Robofest e-Newsletter 10-17-11
Contents:
(1) ROBOPARADE on Nov 19, 2011 at
MCC
(2) Students Seeking RoboParade/Robofest Team to Join
(3) Robofest Seeking Site Hosts for
2012
(4) Robofest 2012 Kick Off on Dec 5,
2011
(5) World Robofest 2012 Date Change
(6) Robofest 2011 Report and Videos
(7) RoboExpo
2011 Report
(8) The Robot Garage
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(1) RoboParade
2011 at Macomb Community College
6th
Annual Thanksgiving RoboParade will be held at Macomb Community College Expo Center
on
Nov. 19 (Sat.) from
12:00pm ~ 3:00pm
Please mark your calendar. The annual indoor RoboParade
features fully autonomous robot floats, which follow a parade route, detect
robots in front of them, and are constructed and programmed by student teams in
fourth through 12th grades. Team registration is open. For more information,
please visit www.robofest.net and click on RoboParade link.
Hands-on workshop for registered
teams will be held at Lawrence Tech on Oct. 29 (Sat.) from 9am ~ Noon (Full)
and 1pm-4pm (a few seats left). To register, send email to Jerri Ureel to [email protected].
(2) Students Seeking RoboParade/Robofest Team to Join
Two
brothers in the Southfield area are looking for a RoboParade/Robofest
team to join in the Jr. Division.� If you
have room on your team for two more, please contact their mother, Demetra Gleton at
[email protected].
(3) Robofest Seeking Site Hosts for
2012 Competition Season
Robofest is seeking site hosts for the
2012 Competition Season. Qualifying Competition Sites are needed in Feb ~ March
of 2012. Interested individuals, organizations, or schools should contact
Robofest office at [email protected] or check out www.robofest.net and click on *For Site Hosts* link or contact Jerri Ureel [email protected]
(248)204-3568. It is a good opportunity to show case
your school/organization, program, and facilities with autonomous robotics,
effective way for STEM learning.
(4) Robofest 2012 Kick Off on Dec 5,
2011
13th season annual Robofest 2012
will be kicked-off on Mon., Dec, 5, 2011, 2:30pm ~ 4:00pm (EST) at LTU
in Southfield in Buell Mgt. Building, room M218. Rules will be announced, 2012
game will be unveiled, and team registration will begin. Anyone can participate
in the meeting online using Wimba. The direct link
will be on our website at www.robofest.net.
To join the online meeting, we strongly recommend you test the connection
before the meeting. We will also post recorded
session on our website. Some repeated identical
meetings will be held on future days. For details, please check out
future eNews or www.robofest.net.
(5)
World Robofest 2012 Date Change
�Some Robofest documents had World Robofest
2012 date as May 12, 2012. This date has changed to May 19, 2012. Please
change/mark your calendar.
(6) Robofest 2011 Report and Videos
Robofest
2011 official report and YouTube video are now available on the web at www.robofest.net . Send your postal address to [email protected], if you need copies of DVDs.
(7) RoboExpo 2011 Report
The inaugural RoboExpo
2011 held at LTU on Monday, September 26, 2011 was a resounding success.� We had over 200 participants come and visit
with robotics organizations from the academic, industrial, and government
sectors.� Many of the participants joined
in a variety of technical breakout sessions, and a lucky few were the raffle
winners of NXT robotics kits and Kinect Sensors.� Survey results can be found at www.roboexpo.us . We will improve the event based on the survey results.
See you next year!
(8)
The Robot Garage in Michigan
The Robot Garage, located in Birmingham,
is a great place for Lego and robotics enthusiasts to let their imaginations
soar.� They offer building and robotics
classes, as well as workshops, weekend competitions, birthday parties, and a
merchandise retail store.� Visit their
website at http://therobotgarage.com to find details about the October/November 4 week classes
and the exciting Halloween Happenings at The Robot Garage.
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CJ Chung, Associate Professor,
Robofest Director, c[email protected]
Christopher Cartwright, Associate
Professor, Robofest Program Manager, [email protected]
Jerri Ureel,
Robofest Coordinator, (248) 204-3568, [email protected]
Teri Dubois, Robofest Associate
Coordinator, (248) 204-3569, [email protected]
Susan Latos,
Robofest Assistant Coordinator, (248) 204-3569, [email protected]
Tiffany Platt, Robofest Assistant
Coordinator, (248) 204-3569, [email protected]
Lawrence Tech University / Robofest
/ M219
21000 W. Ten Mile, Southfield, MI
48075
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