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ROBOT CONTESTS AND COMPETITIONS FAQ Updated: Apr 1, 2008 Number of events currently listed: 106

THIS LISTING IS PUBLISHED IN THE FOLLOWING FORMS: * Posted monthly in comp.robotics.misc, comp.answers, news.answers * Available in HTML format at http://robots.net/rcfaq.html * Available in ASCII format at http://www.faqs.org/faqs/robotics-faq/ * Available in condensed form in Servo Magazine This listing contains brief summaries of known robot competitions around the world, answering the frequently asked questions; Where and when can I find a robot competition? Submission of new contest information is encouraged. All information received will be made available to the public through monthly postings of this listing to newsgroups and the web. I'm attempting to follow up on the incomplete entries but have listed what I know (however little that may be) at this time. If anyone can fill me in on one of the partial listings or knows of a competition that I've left out, send me email! If you find out-dated copies of this document on other web sites, please ask the webmaster to link to this official copy which can found at http://robots.net/rcfaq.html Send updates, new listings, corrections, complaints, and suggestions to: Email steve@ncc.com Fax 972-404-0269

Event Listing by Date

Apr 2-6, 2008 Robotica National Festival of Robotics Apr 2, 2008 Micro-Rato Apr 5, 2008 Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest Apr 8-10, 2008 DTU RoboCup Apr 12, 2008 Robofest NYC Apr 12-13, 2008 Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest Apr 17-19, 2008 FIRST Robotics Competition Apr 18, 2008 Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races Apr 19, 2008 Istrobot Apr 19, 2008 RoboRodentia Apr 19, 2008 Robot-SM Apr 19, 2008 UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest Apr 26, 2008 Historical Electronics Museum Robot Festival Apr 26, 2008 Penn State Abington Mini Grand Challenge Apr 26, 2008 RoboFest Apr 26, 2008 RobotRacing Apr 26-27, 2008 Trenton Computer Festival Robotics Contest Apr30-May4,2008 BattleBotsIQ Apr, 2008 CRAC Maisonneuve Sumo Competition May 1, 2008 UNI Mini-Sumo Robotics Challenge May 3, 2008 The Tech Museum of Innovation's Annual Tech Challenge May 5-9, 2008 Alcabot May 5-9, 2008 HISPABOT May 10, 2008 Austrobot May 10, 2008 CybAiRBot May 10, 2008 DPRG RoboRama May 16, 2008 SPURT May 17, 2008 PDXBOT May 17-18, 2008 SwissEurobot May 19-23 2008 ICRA Robot Challenge May 21-25, 2008 Eurobot May 23, 2008 NATCAR May30-Jun2 2008 AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition May, 2008 Atlanta Robot Rally May, 2008 Haifa Robot Competition May, 2008 LVBots Challenge May, 2008 Mechwars May, 2008 International Micro Air Vehicle Competition May, 2008 Western Canadian Robot Games Jun 1-6, 2008 CIG Car Racing Competition Jun 5-8, 2008 ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competition Jun 13-15, 2008 RoboGames Jun 21-22, 2008 International Autonomous Robot Contest Jun 21, 2008 KCRS Robot Exhibition and Competition Jun 26-28, 2008 MATE ROV Competition Jun 28, 2008 UK National Micromouse Competition Jun 30, 2008 Rat's Life Jun, 2008 Milford Autonomous Robotics Competition Jun, 2007 RoboBombeiro Jul 7-11, 2008 Africa Championship Robotics Competition Jul 8-11, 2008 Botball National Tournament Jul 8-10, 2008 European Micro Air Vehicle Competition Jul 13-17, 2008 AAAI Mobile Robot Competition Jul 14-18, 2008 K'Nex K*bot World Championships Jul 22-25, 2008 FIRA Robot World Cup Jul29-Aug3 2008 AUVS International Underwater Robotics Competition Jul, 2008 AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition Jul, 2008 RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup Jul, 2008 Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition Jul, 2008 War-Bots Xtreme Aug29-Sep1 2008 DragonCon Robot Battles Aug, 2008 DPRG Robot Talent Show Aug, 2008 RoboCountry Aug, 2008 Robot Fighting League National Aug, 2008 Robots at Play Sep, 2008 BotTrot 4Bottle Race Sep, 2008 Microtransat Challenge Sep, 2008 RoboCup Junior Australia Sep, 2008 Robothon Oct 24-26, 2008 Critter Crunch Oct, 2008 Cal Games Oct, 2008 Chibotica Oct, 2008 Elevator:2010 Climber Competition Oct, 2008 Franklin Institute Robot Conflict Oct, 2008 Korea Intelligent Robot Contest Oct, 2008 MindSpark Oct, 2008 ROBOMO Maze Solving Competition Oct, 2008 Robot-Liga Oct, 2008 Russian Olympiad of Robots Nov 22, 2008 Roaming Robots Grand Final Nov 24, 2008 Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge Nov, 2008 ABU Robocon Nov, 2008 All Japan MicroMouse Contest Nov, 2008 ARADBOT Nov, 2008 Canadian National Robot Games Nov, 2008 IROC International Robot Olympiad Nov, 2008 ROBOEXOTICA Nov, 2008 Robotex Nov, 2008 South's BEST competition Nov, 2008 Texas BEST competition Dec, 2008 PAReX Autonomous Robotics Competition Dec, 2008 Penn State Abington Robo-Hoops Jan, 2009 Kurukshetra Jan, 2009 Robotix Jan, 2009 Singapore Robotic Games Jan, 2009 Techfest Feb, 2009 APEC Micromouse Contest Feb, 2009 Pragyan Mar, 2009 AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest Mar, 2009 National Robotics Challenge Mar, 2009 Fort Collins Robot Fire Fighting Challenge Mar, 2009 Manitoba Robot Games Mar, 2009 Roboticon Mar, 2009 METU Robotics Days Mar, 2009 Grant Imahara VEXplorer Robot Challenge Mar, 2009 CIRC Central Illinois Bot Brawl Mar, 2009 Boonshoft Museum Robot Rumble Mar, 2009 RoboWars Apr, 2009 iSTARS Robotics Tournament

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Explanation of fields


Each listing may include these fields:

NAME........The name of the competition and/or sponsoring organziation.
LAST DATE...Date of the last known occurance of the competition.
NEXT DATE...Date on which the next competition will be held.
LOCATION....Location where next competition is to be held
EVENTS......A listing of the events included in the competition.
CLASSES.....Autonomous or Remote-Controlled robots.
SIZE........Notes on size or weight of robots that may enter.
AWARDS......Type or value of awards for winners.
INFO........Who to contact for rules, entry forms, or additional information.
OTHER.......Misc. additional information.


