME: International Autonomous Robot Contest
LAST DATE: Jun 25-26, 2011
NEXT DATE: Jun, 2012
LOCATION: San Diego County Fairgrounds, San Diego, CA
EVENTS: Autonomous navigatioun around fixed obstacles
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: cash prizes
INFO: http://www.iaroc.org/
International Micro Air Vehicle Competition
NAME: International Micro Air Vehicle Competition
LAST DATE: Jul 6-9, 2010
NEXT DATE: Sep 12-15, 2011
LOCATION: 't Harde, THE NETHERLANDS
EVENTS: Indoor MAV
Outdoor MAV
CLASSES: Autonomous and Radio Control. See rules.
SIZE: see website
AWARDS: see website
INFO: http://www.imav2011.org/
International Micro Robot Maze Contest
NAME: International Micro Robot Maze Contest
LAST DATE: Nov 7, 2010
NEXT DATE: Nov 6, 2011
LOCATION: Nagoya University, JAPAN
EVENTS: Micro robot racer (1cm cube)
Climbing competition (1cm cube)
Maze Solver (1 inch cube)
2 leg robot competition (2 inch)
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see website
AWARDS: see website
INFO: http://imd.eng.kagawa-u.ac.jp/maze/
ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competition
NAME: ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competition
LAST DATE: Jun 2-4, 2011
NEXT DATE: May 31 - Jun 2, 2012
LOCATION: Beavercreek, OH
EVENTS: Autonomous lawn mowing
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.automow.com/
IROC International Robot Olympiad
NAME: IROC International Robot Olympiad
LAST DATE: Dec 14-17, 2010
NEXT DATE: Dec, 2011
LOCATION: Queensland, AUSTRALIA
EVENTS: see rules
CLASSES: see rules
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.iroc.org/
Istrobot
NAME: Istrobot
LAST DATE: Apr 9, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: Slovak University of Technology, Bratislave, Slovakia, EU
EVENTS: Line following
IEEE Micromouse
Mini Sumo
Free Style
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.robotics.sk/
Korea Intelligent Robot Contest
NAME: Korea Intelligent Robot Contest
LAST DATE: Nov 6-7, 2010
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2011
LOCATION: POSTECH, Pohang City, Korea
EVENTS: Intelligent robots
Cleaning robots
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://irc.piro.re.kr/
K*bot World Championships
NAME: K*bot World Championships
LAST DATE: Jul 19-24, 2010
NEXT DATE: Jul 25-29, 2011
LOCATION: Las Vegas, NV
EVENTS: Two-wheel drive K*bots (autonomous)
Four-wheel drive K*bots (autonomous)
Cyber K*bot Division (RC)
Motorless K*bot Division (simple machines)
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.kbotworld.com/
Kurukshetra
NAME: Kurukshetra
LAST DATE: Feb 2-5, 2011
NEXT DATE: Feb, 2012
LOCATION: Guindy, Chennai, INDIA
EVENTS: K!onstructor, Khimera, Pandemonium
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see website
AWARDS: see website
INFO: http://www.kurukshetra.org.in
Robocon
NAME: Robocon
LAST DATE: Nov 21, 2010
NEXT DATE: Nov 20, 2011
LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan
EVENTS: See rules
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.official-robocon.com/
Manitoba Robot Games
NAME: Manitoba Robot Games (9th Annual)
LAST DATE: Mar 19, 2011
NEXT DATE: May, 2012
LOCATION: Tec Voc High School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA
EVENTS: Mini-Sumo - Japanese style
Sumo - Western style
Mini-Tractor Pull - robot pulls weighted sled in minimal time
Super Scramble - Walk, wheel or track, first over mixed terrain
Line Follower - 4 layouts, flat and inclined
Robo-Critters - contest for kids with supplied robot-kit
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: Prizes awarded in each event
INFO: http://www.scmb.mb.ca/
MATE ROV Competition
