SUMMER ROBOTICS COMPETITION – Registration is now open for RoboClimb 2016!

[Carolyn Davids]

Registration is now open for RoboClimb 2016, the sixth annual ISEC Space Elevator Youth Robotics Competition. This exciting competition will take place on Saturday, August 20, from 9 am - 3 pm at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. 

http://www.isec.org/sec/index.php/family-science-fest

If you are looking for a fun summer project to engage students, this is it! Students are challenged to design, build and program autonomous climbing robots that simulate carrying satellites into orbit. 

This year, the competition will focus on the autonomous loading of satellites portion of the space elevator competition. The rules have changed so be sure to ready them carefully. There are two robot classes to choose from: “LEGO Only” and “(Almost) Anything Goes.”

http://www.isec.org/sec/images/docs/robo%20climb%202016%20space%20elevator%20competition%20rules.pdf

This project will encourage creativity and engage kids in learning basic physics concepts, mechanical and electrical engineering principles, computer programming and more.  STEM! 

The competition is FREE to registered teams and admission to the Museum of Flight is also FREE to registered teams.

Prizes will be awarded to the top-performing teams and for innovative robot design. Space is limited, so grab your friends, form a team and enter today. 

Added Bonus – A Special Exhibition to Explore –  "Above and Beyond"

And since the competition ends earlier this year, you will have a chance to check out the special exhibition, "Above and Beyond – The Ultimate Interactive Flight Exhibition." This highly-interactive exhibition explores the wonders of flight and the marvels of aerospace innovation, design and technology and it produced by Evergreen Exhibitions in association with Boeing and in collaboration with NASA and the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.

http://www.museumofflight.org/Exhibits/Above-And-Beyond

PLEASE SHARE this news widely with your robotics clubs, youth groups, your friends and anyone else who might be interested in this challenge. Space is limited, so be sure to register as soon as possible.

[Carolyn Davids]

Space Elevator Youth Robotics Competition Workshop/Build Session

Redmond Library, Meeting Room 1
Sunday, July 24, 2016, 2 pm -5 pm

Learn about the International Space Elevator Consortium's Youth Robotics Competition at a workshop and meeting at the Redmond Library on Saturday, July 24, 2016, 2 pm- 5 pm, in meeting room 1. 

This meeting is open to anyone interested in learning more about this competition and for registered teams to work on their robots, test their bots using a test arena, and to get help with designing, building and programming their robots and loaders. 

Satellites will also be available to use during the workshop.

Come to learn more, to ask questions and to see robot-building in action. David Schilling, the competition designer and tech lead, will be on hand to offer support and feedback. 

RSVP to Carolyn at cmda...@seanet.com

To learn more about the competition, visit www.isec.org/sec

Redmond Library:

15990 NE 85th Street, Redmond

https://kcls.org/locations/1533/