AAAI Mobile Robot Competition


NAME:       AAAI Mobile Robot Competition (12th annual)
LAST DATE:  Jul 22-26, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Jul 13-17, 2008
LOCATION:   Chicago, IL
EVENTS:     Semantic Robot Vision Challenge
            Human-Robot Interaction Challenge
	    Integration Challenge
	    Robot Exhibition
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.aaai.org/Conferences/conferences.php


Africa Championship Robotics Competition


NAME:       Africa Championship Robotics Competition
LAST DATE:  Apr 1-8, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Jul 7-11, 2008
LOCATION:   Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
EVENTS:     See rules
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.nydt.org/home.asp?pid=963
	    

Alcabot


NAME:       Alcabot
LAST DATE:  Apr 27-28, 2006
NEXT DATE:  May 5-9, 2008
LOCATION:   University of Alcala, Madrid, SPAIN
EVENTS:     See website
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.depeca.uah.es/alcabot/
	    

All Japan MicroMouse Contest


NAME:       All Japan MicroMouse Contest (23rd)
LAST DATE:  Nov 16-18, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2008
LOCATION:   Tsukuba, JAPAN
EVENTS:     Micromouse
            Micromouse Expert
	    Micro Clipper
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       25cm x 25cm
AWARDS:     Certificates
INFO:       http://www.robomedia.org/directory/jp/game/mm_japan.html


AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest


NAME:       AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest
LAST DATE:  Mar 7-8, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Mar, 2009
LOCATION:   University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
EVENTS:     Different event each year.
CLASSES:    Autonomous or Remote-Control
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     Cash prizes
INFO:       http://dc.cen.uiuc.edu/


APEC Micromouse Contest


NAME:       APEC Micromouse Contest
LAST DATE:  Feb 24-28, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Feb, 2009
LOCATION:   Austin, Texas
EVENTS:     Micromouse maze running
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       25cm x 25cm
AWARDS:     Cash prizes and trophies
INFO:       http://www.apec-conf.org/


ARADBOT


NAME:       ARADBOT
LAST DATE:  Dec 30, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2008
LOCATION:   Santiago, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
EVENTS:     Mini Sumo
            Line Following
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       10cm x 10cm (sumo), 20cmx30cm (line following)
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.aiolosrd.com/


Atlanta Robot Rally


NAME:       Atlanta Robot Rally (8th annual)
LAST DATE:  May 13, 2006
NEXT DATE:  May, 2007
LOCATION:   Souther Polytechnic, Marietta, GA
EVENTS:     Open Contest - contestant chooses his own goal for robot
	    Vacuum Contest - autonomous household vacumming contest
	    Mini-Sumo
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       No limits
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.botlanta.org/Rally/


Austrobot


NAME:       Austrobot
LAST DATE:  Apr 14, 2007
NEXT DATE:  May 10, 2008
LOCATION:   Wels, Austria
EVENTS:     Regional for Eurobot 
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       120cm
AWARDS:     Cup and certificates
INFO:       http://www.austrobot.info/


AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition


NAME:       AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition
LAST DATE:  Jul 23-27, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2008
LOCATION:   Fort Benning, GA
EVENTS:     Fully autonomous flight over a large area is require to complete
            one of three mission variations.
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       No size limit, weight must be under 90kg/198lbs (including fuel)
AWARDS:     Large cash prize which increases by $10,000 per year until won
INFO:       http://avdil.gtri.gatech.edu/AUVS/IARCLaunchPoint.html
OTHER:      Open to college students only.


AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition


NAME:       AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition
LAST DATE:  Jun 8-11, 2007
NEXT DATE:  May 30 - Jun 2, 2008
LOCATION:   Oakland University, Rochester, MI
EVENTS:     Autonomous ground vehicle navigates outdoor obstacle course within
            prescribed time while staying within 5mph speed limit.
CLASSES:    Autonomous (emergency RC control & manual stop required)
SIZE:       Length between 3 and 9 feet.  Width < 5'.  Height < 6' 
            (excluding antenna).  Propulsion must be by direct ground contact
            and powered by combustible fuel or electricity.  Payload is a 20
            pound block approximately like an 18"x8"x8" cinder block.
AWARDS:     $20,000 of prize money. See rules for award levels
INFO:       http://www.igvc.org/
OTHER:      Open to college students only.


AUVS International Underwater Robotics Competition


NAME:       AUVS International Underwater Robotics Competition
LAST DATE:  Jul 11-15, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Jul 29 - Aug 3, 2008
LOCATION:   Space and Naval Warefare System Center, San Diego, CA
EVENTS:     Autonomous underwather vehicles must complete an underwater
            course with various requirements.
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       Not greater than 6 feet long x 3 feet wide x 2 feet deep. Not
            greater than 100kg mass.
AWARDS:     cash prizes. See rules for award levels
INFO:       http://www.auvsi.org/competitions/water.cfm
OTHER:      This contest is open to college students only. Robotics clubs
            and organizations are excluded from participating unless at
	    least 75% of their team are students. Note that in addition to 
	    the usual definition of autonomous, no outside hardware of any 
	    kind may be used (e.g. GPS satellites, a tethered computer, etc.)