NAME: MATE ROV Competition
LAST DATE: Jun 16-18, 2011
NEXT DATE: Jun, 2012
LOCATION: NASA JSC Neutral Bouyancy Lab, Houston, TX
EVENTS: Varies each year, see website
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
METU Robotics Days
NAME: METU Robotics Days
LAST DATE: Mar 12-13, 2011
NEXT DATE: Mar, 2012
LOCATION: METU Culture & Convention Center, TURKEY
EVENTS: see rules
CLASSES: see rules
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://topluluk.odturobotgunleri.org.tr/
Microtransat Challenge
NAME: Microtransat Challenge
LAST DATE: Sep 11, 2010
NEXT DATE: Aug 31, 2011
LOCATION: Atlantic ocean
EVENTS: Robot boat race
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.microtransat.org/
MindSpark
NAME: MindSpark
LAST DATE: Oct 8-10, 2010
NEXT DATE: Dec 27-29, 2011
LOCATION: College of Engineering, Pune, INDIA
EVENTS: Micromouse, Dogfight, Search and Destroy
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.mind-spark.org/
Missouri State Fair Robot Expo
NAME: Missouri State Fair Robot Expo
LAST DATE: 16 Aug, 2010
NEXT DATE: 15 Aug, 2011
LOCATION: Missouri State Fair, Sedalia, MO
EVENTS: see website
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.mostatefair.com/
Motodrone AFO Competition
NAME: Motodrone AFO Competition
LAST DATE: Jun 5-6, 2010
NEXT DATE: Aug 10-14, 2011
LOCATION: Finowfurt, GERMANY
EVENTS: Autonomous Flying Objects
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.motodrone.de/
NASA RASCAL Robo-Ops
NAME: NASA RASCAL Robo-Ops
LAST DATE: May 23-26, 2011
NEXT DATE: May, 2012
LOCATION: Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
EVENTS: Teleoperated Planetary Rovers
CLASSES: Remote-controled
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.nianet.org/RASCAL/RoboOps/index.aspx
NATCAR
NAME: NATCAR
LAST DATE: May 20, 2011
NEXT DATE: May, 2012
LOCATION: UC Davis Campus, Davis, 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.
National Electronics Museum Robot Festival
NAME: National Electronics Museum Robot Festival
LAST DATE: Apr 30 - May 1, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: National Electronics Museum, Linthicum, MD
EVENTS: Fire-fighting
FIRST
Sumo
Robot combat
CLASSES: see website
SIZE: see website
AWARDS: see website
INFO: http://www.robotfest.com/
National Junior Robotics Competition
NAME: National Junior Robotics Competition
LAST DATE: Sep 6-11, 2010
NEXT DATE: Sep 5-10, 2011
LOCATION: Science Centre, SINGAPORE
EVENTS: See rules
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.science.edu.sg/events/Pages/njrcompetition.aspx
National Robotics Challenge
NAME: National Robotics Challenge
LAST DATE: Apr 14-16, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: Marion, OH
EVENTS: See rules
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.nationalroboticschallenge.org/
National Underwater Robotics Challenge
NAME: National Underwater Robotics Challenge
LAST DATE: Jun 10-12, 2011
NEXT DATE: Jun, 2012
LOCATION: Chandler, AZ
EVENTS: See rules
CLASSES: Remote Control
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.h2orobots.org/
PARTS Indoor Challenge
NAME: PARTS Indoor Challenge
LAST DATE: Apr, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: Portland State University, Portland, OR
EVENTS: Out and Back
Out and Back with Obstacles
Square
Dog-leg or Horseshoe with Obstacles
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.portlandrobotics.org/
Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest
NAME: Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest
LAST DATE: Apr 16, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
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.
