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April 23, 2007

Pennsylvania/Ohio Tournament Pictures


After the Round
Originally uploaded by BOTGUY.

Pictures from the Pennsylvania/Ohio Botball Tournament are up on Botguy’s Flickr page. Ten teams from Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia competed in the tournament held on April 21, 2007.

Click on the photo to view more pics of the event!



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April 15, 2007

PA BOPD: Third (and final) Deadline Approaching

The third deadline for the BOTBALL® Online Project Documentation is on Wednesday, April 18, 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 1, 2007

PA BOPD: Second Deadline Approaching

The second deadline for the BOTBALL® Online Project Documentation is on Wednesday, April 4, 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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March 18, 2007

PA BOPD: First Deadline Approaching

The first deadline for the BOTBALL® Online Project Documentation is on Wednesday, March 21, 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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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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