BattleBotsIQ


NAME:       BattleBotsIQ
LAST DATE:  Apr 12, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Apr 30 - May 4, 2008
LOCATION:   Miami Beach, FL
EVENTS:     Student-built "Robots" (RC vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES:    Remote-Control only
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.battlebotsiq.com/


Boonshoft Museum Robot Rumble


NAME:       Boonshoft Museum Robot Rumble
LAST DATE:  Mar 30, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Mar, 2009
LOCATION:   Boonshoft Museum, Dayton, OH
EVENTS:     LEGO Robot building and competition
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.boonshoftmuseum.org/


Botball National Tournament


NAME:       Botball National Tournament
LAST DATE:  Jul 10-13, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Jul 8-11, 2008
LOCATION:   Norman, OK
EVENTS:     Robot move black and white balls on game board
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       Robot of appropriate size is provided in kit form
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.botball.org/


BotTrot 4Bottle Race


NAME:       BotTrot 4Bottle Race
LAST DATE:  Sep 15, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Sep, 2008
LOCATION:   N/A
EVENTS:     Robot must navigate a figure-8 course. Video of robot completing
            the course must be submitted by the contest date for judging.
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE:       No limit
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.botmag.com/articles/06-10-07_4bottle_robot_race.shtml


Cal Games


NAME:       Cal Games
LAST DATE:  Oct 12-13, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2008
LOCATION:   Woodside High School, Woodside, CA
EVENTS:     Rack and Roll (same as 2007 FIRST event)
CLASSES:    See rules
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.wrrf.org/Events/index.php


Canadian National Robot Games


NAME:       Canadian National Robot Games
LAST DATE:  Nov 10-11, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2008
LOCATION:   Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
EVENTS:     Mini-sumo (novice, advanced, master)
            Full-size sumo (autonomous and RC)
	    Fire-fighting
	    Line following
	    Walker Race
	    Photovore
	    Search and Rescue
	    Art and Innovation
CLASSES:    See rules
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.robotgames.ca/


Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races


NAME:       Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races (10th annual)
LAST DATE:  Apr 20, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Apr 18, 2008
LOCATION:   Wean Hall, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA
EVENTS:     Mobot Slalom
            MoboJoust
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     Cash prizes of $1,000 for 1st, $500 for 2nd, $250 for 3rd
INFO:       http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mobot/


Chibotica


NAME:       Chibotica
LAST DATE:  Oct 21, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2008
LOCATION:   Donald E. Stephens convention center, Rosemont, IL
EVENTS:     Line following
	    Maze solving
	    Mini-sumo challenge
	    Robo-One
	    Talent show
	    Combat 
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     Will be announced at competition
INFO:       http://www.chibots.org/


CIG Car Racing Competition


NAME:       CIG Car Racing Competition
LAST DATE:  N/A
NEXT DATE:  Jun 1-6, 2008
LOCATION:   Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
EVENTS:     Race Cars controlled by artificially evolved neural nets
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.wcci2008.org/


CIRC Central Illinois Bot Brawl


NAME:       CIRC Central Illinois Bot Brawl
LAST DATE:  Mar 29, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Mar, 2009
LOCATION:   Lakeview Museum, Peoria, IL
EVENTS:     RC Combat
	    Autonomous Sumo 
	    Line Following
	    Line Maze
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     Sponsored prizes and certificates
INFO:       http://circ.mtco.com/


CRAC Maisonneuve Sumo Competition


NAME:       CRAC Maisonneuve Sumo Competition
LAST DATE:  Apr 14, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2008
LOCATION:   College Maisonneuve, Montreal, CANADA
EVENTS:     Sumo
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       3kg and 500g
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://crac.cmaisonneuve.qc.ca/


Critter Crunch


NAME:       Critter Crunch
LAST DATE:  Oct 26-28, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Oct 24-26, 2008
LOCATION:   Hyatt Regency Tech Center, Denver, CO
EVENTS:     Robot combat - 2lbs and 20lbs event catagories
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE:       Starting size of 12"x12"x12". Expansion during event okay.
            Weight limit of 20lbs.  Power source must meet OSHA requirements
            for indoor use.
AWARDS:     Handmade art objects created by local artist. Awards for 1st, 2nd
            3rd place as well as "amusing and arbitrary accomplishments".
INFO:       http://www.milehicon.org/critrule.htm
            History: http://www.owlhouse.org/laboratory/critter.html
OTHER:      This contest was created by the Denver Area Mad Scientists. This
            group still governs the contests. This is the original robot
            battle competition and predates Robot Wars and Battle Bots by 
	    more than 10 years.


CybAiRBot


NAME:       CybAiRBot
LAST DATE:  Apr 14, 2007
NEXT DATE:  May 10, 2008
LOCATION:   Poznan, Poland
EVENTS:     Sumo (Japanese rules)
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
INFO:       http://www.sumo.put.poznan.pl/


DragonCon Robot Battles


NAME:       DragonCon Robot Battles
LAST DATE:  Sep 3, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Aug 29 - Sep 1, 2008
LOCATION:   Atlanta, GA
EVENTS:     12 pound max weight single combat
            60 pound max weight single combat
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE:       Weight limits only.
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.dragoncon.org/
OTHER:      The event is held as part of a Science Fiction convention
            called DragonCon. 


DPRG RoboRama


NAME:       DPRG RoboRama
LAST DATE:  Nov 17, 2007
NEXT DATE:  May 10, 2008
LOCATION:   Dallas, TX
EVENTS:     Cone-Test - indoor robots navigate a course made of orange cones
	    Out and Back - outdoor robots go 100 feet out and back
	    Borenstein Square - outdoor contest based on UMBMark test
	    Obstacles - Same Out and Back but with obstacles
	    Long Haul - outdoor robots traverse 500 to 1000 foot course
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     Prizes and certificates awarded for each event
INFO:       http://www.dprg.org/competitions/


DPRG Robot Talent Show


NAME:       DPRG Robot Talent Show
LAST DATE:  Apr 14, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Aug, 2008
LOCATION:   The Science Place, Dallas, TX
EVENTS:     Autonomous robots demonstrate their talents
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       No limits
AWARDS:     Prizes and certificates awarded 
INFO:       http://www.dprg.org/competitions/


