March 11, 2007
AR BOPD: Third (and final) Deadline Approaching
The third deadline for the BOTBALL® Online Project Documentation is on Wednesday, March 14, 2007. Entries made after 3 pm CST will not be judged as a part of the Development Period.
Development Period Assignments:
- Updated BOTBALL® Project Plan (upload file(s)
- Updated Mechanical System Design Sketches, Pictures, or Models (upload file(s))
- Robot Images (upload file(s))
- Commented Source Code for Each Robot (upload file(s))
- Evolution of Robot Design System (provide written responses)
- Robot Testing (provide written responses)
- Lessons Learned from BOTBALL® (provide written responses)
Good luck during the seeding and double elimination rounds on Saturday! Don’t forget your on-site presentation - for details about the on-site presentation refer to your team CD or Home Base area for more information .
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February 18, 2007
AR BOPD: Second Deadline Approaching
The second deadline for the BOTBALL® Online Project Documentation is on Wednesday, February 21, 2007. Entries made after 3 pm CST will not be judged as a part of the Evaluation Period.
Evaluation Period Assignments:
- Updated BOTBALL® Project Plan (upload file(s)
- Flow Chart of Description of Software (upload file(s))
- Mechanical System Design Sketches, Pictures, or Models (upload file(s))
- Chosen Design Concept (provide written responses)
- Lessons Learned from Simulation (provide written responses)
- Lessons Learned from Prototype (provide written responses)
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January 29, 2007
Arkansas Workshop Pictures are Here!
The 2007 Arkansas BOTBALL® Workshop took place January 12-13, 2007 at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock.
Click on the picture to view pictures from the two days of programming, building, and BOTBALL®!
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January 28, 2007
AR BOPD: First Deadline Approaching
The first deadline for the BOTBALL® Online Project Documentation is on Wednesday, January 31, 2007. Entries made after 3 pm CST will not be judged as a part of the Conceptual Period.
Conceptual Period Assignments:
- BOTBALL® Project Plan (upload file(s)
- Initial Design Concepts (provide written responses)
- Rejected Design Concept (provide written responses)
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January 12, 2007
Arkansas BOTBALL® Online Project Documentation Deadlines
Period 1 Deadline: January 31, 2007
Period 2 Deadline: February 21, 2007
Period 3 Deadline: February 14, 2007
Questions about the BOTBALL® Online Project Documentation (BOPD)? Check out the ‘BOTBALL® Tools’ area on the homebase. It contains information about:
- BOPD: What, Why, and How?
- Activities
- Scoring
- Project Plans (includes examples and templates)
- Acceptable File Formats for Uploads
- Using the FAQ
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March 9, 2006
Step right up and register for NCER 2006!
Registration for the 2006 National Conference on Educational Robotics taking place in Norman, Oklahoma July 7-10, 2006 is finally OPEN! This year we will be offering two options when registering for the National Conference on Educational Robotics. You can register for the Conference Package or register a la carte for individual conference activities. People who wish to ONLY view the tournament do not need to register.
Students who will be participating in the National Tournament are required to register for the Conference Package. The Conference Package costs $75 per person (for attendees registered before June 9, 2006). Early registration ends on June 9, 2006 - all registrations received after 5 pm CST on 6/9/06 will be subject to a $10 late fee.
For detailed information about registration, housing, Beyond BOTBALL®, Robotics Showcase, Call for Papers - and everything else NCER related click here.
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January 17, 2006
Did you attend the Arkansas Workshop? Do you have digital pictures? We want them!
The Arkansas Botball Professional Development Workshop took place January 13-14 on the University of Arkansas campus in Little Rock. BOTGUY would like to add your digital pictures from this event to his new flickr page
If you have photos you would like to share with BOTGUY and the rest of the Botball community please email Jenny Grigsby, Public Outreach Coordinator
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January 5, 2006
Arkansas Workshop is Right Around the Corner…
The second workshop of 2006 is quickly approaching! The Arkansas Regional Workshop is taking place at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock on January 13 - 14, 2006.
For details about directions, parking, and lodging click here