Penn State Abington Mini Grand Challenge
NAME: Penn State Abington Mini Grand Challenge
LAST DATE: Apr 16, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: Penn State Abington, Abington, PA
EVENTS: Outdoor autonomous mobile robot navigation
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: $500 prize
INFO: http://www.ecsel.psu.edu/~avanzato/robots/contests/outdoor/contest05.htm
Penn State Abington Robo-Hoops
NAME: Penn State Abington Robo-Hoops
LAST DATE: Dec 6, 2008
NEXT DATE: Dec, 2011
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/
Pobot Junior Cup
NAME: Pobot Junior Cup
LAST DATE: Jun 11, 2011
NEXT DATE: Jun, 2012
LOCATION: Centre International de Valbonne, Sophia-Antipolis, FRANCE
EVENTS: LEGO NXT maze and pick-n-place
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.pobot.org/
Powered by Sun
NAME: Powered by Sun
LAST DATE: Jan 25, 2011
NEXT DATE: Jan, 2012
LOCATION: Ostrava, CZECH REPUBLIC
EVENTS: Race of solar powered robots
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://napajenisluncem.vsb.cz/
Pragyan
NAME: Pragyan
LAST DATE: Feb 17-20, 2011
NEXT DATE: Feb, 2012
LOCATION: National Institute of Technology, Trichy, INDIA
EVENTS: Micromouse, Fix the Android, PIP bot, Crop Circles
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.pragyan.org/
Real World Robot Challenge
NAME: Real World Robot Challenge
LAST DATE: Nov 18-19, 2010
NEXT DATE: Nov 12-16, 2011
LOCATION: Tsukuba Expo Center, Tsukuba, JAPAN
EVENTS: Robot navigation
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.ntf.or.jp/challenge/
Roaming Robots Grand Final
NAME: Roaming Robots Grand Final
LAST DATE: Nov 7, 2010
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2011
LOCATION: Maidstone, UK
EVENTS: "Robots" (RC vehicles) attempt to destroy each other
CLASSES: Remote-control
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.roamingrobots.co.uk/
RoboBombeiro
NAME: RoboBombeiro
LAST DATE: Jul 17-20, 2010
NEXT DATE: Jul 9, 2011
LOCATION: San Miguel Pavilion, Guarda, Portugal
EVENTS: Fire fighting robot contest
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://robobombeiro.ipg.pt/
Robocore
NAME: Robocore
LAST DATE: Mar 26-27, 2011
NEXT DATE: Mar, 2012
LOCATION: Campos do Jordao, Sao Paulo, Bazil
EVENTS: combat
CLASSES: Remote-control
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.robocore.net/modules.php?name=GR_Eventos&evento=10
RoboCountry
NAME: RoboCountry
LAST DATE: Nov 20-21, 2011
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2011
LOCATION: Kochi Obiya, Japan
EVENTS: Humanoid Robot Combat
CLASSES: Remote-control
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.robocountry4.com/
RoboCup Junior Australia
NAME: RoboCup Junior Australia
LAST DATE: Sep 18-19, 2010
NEXT DATE: Sep 24-25, 2011
LOCATION: Canberra, AUSTRALIA
EVENTS: Dance, Rescue, Soccer
CLASSES: Remote-Control and Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.robocupjunior.org.au/
RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup
NAME: RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup
LAST DATE: Jun 19-25, 2010
NEXT DATE: Jul 4-10, 2011
LOCATION: Istanbul, TURKEY
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
RoboCup@Home - real world robot event
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/
ROBOEXOTICA
NAME: ROBOEXOTICA
LAST DATE: Dec 2-5, 2010
NEXT DATE: Dec 1-4, 2011
LOCATION: 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/
RoboFest
NAME: RoboFest
LAST DATE: May 7, 2011
NEXT DATE: May, 2012
LOCATION: Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI
EVENTS: Game Competition - 2 autonomous robots work together
Robot Exhibition
RoboFashion Show
Mini Urban Challenge
Fire Fighting
VEX
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://robofest.net/
RoboGames
NAME: RoboGames
LAST DATE: Apr 15-17, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr 20-22, 2012
LOCATION: San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo, CA
EVENTS: FIRA, BEAM, Mindstorms, and Combat
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.robogames.net/
RoboRodentia
NAME: RoboRodentia
LAST DATE: Apr 16, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: 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
SIZE: No limit (must navigate 12" wide paths in 8'x4' arena)
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: https://sites.google.com/site/calpolycomputerengineering/
RobotChallenge
NAME: RobotChallenge
LAST DATE: Mar 26-28, 2011
NEXT DATE: Mar, 2012