DTU RoboCup


NAME:       DTU RoboCup
LAST DATE:  Apr 10-12, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Apr 8-10, 2008
LOCATION:   Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, DENMARK
EVENTS:     Varied course including line and wall following
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       Max 50cm high, 45cm wide
AWARDS:     Cash prizes
INFO:       http://www.robocup.dtu.dk/


Eurobot


NAME:       Eurobot
LAST DATE:  May 16-20, 2007
NEXT DATE:  May 21-25, 2008
LOCATION:   Heidelberg, GERMANY
EVENTS:     Each year the event is different, see rules
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.eurobot.org/


Elevator:2010 Climber Competition


NAME:       Elevator:2010 Climber Competition
LAST DATE:  Oct 19-21, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2008
LOCATION:   TBA
EVENTS:     Autonomous climber must ascend a scale model of a space
            elevator using a beam power source.
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       50kg max
AWARDS:     Cash prizes
INFO:       http://www.elevator2010.org/


FIRA Robot World Cup


NAME:       FIRA Robot World Cup
LAST DATE:  Jun 14-17, 2007
NEXT DATE   Jul 22-25, 2008
LOCATION:   Shinan Software Park, Qingdao, CHINA
EVENTS:     HuroSot - Humanoid Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
            S-HuroSot - Single Humanoid Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
	    RoboSot - Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
	    S-RoboSot - Single Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
	    MiroSot - Micro Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
	    S-MiroSot - Single Micro Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
	    NaroSot - Nano Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
	    S-NaroSot - Single Nano Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament
	    KheperaSot - Khepera World Cup Soccer Tournament
            S-KheperaSot - Single Khepera World Cup Soccer Tournament
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules for each event
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.fira.net/


FIRST Robotics Competition


NAME:       FIRST Robotics Competition
LAST DATE:  Apr 12-14, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Apr 17-19, 2008
LOCATION:   Atlanta, GA
EVENTS:     Given a standard kit of parts, a set of rules, and a design
            workshop, corporate-sponsered teams of high school students 
	    assisted by professional engineers design and build robots.
CLASSES:    Remote-Control
SIZE:       Variable - defined in FIRST rules for each competition.
AWARDS:     Scholorships and other prizes.
INFO:       http://www.usfirst.org/
            http://www.innovationfirst.com/firstrobotics/
OTHER:      This competition is geared primarily towards teams of high school
            students with either coporate or university "sponsers" who work
            together to design and build the robots.


Fort Collins Robot Fire Fighting Challenge


NAME:       Fort Collins Robot Fire Fighting Challenge
LAST DATE:  Mar 8, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Mar, 2009
LOCATION:   Discovery Science Center, Fort Collins, CO
EVENTS:     Regional for Trinity College Fire Fighting contest
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.strout.net/fcrffc/


Franklin Institute Robot Conflict


NAME:       Franklin Institute Robot Conflict
LAST DATE:  Oct 20, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2008
LOCATION:   Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia, PA
EVENTS:     "Robots" (RC vehicles) attempt to destroy each other
CLASSES:    Remote-Control
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.nerc.us/


Grant Imahara VEXplorer Robot Challenge


NAME:       Grant Imahara VEXplorer Robot Challenge
LAST DATE:  Mar 24, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Mar, 2009
LOCATION:   YouTube and Robot Magazine
EVENTS:     Students submit designs for unique robots using only parts from 
            VEXplorer kit. 25 finalists get a free kit to build their design
            and must submit a YouTube video for judging by Grant Imahara.
CLASSES:    Remote-Control
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     Scholarships and gift certificates
INFO:       http://www.botmag.com/articles/contest.shtml


Haifa Robot Competition


NAME:       Haifa Robot Competition
LAST DATE:  May 8-9, 2007
NEXT DATE:  May, 2008
LOCATION:   Haifa, ISRAEL
EVENTS:     University League
            High School League
	    Amateurs League
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://math.haifa.ac.il/robotics/competition/


Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge


NAME:       Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge
LAST DATE:  Nov 23-24, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Nov 24, 2008
LOCATION:   Kahanamoku Pool, UoH at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
EVENTS:     Timed, multitasking, tethered mission
CLASSES:    Remote-control
SIZE:       see MATE ROV competition rules
AWARDS:     N/A
INFO:       http://www.marinetech.org/rov_competition/
OTHER:      Regional for the MATE ROV competition


HISPABOT


NAME:       HISPABOT
LAST DATE:  Apr 27-28, 2006
NEXT DATE:  May 5-9, 2008
LOCATION:   University of Alcala, Madrid, SPAIN
EVENTS:     Maze
	    Sumo
	    Alcafutbol (soccer)
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     Cash prizes up to 600 euros
INFO:       http://www.depeca.uah.es/alcabot/hispabot/


Historical Electronics Museum Robot Festival


NAME:       Historical Electronics Museum Robot Festival
LAST DATE:  Apr 28, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Apr 26, 2008
LOCATION:   Historical Electronics Museum, Linthicum, MD
EVENTS:     Fire-fighting
            FIRST
	    Sumo
	    Robot combat
CLASSES:    Remote-Control and autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.robotfest.com/


ICRA Robot Challenge


NAME:       ICRA Robot Challenge
LAST DATE:  N/A
NEXT DATE:  May 19-23, 2008
LOCATION:   Pasadena, CA
EVENTS:     Autonomous planetary surface exploration
            Teleoperated robot emergency mission
            Human-Robot Interaction
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://icra.wustl.edu/


International Autonomous Robot Contest


NAME:       International Autonomous Robot Contest
LAST DATE:  N/A
NEXT DATE:  Jun 21-22, 2008
LOCATION:   Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA
EVENTS:     Technical Presentation
            Urban Challenge
            Gold Rush Challenge
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.iaroc.org/


ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competition


NAME:       ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competition
LAST DATE:  Jun 2, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Jun 5-8, 2008
LOCATION:   Beavercreek, OH
EVENTS:     Autonomous lawn mowing
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.automow.com/


