From: Art Kimura <art@higp.hawaii.edu>

Date: September 12, 2007 5:41:02 AM HST

To: jredmond@hawaii.edu

Subject: robotics web sites

Reply-To: art@higp.hawaii.edu

First Lego League robotics (elementary-middle)

(http://www.hawaiifll.org/)

--Hawaii regional tournament, December 1, 2007, McKinley High School

*cost: Lego Mindstorms kit and software ($350), tournament registration

fee ($200)

*robots constructed out of Lego Mindstorms NXT kits; icon based

programming software

*robots operate autonomously during tournament

*needs: adult facilitators, volunteers for tournament (registration,

judges, on site interviewers, set up and take down)

--contact: Aaron Dengler (aadengler@gmail.com) or Sara Tamayose

(stamayose@gmail.com)

Botball robotics (middle-high) (http://www.botball.org)

--2 day teacher workshop, March 1-2, 2008, regional tournament, May 10,

2008, Hawaii Convention Center

http://www.midweek.com/content/story/theweekend_extrastory/playing_ball_with_robots/

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/5-8/features/F_Having_Ball_With_Robots.html

http://starbulletin.com/2007/04/30/news/story05.html

http://botball.org/scrapbook/video_gallery.php

*cost: team registration--$2300 (includes kit of parts, training,

tournament); tuition offset from NASA

*robots constructed from iCreate kit, Lego sets, additional sensors;

interactive C programming software

*robots operate autonomously during tournament

*needs: computer programmers, software engineers, volunteers for

tournament (judges, registration, on site interview, set up and take down,

table setters, etc.)

contact: Art Kimura (art@hipg.hawaii.edu)

Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge (HURC) (high):

(http://www.marinetech.org/rov_competition/index.php)

--regional tournament, November 23-24, 2007, University of Hawaii pool

*cost: minimal (PVC pipes, tools); kit of parts provided at no cost

*robots constructed from PVC pipes, bilge pump motors, etc.

*robots operate via tethered remote control

*needs: adult facilitators, technical (electrical, etc.), volunteers for

tournament (judges, interviewers, registration, etc.)

--contact: Mark Rongstad (mrognsta@hawaii.edu) or Bill Speed

(wgspeed@gmail.com)

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST)

(high)

(http://www.usfirst.org/)

--regional tournament, March 27-29, 2008, Stan Sheriff Center, University

of Hawaii

*cost: $6,000 (includes kit of parts, participation in tournament); up to

$3,500 additional parts may be added

*robots operate for 15 seconds autonomously, and remainder of match via

wireless remote control

*needs: electrical and mechanical engineers, technical (electrical,

pneumatic, welding, safe operation of powered and non powered tools),

computer programmers, web site development, volunteers for tournament

(judges, registration, set up and take down, etc.), access to shop

Faci)lities

--contact: Alex Ho (alex.ho@dbedt.hawaii.gov)

International Micro Robot Maze Contest (high, college)

(http://imd.eng.kagawa-u.ac.jp/maze/index_e.html)

--tournament, November 10-11, 2007, Nagoya, Japan

*cost: no registration fee

*robots are constructed to fit in a one inch or one centimeter cube

*robots compete in several challenges including Micro Robot Racer by 1cm

cube robot, Teleoperated Mountain Climbing Micro Robot Maze Competition,

Autonomous Micro Robot Maze Competition, Micro Biped Locomotion Robot

Competition

*Waiakea High School will be the first American secondary school to

compete in this international robotics tournament

--contact: Dale Olive (Dale_Olive@notes.k12.hi.us)

International Vex Robotics Tournament (middle, high)

(http://www.vexlabs.com/)

--tournament, May 2008, Honolulu or Los Angeles

*cost: no registration fee; kit cost $500; field elements $100

*participants including members of the Asian Robotics League and the

United States

*robots compete in autonomous and remote control modes

--contact: Art Kimura (art@higp.hawaii.e

Art Kimura

Future Flight Hawaii

Hawaii Space Grant Consortium

http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/

phone (808) 934-7261