LOCATION: Vienna, AUSTRIA
EVENTS: Parallel Slalom
Slalom Enhanced
Standard Sumo
Mini Sumo
Micro Sumo
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.robotchallenge.org/
Robothon
NAME: Robothon
LAST DATE: Oct 22-24, 2010
NEXT DATE: Oct, 2012
LOCATION: Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
EVENTS: SRS Robo-Magellan
MicroMouse
Line Following (2 categories)
Line Maze
Walking Robot Race
Mini Sumo
3kg Sumo (autonomous and RC)
CLASSES: Remote-Control and Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.robothon.org/
Robotic Arena
NAME: Robotic Arena
LAST DATE: Nov 13, 2010
NEXT DATE: Dec 10, 2011
LOCATION: Wroclaw, POLAND
EVENTS: Minisumo, Sumo, line following, freestyle
CLASSES: see rules
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://lirec.ict.pwr.wroc.pl/~arena/
Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference
NAME: Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference
LAST DATE: Apr 10, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: Woburn, MA
EVENTS: Robot Mobility through Unconventional Means
CLASSES: see rules
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: Cash prizes up to $5,000
INFO: http://ricc.wpi.edu/
Robotics Olympics
NAME: Robotics Olympics
LAST DATE: Dec 4, 2010
NEXT DATE: Dec, 2011
LOCATION: Hartnell College, Salinas, CA
EVENTS: Robot programming
Line following
Maze solving
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see website
AWARDS: see website
INFO: http://www.hartnell.edu/robotics
Robotour
NAME: Robotour
LAST DATE: Sep 18, 2010
NEXT DATE: Sep 17, 2011
LOCATION: Vienna, AUSTRIA
EVENTS: Autonomous navigation in a park
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.robotika.cz/
RobotRacing
NAME: RobotRacing
LAST DATE: Jul 24, 2010
NEXT DATE: Jul 11, 2011
LOCATION: University of Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
EVENTS: Autonomous car racing
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.robotracing.org/
Robot-SM
NAME: Robot-SM
LAST DATE: Apr 9, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2011
LOCATION: University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SWEDEN
EVENTS: Sumo, Mini-Sumo, Robot Pentathlon
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.robotsm.se/
Robotex
NAME: Robotex
LAST DATE: Dec 3-4, 2010
NEXT DATE: Dec, 2011
LOCATION: Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, ESTONIA
EVENTS: see rules
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: Cash and non-cash prizes
INFO: http://www.robotex.ee/
Robotix
NAME: Robotix
LAST DATE: Jan 28-31, 2011
NEXT DATE: Jan, 2012
LOCATION: IIT Khargpur, West Bengal, INDIA
EVENTS: Ballista, Pirate Bay, RAFT, RoboCop, Fugitives, Negotiators
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: Cash prizes and certificates
INFO: http://www.robotix.in/
Robots at Play
NAME: Robots at Play
LAST DATE: Sep 10-12, 2009
NEXT DATE: Sep, 2011
LOCATION: City Square, Odense, DENMARK
EVENTS: Robots compete to demonstrate playfulness and interactivity
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.robotsatplay.dk/
Robots Intellect
NAME: Robots Intellect
LAST DATE: May 4-5, 2011
NEXT DATE: May, 2012
LOCATION: Kaunas, LITHUANIA
EVENTS: Robots must fetch 1 kilo "bag of gold"
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: 9000 EUR
INFO: http://www.robotsintellect.lt/
RObotX
NAME: RObotX
LAST DATE: May, 2011
NEXT DATE: May, 2012
LOCATION: Polytechnic University of Bucharest, ROMANIA
EVENTS: Eurobot event
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.robotx.ro/
Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition
NAME: Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition
LAST DATE: Nov 15-18, 2010
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2011
LOCATION: Ngee Ann Polytechnic, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
EVENTS: Micromouse maze running
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 25cm x 25cm
AWARDS: Trophies
INFO: http://www.np.edu.sg/alpha/micromouse/mice_contest.htm
Singapore Robotic Games
NAME: Singapore Robotic Games
LAST DATE: Jan 25-27, 2011
NEXT DATE: Jan, 2012
LOCATION: Singapore Science Center, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
EVENTS: Micromouse
Sumo
Robot Soccer
Intelligent Robot Competition
Wall Climbing
Pole Balancing
Underwater Robots
Legged Robot Marathon
Legged Robot Obstacle Race
Robot Colony
Humanoid Competition
School Robotic Competition
CLASSES: Varies by event, see rules.
SIZE: Varies by event, see rules.