IROC International Robot Olympiad


NAME:       IROC International Robot Olympiad
LAST DATE:  Nov 27-30, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2008
LOCATION:   TBA
EVENTS:     see rules
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.iroc.org/


iSTARS Robotics Tournament


NAME:       iSTARS Robotics Tournament
LAST DATE:  N/A
NEXT DATE:  N/A
LOCATION:   Toronot, CANADA
EVENTS:     Student built robots compete to achieve a goal
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE:       60kg, 1.5m tall
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.istars-robotics.com/
OTHER:      2008 event cancelled


Istrobot


NAME:       Istrobot
LAST DATE:  Apr 25, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Apr 19, 2008
LOCATION:   Slovak University of Technology, Bratislave, Slovakia, EU
EVENTS:     Line following
            IEEE Micromouse
	    Mini Sumo
	    Free Style
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.robotics.sk/


KCRS Robot Exhibition and Competition


NAME:       KCRS Robot Exhibition and Competition
LAST DATE:  Jun 23, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Jun 21, 2008
LOCATION:   Above the Harvey House Cafe, Kansas City, MO
EVENTS:     Line following
            Sumo and Mini Sumo
	    Dinnerware Demolition Derby
	    Indoor Solar Rollers
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.kansascityrobotics.org/


Korea Intelligent Robot Contest


NAME:       Korea Intelligent Robot Contest
LAST DATE:  Oct 26-28, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2008
LOCATION:   Pohang Indoor Gymnasium, Pohang City, Korea
EVENTS:     Intelligent robot demos
            Micromouse
	    MIROzSOT games
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     $83,000 USD prize money
INFO:       http://irc.piro.re.kr


K'NEX K*bot World Championships


NAME:       K'NEX K*bot World Championships
LAST DATE:  Jul 16-20, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Jul 14-18, 2008
LOCATION:   Las Vegas, NV
EVENTS:     Two-wheel drive K*bots (autonomous)
            Four-wheel drive K*bots (autonomous)
	    Cyber K*bot Division (RC)
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.livingjungle.com/


Kurukshetra


NAME:       Kurukshetra
LAST DATE:  Jan 22-25, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Jan, 2009
LOCATION:   Guindy, Chennai, INDIA
EVENTS:     Designer's Quest
            Solenopsis
            Freightocog
            Catch me if you can
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     over 1.6 lakhs
INFO:       http://www.kurukshetra.org.in


LVBots Challenge


NAME:       LVBots Challenge
LAST DATE:  May 5, 2007
NEXT DATE:  May, 2008
LOCATION:   Las Vegas, NV
EVENTS:     Line following
            Line maze solving
	    Mini Sumo
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     Prizes and trophies
INFO:       http://www.lvbots.org/


ABU Robocon


NAME:       ABU Robocon
LAST DATE:  Nov 26-29, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2008
LOCATION:   Pune, INDIA
EVENTS:     See rules
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.robofest.org.my/


Manitoba Robot Games


NAME:       Manitoba Robot Games (9th Annual)
LAST DATE:  Mar 15-16, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Mar, 2009
LOCATION:   Tec Voc High School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA
EVENTS:     Mini-Sumo - Japanese style
	    Sumo - Western style
	    Mini-Tractor Pull - robot pulls weighted sled in minimal time
	    Super Scramble - Walk, wheel or track, first over mixed terrain
	    Line Follower - 4 layouts, flat and inclined
	    Robo-Critters - contest for kids with supplied robot-kit
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     Prizes awarded in each event
INFO:       http://www.scmb.mb.ca/


MATE ROV Competition


NAME:       MATE ROV Competition
LAST DATE:  Jun 22-24, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Jun 26-28, 2008
LOCATION:   Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, CA
EVENTS:     Varies each year, see website
CLASSES:    Remote-Control
SIZE:       84cm x 61cm x 61cm
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.marinetech.org/rov_competition/
OTHER:      Open to High School and College Students only


Mechwars


NAME:       Mechwars
LAST DATE:  May 19, 2007
NEXT DATE:  May, 2008
LOCATION:   Eagan, MN
EVENTS:     "Robots" (RC vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES:    Remote-Control only
SIZE:       60lb, 120lb, 375lb
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.tcmechwars.com/


METU Robotics Days


NAME:       METU Robotics Days
LAST DATE:  Mar 21-23, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Mar, 2009
LOCATION:   METU Culture & Convention Center, TURKEY
EVENTS:     see rules
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.roboticsdays.org


International Micro Air Vehicle Competition


NAME:       International Micro Air Vehicle Competition
LAST DATE:  May, 2007?
NEXT DATE:  May, 2008
LOCATION:   Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
EVENTS:     MAV Surveillance (smallest to complete course wins)
            MAV Endurance
	    Ornithopter Competition
	    Design Competition
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Radio Control. See rules.
SIZE:       No limit but winner is judged on how small it is.
AWARDS:     Trophies
INFO:       http://www.et.byu.edu/groups/wwwmav/Tenth_MAV_Site/
OTHER:      Contests must agree to sell their entries to the contest organizer
            for $1,500 each.


Micro-Rato


NAME:       Micro-Rato
LAST DATE:  May 16, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Apr 2, 2008
LOCATION:   University of Aveiro, Aveiro, PORTUGAL
EVENTS:     Micro-Rat competition (similar to micro-mouse but larger)
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://microrato.ua.pt/


Microtransat Challenge


NAME:       Microtransat Challenge
LAST DATE:  Sep 2-6, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Sep, 2008
LOCATION:   Irish Sea, off Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
EVENTS:     Robot boats race
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.microtransat.org/


Milford Autonomous Robotics Competition


NAME:       Milford Autonomous Robotics Competition
LAST DATE:  Jun 2, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Jun, 2008
LOCATION:   Milford, OH
EVENTS:     Mini Sumo
            Standard Sumo (60" ring)
	    Robot Rescue/Object Retrieval
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.robocap.org/


MindSpark


NAME:       MindSpark
LAST DATE:  Oct 5-7, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2008
LOCATION:   College of Engineering, Pune, INDIA
EVENTS:     Micromouse, Dogfight, IITB Techfest Nexus
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.robotics.mind-spark.org/


NATCAR


NAME:       NATCAR
LAST DATE:  May 21, 2007
NEXT DATE:  May 23, 2008
LOCATION:   UC Davis Campus, Davis, CA
EVENTS:     Autonomous robot car race
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       14 inch max wheelbase, 3 feet max length
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.ece.ucdavis.edu/natcar/
OTHER:      A high-speed variation on line-following in which the line is a
            wire taped to a black floor with white tape. The wire produces 
	    a 75KHz magnetic field, so either optical or magnetic sensors may
	    be used.


