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Download Rules and Challenges:
Joliet Junior College hosts a robotic engineering challenge for
high school students. Student teams are invited to demonstrate their knowledge,
skills and creative problem solving techniques through an exciting robotic
challenge. Student teams design and program their robot to meet the requirements
of each challenge. The student-designed robots are constructed from the LEGO
ROBOLABTM kit provided to each team on the day of the competition.
The purpose of the competition is to interest students in engineering,
technology and the rapidly growing field of robotics. The LEGO ROBOLABTM System
can assist in developing an interest in these technologies. Each LEGO ROBOLABTM
System contains a microprocessor-based smart brick that uses sensor information
to complete assigned tasks.
JJC provides each team with the necessary computer support and LEGO ROBOLABTM
kit components for use during the competition to meet the requirements of each
challenge. Each team is given a set time period to complete a given challenge
using their newly designed robot system. Teams receive points based on the
robot’s effectiveness in completing each challenge. Additionally, teams are
asked a series of science and mathematics questions related to the competition
to add additional bonus points to their final score. Awards are based on the
team’s total point accumulation during the competition.
Teams may enter the competition in one of two categories: Expert or Novice. The
‘Expert’ team will have had members that have competed in at least one Robotic
Engineering Challenge. The ‘Novice’ team has no competition experience.
Our most recent competition date was Friday, January 26, 2007 at
the Joliet Junior College Main Campus. For more information, contact:
John Koepke
Technical Department
Joliet Junior College
(815)
280-2611
Fax: (815) 725-6862
jkoepke@jjc.edu
You may want to check out previous years events:
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