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://guppy.mpe.nus.edu.sg/srg/
Singapore Underwater Robotic Olympiad
NAME: Singapore Underwater Robotic Olympiad
LAST DATE: May, 2011
NEXT DATE: May, 2012
LOCATION: Republic Polytechnic, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
EVENTS: ROV
CLASSES: Remote Control
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.rp.sg/seg/
South's BEST competition
NAME: South's BEST competition
LAST DATE: Nov 18-20, 2010
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2011
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/
Sparkfun Autonomous Vehicle Competition
NAME: Sparkfun Autonomous Vehicle Competition
LAST DATE: Apr 23, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: Boulder, CO
EVENTS: Ground and air circumnavigation of Sparkfun building
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10435
SPURT
NAME: SPURT (School Projects Using Robot Techniques)
LAST DATE: May 20, 2011
NEXT DATE: May, 2012
LOCATION: University of Rostock, 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/
Swiss Eurobot
NAME: Swiss Eurobot
LAST DATE: May 20-21, 2011
NEXT DATE: May, 2012
LOCATION: Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
EVENTS: Eurobot regional
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 120cm
AWARDS: Cup and certificates
INFO: http://www.swisseurobot.ch/
Techfest
NAME: Techfest
LAST DATE: Jan 7-9, 2011
NEXT DATE: Jan, 2012
LOCATION: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, INDIA
EVENTS: ArchiTech, Autobots, Nexus, Robowars, Split Second
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.techfest.org/
Techkriti RoboGames
NAME: Techkriti RoboGames
LAST DATE: Feb 18-21, 2010
NEXT DATE: Feb 17-20, 2011
LOCATION: Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
EVENTS: see website
CLASSES: Autonomous and remote control
SIZE: See website
AWARDS: See website
INFO: http://www.techkriti.org/#/competitions/robogames/
The Tech Museum of Innovation's Annual Tech Challenge
NAME: The Tech Museum of Innovation's annual Tech Challenge
LAST DATE: Apr 30, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr 21, 2012
LOCATION: Parkside Hall, San Jose, CA
EVENTS: Explore the Volcano
CLASSES: see rules
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: US Savings bonds and other prizes. See website.
INFO: http://techchallenge.thetech.org/
IEEE TEPRA Student Robotics Competition
NAME: IEEE TEPRA Student Robotics Competition
LAST DATE: Apr 11-12, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: Woburn, MA
EVENTS: see website
CLASSES: see website
SIZE: see website
AWARDS: see website
INFO: http://www.tepra2011.wpi.edu/
Texas BEST competition
NAME: Texas BEST competition
LAST DATE: Nov 19-20, 2010
NEXT DATE: Nov, 2011
LOCATION: University of North Texas, Denton, TX
EVENTS: Total Recall
CLASSES: Remote-Control only
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.eng.unt.edu/texasbest/
http://www.bestinc.org/
Trenton Computer Festival Robotics Contest
NAME: Trenton Computer Festival Robotics Contest
LAST DATE: Apr 2-3, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: College of New Jersey, Ewing Township, NJ
EVENTS: Maze Navigation, Precipice avoidance, Micromouse
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: See rules
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://www.tcf-nj.org/
Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest
NAME: Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest
LAST DATE: Apr 9-10, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
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
SIZE: 31cm x 31cm x 31cm. Expansion of robot or extension of probes
is not permited at any time. No weight limit.
AWARDS: Cash and non-cash prizes. See rules for distribution.
INFO: http://www.trincoll.edu/events/robot/
UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest
NAME: UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest
LAST DATE: Apr, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
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
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/
UK National Micromouse Competition
NAME: UK National Micromouse Competition
LAST DATE: Jun 25, 2011
NEXT DATE: Jun, 2012
LOCATION: Birmingham, UNITED KINDGOM
EVENTS: Micromouse
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: Brass cheese and cash prizes
INFO: http://www.tic.ac.uk/micromouse/
UNI Mini Sumo Robot Invitational
NAME: UNI Mini Sumo Robot Invitational
LAST DATE: Apr 28, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: UNI Maucker Union, Cedar Falls, IA
EVENTS: Mini-Sumo
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see website
AWARDS: see website
INFO: http://www.physics.uni.edu/geninfo/events.shtml
VEX Robotics World Championship
NAME: VEX Robotics World Championship
LAST DATE: Apr 14-16, 2011
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2012
LOCATION: Kissimmee, FL
EVENTS: High school and University VEX contests
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote Control
SIZE: see website
AWARDS: see website
INFO: http://www.vexrobotics.com/competition/
Western Canadian Robot Games
NAME: Western Canadian Robot Games
LAST DATE: May 14, 2011
NEXT DATE: May, 2012
LOCATION: Calgary, 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.com/
World Robotic Sailing Championship
NAME: World Robotic Sailing Championship
LAST DATE: Jun 7-10, 2010
NEXT DATE: Aug 16-20, 2011
LOCATION: Lubeck, Germany
EVENTS: Robot sailboats must navigate an ocean course around buoys
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: see rules
AWARDS: see rules
INFO: http://www.roboticsailing.org/