National Robotics Challenge


NAME:       National Robotics Challenge
LAST DATE:  Mar 7-8, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Mar, 2009
LOCATION:   Marion, OH
EVENTS:     See rules
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.nationalroboticschallenge.org/


PAReX Autonomous Robotics Competition


NAME:       PAReX Autonomous Robotics Competition
LAST DATE:  Dec 1, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2008
LOCATION:   Shiloh Community Center, Phoenix, AZ
EVENTS:     Mini-Sumo
            Maze runners
	    Line following
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       Mini-sumo: 100mm x 100mm x .5kg
            Maze: 8 1/2" x 11" footprint
AWARDS:     Trophies & "really neat" coffee cups
INFO:       http://www.parex.org/autoevent1.shtml


PDXBOT


NAME:       PDXBOT
LAST DATE:  May 19-20, 2007
NEXT DATE:  May 17, 2008
LOCATION:   Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel, Portland, OR
EVENTS:     SRS Line Maze
            Line Following
	    Robot Walker Race
            Nano-Sumo
            Mini-Sumo
            Micro-Sumo
	    Robo-Magellan
	    Robot Talent Show
	    Dorkbots Art Robot Competition
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.pdxbot.org/


Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest


NAME:       Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest
LAST DATE:  Mar 31, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Apr 5, 2008
LOCATION:   Penn State Abington, Abington, PA
EVENTS:     Robot navigates maze and puts out fire.
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.ecsel.psu.edu/~avanzato/robots/contests/
OTHER:      This is a regional qualifier for the Trinity College
            Fire-Fighting contest.


Penn State Abington Mini Grand Challenge


NAME:       Penn State Abington Mini Grand Challenge
LAST DATE:  Mar 31, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Mar, 2008
LOCATION:   Penn State Abington, Abington, PA
EVENTS:     Outdoor autonomous mobile robot navigation
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.ecsel.psu.edu/~avanzato/robots/contests/outdoor/contest05.htm


Penn State Abington Robo-Hoops


NAME:       Penn State Abington Robo-Hoops
LAST DATE:  Dec 8, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2008
LOCATION:   Penn State Abington, Abington, PA
EVENTS:     Robots must pick up and shoot or dunk foam balls
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.ecsel.psu.edu/~avanzato/robots/contests/robo-hoops/


Pragyan


NAME:       Pragyan
LAST DATE:  Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Feb, 2009
LOCATION:   National Institute of Technology, Trichy, INDIA
EVENTS:     Micromouse, Sym-Bot
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.pragyan.org/


Rat's Life


NAME:       Rat's Life
LAST DATE:  N/A
NEXT DATE:  Jun 30, 2008
LOCATION:   On-line
EVENTS:     E-Puck robot programming contest
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     Robot software and hardware
INFO:       http://www.ratslife.org/


Roaming Robots Grand Final


NAME:       Roaming Robots Grand Final
LAST DATE:  Nov 24, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Nov 22, 2008
LOCATION:   Kent, UK
EVENTS:     "Robots" (RC vehicles) attempt to destroy each other
CLASSES:    Remote-control
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.roamingrobots.co.uk/events_calendar.htm


RoboBombeiro


NAME:       RoboBombeiro
LAST DATE:  Jun 14, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Jun, 2008
LOCATION:   Polytechnic Institute of Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
EVENTS:     Fire fighting robot contest
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.estg.ipg.pt/robobombeiro/


RoboCountry


NAME:       RoboCountry
LAST DATE:  Aug 19, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Aug, 2007
LOCATION:   Takamtsu City, Kagawa, Japan
EVENTS:     Humanoid Robot Combat
CLASSES:    Remote-control
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.robocountry4.com/


RoboCup Junior Australia


NAME:       RoboCup Junior Australia
LAST DATE:  Sep, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Sep, 2008
LOCATION:   University of NSW, NSW, AUSTRALIA
EVENTS:     Dance, Rescue, Soccer
CLASSES:    Remote-Control and Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.robocupjunior.org.au/


RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup


NAME:       RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup
LAST DATE:  Jul 1-10, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2008
LOCATION:   Suzhou, CHINA
EVENTS:     Soccer Simulation - Teams demo and test their robots
            Small-size Robot Soccer - F180 robots play soccer
	    Mid-size Robot Soccer - Larger robots play soccer
	    Sony Legged Robot Soccer - Legged robots play soccer
	    RoboCup Junior - small robots play soccer
	    Humanoid Soccer - humanoid robots play soccer
	    Rescue Robots - NIST Standard Rescue Robot Test Field
	    RoboCup@Home - real world robot event
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       Small/F180 robots are 180 sq cm or less (e.g. 10cm x 18cm)
            Mid-Size roboat are 50cm x 50cm x 80cm
	    Junior robots are under 220 sq cm and 22cm in diameter
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.robocup.org/


ROBOEXOTICA


NAME:       ROBOEXOTICA
LAST DATE:  Nov 24, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2008
LOCATION:   Museumsquartier, Vienna, AUSTRIA
EVENTS:     Serving cocktails
            Mixing cocktails
	    Bartending conversation
	    Lighting cigarettes/cigars
	    Other achievements in electronic cocktail culture
CLASSES:    See rules
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.roboexotica.org/en/acra.htm


