Fwd: Get Ready for the 2025 Falcon BEST Robotics Season!
John Mansel-Pleydell
From: Kari Jo Wilson <sto...@bgsu.edu>
Date: Wed, Apr 2, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Subject: Get Ready for the 2025 Falcon BEST Robotics Season!
To:
Cc: Paula Lynn Mlinar <pml...@bgsu.edu>, Lisa Marie Schaller <lsc...@bgsu.edu>, Benson O Ezea <be...@bgsu.edu>, MD Baniamin Sarder <msa...@bgsu.edu>
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Dear Coaches, Educators and Community Leaders,
We are thrilled to announce the 2025 Falcon BEST Robotics Season - fActoId!
Quick Highlights
- VEX V5 will be the provided controller for team kits (more information coming)
- BEST is thrilled to expand our program to welcome teams from community organizations
- including Boys & Girls Clubs, Scouts, YMCA, JCC, and other community groups--ensuring even more students have access to this transformative experience.
To help us prepare, please take a moment to view this year’s information, game teaser and highlights in the Pre-Registration & Interest Survey: https://forms.bgsu.edu/250768584269877
Key Dates for the 2025 Season
- Pre-Registration: April
- Registration: May – July
- Kickoff: September 20, 2025
- Practice Day: November 1, 2025
- Game Day: November 15, 2025
This survey is for gauging interest and does not serve as formal team registration. Official registration will open later this spring.
If you’re a returning coach, please share this email with colleagues and networks to help us expand and welcome new schools to the program!
We can’t wait for another exciting season of robotics and innovation!
BEST Robotics (Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology) is a nationwide program that promotes STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education through robotics competitions for middle and high school students. Founded in 1993, it provides students with hands-on experience in designing, building, and programming robots to complete specific challenges.
Key Features of BEST Robotics:
- Free to Participate: Unlike many other robotics competitions, BEST Robotics is free for schools, making it more accessible.
- Limited Resources: Teams receive a standardized kit of materials to build their robots, emphasizing creativity and engineering skills.
- Real-World Applications: Challenges are inspired by real-world problems, encouraging problem-solving and teamwork.
- Marketing & Outreach Components: In addition to technical aspects, teams develop marketing strategies, presentations, and engineering notebooks, simulating real-world business and engineering practices.
Competition Structure:
- Kickoff: Teams receive the competition theme, kit, and rules.
- Eight-Week Design & Build Phase: Students work on designing, building, and programming their robots.
- Local Competition: Teams compete in local BEST hubs.
- Regional Championships: Top teams advance to higher-level competitions.
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