Competitions

Media publications

• CNET - Robots ready to rumble - RoboGames (formerly called Robolympics) in San Francisco gives machines a chance to show their stuff in contests from sumo to soccer. An article by Richard Shim. (Published 2005.03.25)

	AUVSI Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition URL: http://www.auvsi.org/competitions/water.cfm ODP description: The goals of this competition are to challenge a new generation of engineers to design and build autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) capable of performing realistic missions in the underwater environment. Information on rules, results, photographs, and prizes.
	Robot Crusade URL: http://www.robotcrusade.com/ ODP description: Robot combat group that sponsors events in the United Kingdom. News, event listing, rules and sign-up information. Page title: im Online Casino spielen
	ArtBots Robot Talent Show URL: http://artbots.org/ ODP description: An international art exhibition for robotic art and art-making robots. Awards for "Artist Choice" and "Audience Choice". Page title: ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show
	RoboGames URL: http://robogames.net/ ODP description: Annual competition in San Francisco, formerly known as RobOlympics. Classes and their rules, results and pictures from previous years, registration and ticket information. Page title: RoboGames (formerly ROBOlympics) Page description: RoboGames (formerly ROBOlympics) is the largest robot competition and Expo in the United States.
	Manitoba Robot Games URL: http://www.mbrobotgames.ca/ ODP description: Canadian robot games which include, Atomic Hockey , Robotic Sumo Wrestling, Robotic "Seek and Capture", Mini-Tractor Pull, and Robo-Critters. Page title: Manitoba Robot Games Home Page
	Robotics Contest URL: http://www.mecrob.iwarp.com ODP description: Programming contest related to robotics and mechanics held in Timisoara, Romania in 19/01/2001.
	Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest URL: http://www.trincoll.edu/events/robot/ ODP description: Contest involves building a robot that can detect a fire and then put it out. Includes rules, registration information, photos, and a FAQ. Page title: Welcome to the 14th Annual International Fire Fighting Robot Contest
	BEST Robotics Inc URL: http://www.bestinc.org ODP description: BEST stands for Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology. BEST is a non-profit organization that promotes team problem solving aided by local industry volunteers, teachers, and mentors through yearly competitions. Page title: BEST Robotics, Inc.
	Jerry Sanders Design Competition URL: http://dc.cen.uiuc.edu/ ODP description: The Jerry Sanders Design Competition is open to anyone who can build a robot. Page title: AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Competition
	Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition URL: http://www.igvc.org/ ODP description: This site has information on the annual competition where college students design and construct autonomous ground vehicles to compete in the Autonomous Challenge Competition Vehicle Design Competition and Navigation Challenge Competition. The site consists of Location and date, rules, team photographs, entry application, news, and results from previous competitions. Page title: IGVC - Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition
	Istrobot URL: http://www.robotika.sk/contest/ ODP description: Annual contest in Slovakia includes linefollower, micromouse, minisumo, and a free style category. Page title: :: ISTROBOT 2008 ::
	Robotic Gladiator URL: http://www.roboticgladiator.com ODP description: A site featuring news, tutorials, and forums for robotic competition. Page description: Robotic combat is the new sports event for the 21st century.
	6.270 - MIT's Autonomous Robot Design Competition URL: http://web.mit.edu/6.270/www/ ODP description: Provides description of class and robot competition contestants. Includes an overview of previous contests.
	Eurobot URL: http://www.eurobot.org/ ODP description: A technical, scientific and entertaining challenge organised in France for students from engineering schools, universities or for private scientific clubs. Page description: Eurobot is an international robotics competition. It involves autonomous robots fulfilling a rule that changes every year. Many countries organise national qualifications for a final that takes place every year in a different European country.
	The Builders Database URL: http://www.buildersdb.com/ ODP description: Provides registration and tracking resources for robot competitions. Includes interface for teams and event organizers, and public pages describing the entries by category. Page title: Builders Database
	Robot Riots robot combat event URL: http://www.robotriots.com ODP description: Robot Riots robot combat event in Toronto - check site for latest event. Part of the Toronto Robot Fight Club. Page title: Robot Riots - Toronto Robot Fight Club Page description: Robot Riots - Toronto Robot Fight Club - Robot Combat competitions in the Toronto, Ontario area.
	K'nex K-Bot World Championship URL: http://www.livingjungle.com/ ODP description: Information including rankings and rulebook. Page title: livingjungle
	Binkey's Robot Rumbles for 1-15 pound bots URL: http://www.angelfire.com/my/robotsite/ ODP description: Test your 1-15 pound bot in one-on-one battles, a maze, and speed way. Competition in Sarnia, Ontario.
	Robot Competition FAQ URL: http://robots.net/rcfaq.html ODP description: Information and dates for all known Robot-related competitions and contests. Updated monthly and posted to comp.robotics.misc and news.answers.