RoboFest


NAME:       RoboFest
LAST DATE:  Apr 28, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Apr 26, 2008
LOCATION:   Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI
EVENTS:     Game Competition - 2 autonomous robots work together
            Robot Exhibition
	    RoboSumo
	    RoboFashion Show
	    Mini Urban Robot Challenge
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://robofest.net/


Robofest


NAME:       Robofest NYC
LAST DATE:  N/A
NEXT DATE:  Apr 12, 2008
LOCATION:   SONY Wonder Technology Lab, New York City, NY
EVENTS:     See rules
CLASSES:    See rules
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.visionedinc.org/robofest/


RoboGames


NAME:       RoboGames
LAST DATE:  Jun 15-17, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Jun 13-15, 2008
LOCATION:   Ft. Mason's Festival Pavillion, San Francisco, CA
EVENTS:     FIRA, BEAM, Mindstorms, and Combat
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.robogames.net/


ROBOMO Maze Solving Competition


NAME:       ROBOMO Maze Solving Competition
LAST DATE:  Apr 28, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2008
LOCATION:   Winfield VFW, St. Louis MO
EVENTS:     Maze solving
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.robomo.com/


RoboRodentia


NAME:       RoboRodentia 
LAST DATE:  Apr 21, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Apr 19, 2008
LOCATION:   Mott Gymnasium, California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo, CA
EVENTS:     Autonomous micromouse-like robot must navigate maze, pick up balls,
            and place balls in a "nest".
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       No limit (must navigate 12" wide paths in 8'x4' arena)
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://tiedye-srv.csc.calpoly.edu/~jseng/robotics.html


Robot-Liga


NAME:       Robot-Liga
LAST DATE:  Oct, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2008
LOCATION:   Kaiserlauter, GERMANY
EVENTS:     Robot Collect
            Robot Volley
            Line Search
	    Mini-Sumo
	    Just Walk
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.robotliga.de/


Robothon


NAME:       Robothon
LAST DATE:  Sep 21-23, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Sep, 2008
LOCATION:   Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
EVENTS:     Robo-Magellan
            MicroMouse
	    Line Following (2 categories)
            Line Maze
            Walking Robot Race
	    Mini Sumo
	    3kg Sumo (autonomous and RC)
CLASSES:    Remote-Control and Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.robothon.org/


Robotica National Festival of Robotics


NAME:       Robotica National Festival of Robotics
LAST DATE:  Apr 27-30, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Apr 2-6, 2008
LOCATION:   PORTUGAL
EVENTS:     N/A
CLASSES:    N/A
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://robotica.ua.pt/robotica2008/


Roboticon


NAME:       Roboticon
LAST DATE:  Mar, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Mar, 2009
LOCATION:   University of Guelph, Ontario, CANADA
EVENTS:     Robotic Soccer for Lego robots
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.collegeroyal.uoguelph.ca/


RobotRacing


NAME:       RobotRacing
LAST DATE:  Apr 27, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Apr 26, 2008
LOCATION:   University of Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
EVENTS:     Autonomous car racing
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.robotracing.org/


Robot-SM


NAME:       Robot-SM
LAST DATE:  May 4, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Apr 19, 2008
LOCATION:   Goteborg, SWEDEN
EVENTS:     Sumo, Mini-Sumo, Robot Pentathlon
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.robotsm.se/


Robot Fighting League National


NAME:       Robot Fighting League National
LAST DATE:  Aug, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Aug, 2008
LOCATION:   Minneapolis, MN
EVENTS:     "Robots" (RC vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES:    Remote-Control only
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.botleague.com/


Robotex


NAME:       Robotex
LAST DATE:  Nov, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2008
LOCATION:   Tallinn Technical University, ESTONIA
EVENTS:     N/A
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       N/A
AWARDS:     N/A
INFO:       http://www.robotex.ee/


Robotix


NAME:       Robotix
LAST DATE:  Jan 31 - Feb 3, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Jan, 2009
LOCATION:   IIT Khargpur, West Bengal, INDIA
EVENTS:     Fastrack.manual
            Fastrack.auto
	    Softandroid
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     Cash prizes and certificates
INFO:       http://www.robotix.in/


Robots at Play


NAME:       Robots at Play
LAST DATE:  Aug 23-25, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Aug, 2008
LOCATION:   City Square, Odense, DENMARK
EVENTS:     Robots compete to demonstrate playfulness and interactivity
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.robotsatplay.dk/


RoboWars


NAME:       RoboWars
LAST DATE:  Mar, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Mar, 2009
LOCATION:   Montreal, CANADA
EVENTS:     Sumo
            Solaroller
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.robowars.ca/


Russian Olympiad of Robots


NAME:       Russian Olympiad of Robots
LAST DATE:  Oct 17-20, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2008
LOCATION:   Moscow, Russian
EVENTS:     Sumo
            Fire Fighting
            Line Following
	    Cross-country Race
	    RoboCup
	    Robot Combat
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://intronics.bogorodsk.ru/


Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition


NAME:       Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition
LAST DATE:  Jul 17-19, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2008
LOCATION:   Great World City, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
EVENTS:     Micromouse maze running
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       25cm x 25cm
AWARDS:     Trophies
INFO:       http://www.np.edu.sg/alpha/micromouse/mice_main.htm


Singapore Robotic Games


NAME:       Singapore Robotic Games
LAST DATE:  Jan 8-10, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Jan, 2009
LOCATION:   Singapore Science Center, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
EVENTS:     Micromouse
	    Autonomous Sumo
	    RC Sumo
	    Robot Soccer
	    Intelligent Robot Competition
	    Wall Climbing
	    Pole Balancing
	    Underwater Robots
	    Legged Robot Marathon
	    Legged Robot Obstacle Race
	    Robot Colony	    
CLASSES:    Varies by event, see rules.
SIZE:       Varies by event, see rules.
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://guppy.mpe.nus.edu.sg/srg/


