May 21, 2007
Greater DC Tournament Photos
Botguy just uploaded a TON of pictures from the Greater DC Tournament to his Flickr Page. The Greater DC Botball Tournament was held on May 12, 2007 at the Ritchie Coliseum on the campus of the University of Maryland.
Check out the all the photos!
Greater DC is the biggest regional Botball Tournament of the season. Click here to view the tournament results.
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May 6, 2007
DC BOPD: Third (and final) Deadline Approaching
The third deadline for the BOTBALL® Online Project Documentation is on Wednesday, May 9, 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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April 20, 2007
DC BOPD: Second Deadline Approaching
The second deadline for the BOTBALL® Online Project Documentation is on Wednesday, April 25, 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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April 1, 2007
DC BOPD: First Deadline Approaching
The first deadline for the BOTBALL® Online Project Documentation is on Wednesday, April 4, 2007. Entries made after 3 pm CDT 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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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.