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Contents:
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Robofest 2007 Sponsor Highlights�
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World Robofest 2007 Championship to Host over 100 Teams
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Important World Robofest Participant Information
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Robofest Looking for 5 Year or More Coaches
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(1) Robofest 2007 Sponsor Highlights
Robofest is
pleased to highlight the following Sponsors for 2007:
SILVER SPONSOR:
CYBERNET
SYSTEMS CORPORATION� --
is a Research and Development company that develops technology and
commercializes products that combine software intelligence, network
connectivity, robotics, and man-machine interaction. Cybernet's dedicated group
of Ph.D. and Masters' degreed Engineers have made Cybernet the largest Small
Business Innovative Research (SBIR) winner in the State of Michigan by
completing hundreds of research contracts for the commercial and defense
industries.� Visit the Cybernet web site at :� http://www.Cybernet.com
Cybernet is planning to have a demonstration of the autonomous vehicle (Dodge
Caravan) to compete at the DARPA Urban Challenge. Tentatively the car will be
shown to the Robofest teams and audience outside Ridler Field House on Sat.
April 28, around
To watch a video clip of the car, please go to the
team website at
http://www.cybernet.com/urbanchallenge/index.php���
FRIENDS OF
ROBOFEST SPONSORS:
TBCI, P.C. --� (Traumatic Brain
and Catastrophic Injury) is dedicated to assisting those who have experienced
psychological, cognitive, emotional and behavioral impairments from
catastrophic accidents. We provide Neuro-Psychiatric Day Treatment Program and
Psychological and Physical Rehabilitation Facility that has provided Cognitive,
Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury,
Catastrophic Injury, and Chronic Pain Patients. An after school program for
children and adolescents for the head inured is
available.
For more
information, please visit TBCI, P.C. at http://www.headtrauma.net/�
or contact Julie Stork ([email protected],
Phone: 248-526-0110, Fax: 248-680-9138).
(2)��
World Robofest 2007 Championship to Host over 100 Teams
Robofest
will host over 100 teams at this year�s World Robofest 2007 Championship on
Saturday, April 28th in the Don Ridler Field House on the Campus of
LTU.� Robofest has posted results from all
2007 Qualifying Competition sites on the Robofest web site at: http://www.robofest.net/2007/qualifying07.htm.� (There are still 3 qualifying sites left on
April 27th.)� You can view the
list of qualified teams who will be competing at this Saturday�s World Robofest
at the following link:� http://www.robofest.org/TeamIntroduce?siteID=World_championship2007Admin.jsp&cmd=getCoach&location=World_championship
This year�s
Robofest competition categories are Miner rescue game, creative exhibitions,
VEX pentathlon, Robo Sumo, Robo fashion shows, and Mini Urban Challenge.
(3)�
Important World Robofest Participant Information
All teams
competing in the World Robofest 2007 Championship are reminded to visit the
following web page for event details and reminders:� http://www.robofest.net/2007/worldchamp.htm� Teams, please check this site for updates
during the week � we are still refining the event schedule.�� The doors on Saturday will open at
**All teams
are reminded that there is a $30 registration fee per team for World
Robofest.� Your registration fee should
be paid at the door via check or cash.�
(We are sorry but we can not process credit cards.)
Visiting
teams from outside of
We hope
that all 2007 season participants will stop in and visit during World
Robofest.� Attendance as a spectator is
free.� Parking is free!
Volunteers
are still needed for World Robofest.� If
you would like to help as a volunteer on April 28th, please go to
the following link and register:� http://admin.robofest.org/index.jsp?siteID=73
(4)�
Robofest Looking for 5 Year or More Coaches
We wish to
recognize all of our Robofest Coaches who have reached their 5 year mark by
presenting them with an award during the World Robofest 2007 Championship.�� Robofest is looking for the names of Coaches
who have been a Robofest Coach for 5 or more years � Coaches who were not
recognized at last year�s World Robofest 2006 Championship.�
If you are
a Robofest Coach who has reached this 5 year anniversary, please send Lori
Birman a note and let her know.� Send a
message to [email protected]
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CJ Chung,
Associate Professor, Robofest Director
Lori
Birman, Robofest Coordinator
21000 W.
Ten Mile,
(248)204-3566��������������� Fax: (248)204-3518