South's BEST competition


NAME:       South's BEST competition
LAST DATE:  Dec 7-8, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2008
LOCATION:   Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
EVENTS:     Different each year, see web site for details. The listed date
            is for the state-wide championship contest.  A month earlier, the
            various teams have regional contests and the winners go on to 
            compete at the state-wide competition.  BEST is very similar to
            the larger FIRST contest except that in the BEST event, teams of
            students build robots from standardized kits with only minimal
            guidance from their corporate sponsers.
CLASSES:    Remote-Control only
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.southsbest.org/ 
            http://www.bestinc.org/


SPURT


NAME:       SPURT (School Projects Using Robot Techniques)
LAST DATE:  May 4, 2007
NEXT DATE:  May 16, 2008
LOCATION:   Rostock-Warnemunde, GERMANY
EVENTS:     Race on the SPURT track
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       Must fit on track and be less than 20cm broad
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://spurt.uni-rostock.de/


Eurobot


NAME:       SwissEurobot
LAST DATE:  May 11-12, 2007
NEXT DATE:  May 17-18, 2008
LOCATION:   Yverdon-les-Bains, La Marive, Switzerland
EVENTS:     Eurobot regional
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       120cm
AWARDS:     Cup and certificates
INFO:       http://www.swisseurobot.ch/


Techfest


NAME:       Techfest
LAST DATE:  Jan 25-27, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Jan, 2009
LOCATION:   Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, INDIA
EVENTS:     Micromouse, Pixel, Full Throttle: Grand Prix, Blitzkrieg
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.techfest.org/


The Tech Museum of Innovation's Annual Tech Challenge


NAME:       The Tech Museum of Innovation's annual Tech Challenge
LAST DATE:  Apr 28, 2007
NEXT DATE:  May 3, 2008
LOCATION:   Parkside Hall, San Jose, CA
EVENTS:     Water Works
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     US Savings bonds and other prizes. See website.
INFO:       http://techchallenge.thetech.org/
OTHER:      The "challenge" is different each year. Information about it 
            is available at special "challenge clinic" that occurs six 
	    weeks prior to the event.


Texas BEST competition


NAME:       Texas BEST competition
LAST DATE:  Nov 30 - Dec 1, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2008
LOCATION:   Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
EVENTS:     Different each year, see web site for details. The listed date
            is for the state-wide championship contest.  A month earlier, the
            various teams have regional contests and the winners go on to 
            compete at the state-wide competition.  BEST is very similar to
            the larger FIRST contest except that in the BEST event, teams of
            students build robots from standardized kits with only minimal
            guidance from their corporate sponsers.
CLASSES:    Remote-Control only
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.texasbest.org/ 
            http://www.bestinc.org/


Trenton Computer Festival Robotics Contest


NAME:       Trenton Computer Festival Robotics Contest
LAST DATE:  N/A
NEXT DATE:  Apr 26-27, 2008
LOCATION:   College of New Jersey, Ewing Township, NJ
EVENTS:     Sumo, Maze, Precipice avoidance, DesignAThon
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.tcf-nj.org/web/


Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest


NAME:       Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest 
LAST DATE:  Apr 14-15, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Apr 12-13, 2008
LOCATION:   Trinity College, Hartford, CT
EVENTS:     The goal of the contest is to produce a computer controlled robot
            capable of navigating through a mock house, locating a fire, and
            extinguishing the flames.  Robot with the shortest time wins. 
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       31cm x 31cm x 31cm. Expansion of robot or extension of probes 
            is not permited at any time. No weight limit.
AWARDS:     $12,000 in prizes. See rules for distribution.
INFO:       http://www.trincoll.edu/events/robot/


UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest


NAME:       UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest
LAST DATE:  Apr 14, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Apr 19, 2008
LOCATION:   University of California, Davis campus, CA
EVENTS:     Micromouse faces an unknown path from start to finish of maze.  
            The maze cannot be solved by wall hugging. Mouse must map maze 
	    and determine shortest path, using advanced algorithms.
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       Maximum base of 25 cm. by 25 cm.  No height restriction (must
            fit through door of building!).
AWARDS:     Non-cash prizes for both categories.
INFO:       http://www.ece.ucdavis.edu/umouse/


UK National Micromouse Competition


NAME:       UK National Micromouse Competition
LAST DATE:  Jun 30, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Jun 28, 2008
LOCATION:   Technology Innovations Center, Birmingham, UNITED KINDGOM
EVENTS:     Micromouse
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     Brass cheese and cash prizes
INFO:       http://www.tic.ac.uk/micromouse/


UNI Mini-Sumo Robotics Challenge


NAME:       UNI Mini-Sumo Robotics Challenge
LAST DATE:  N/A
NEXT DATE:  May 1, 2008
LOCATION:   Maucker Student Union, Univ of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
EVENTS:     Mini-Sumo
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://list.dprg.org/archive/2008-March/031554.html


European Micro Air Vehicle Competition


NAME:       European Micro Air Vehicle Competition
LAST DATE:  Sep 18-21, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Jul 8-10, 2008
LOCATION:   Research Airport, Braunschweig, GERMANY
EVENTS:     MAV Flight competition
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.mav08.org/


War-Bots Xtreme


NAME:       War-Bots Xtreme
LAST DATE:  Jul 21-22, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2008
LOCATION:   Saskatoon Saskatchewan, CANADA
EVENTS:     "Robots" (RC vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES:    Remote-Control only
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.warbotsxtreme.com/


Western Canadian Robot Games


NAME:       Western Canadian Robot Games
LAST DATE:  May 12, 2007
NEXT DATE:  May, 2008
LOCATION:   Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Alberta, CANADA
EVENTS:     Robot Sumo Wrestling - western standards (5kg,9"x9")
	    Mini Sumo
	    Walking Robot Triatholon (3 events for walking robots)
	    Robot Art and Innovation - open class
	    Atomic Hockey - Ping Pong Particle Physics
	    Well Head Blowout - similar to fire extinguiser contests
            BEAM Solaroller - Solar-powered bot race
	    BEAM Photovore  - More solar-powered bots
	    SolarSpeeder Competition
            General exhibition, workshops and lectures
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE:       Varies with contest, see rules.
AWARDS:     Cash prizes ranging from $50 - $500
INFO:       http://www.robotgames.net/robot_games.htm