Robot Competitions


 
ROBOT CONTESTS AND COMPETITIONS FAQ                 Updated: Sep 1, 2009

Number of events currently listed: 119
 

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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
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Event Listing by Date
 


Sep 4-7,   2009 DragonCon Robot Battles
Sep 10-12, 2009 Robots at Play
Sep 14-17, 2009 European Micro Air Vehicle Competition
Sep 19-20, 2009 RoboCup Junior Australia
Sep 26,    2009 Robotour

Oct 3-4,   2009 The Franklin Cup
Oct 9-11,  2009 MindSpark
Oct 9-11,  2009 Robothon
Oct 10,    2009 CalGames
Oct 24-25, 2009 Chibotica
Oct 23-25, 2009 Critter Crunch
Oct 23-24, 2009 Philippines National Robotics Competition
Oct 26-28, 2009 Competencia Robotica (LARC)
Oct 28     2009 HBRC Challenge

Nov 4-5,   2009 Junior Robotics Challenge
Nov 6-8,   2009 Korea Intelligent Robot Contest
Nov 7,     2009 Bloomington VEX Tournament
Nov 7-8,   2009 Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference
Nov 9,     2009 IEEE TEPRA Student Robot Competition
Nov 20-21, 2009 Real World Robot Challenge
Nov 21-23, 2009 All Japan MicroMouse Contest
Nov 21-22, 2009 Canadian National Robot Games
Nov 22,    2009 ABU Robocon
Nov 28-29, 2009 Roaming Robots Grand Final
Dec 28,    2009 Robotic Arena
Nov,       2009 DPRG RoboRama
Nov,       2009 FIRST LEGO League of South Africa Championship
Nov,       2009 Texas BEST competition

Dec 3-6,   2009 ROBOEXOTICA
Dec 4,     2009 Robotex
Dec 5,     2009 FIRST LEGO League of Central Europe
Dec 17-20, 2009 IROC International Robot Olympiad
Dec,       2009 ARADBOT
Dec,       2009 LVBots Challenge
Dec,       2009 PAReX Autonomous Robotics Competition
Dec,       2009 Penn State Abington Robo-Hoops
Dec,       2009 South's BEST competition

Jan,       2010 Kurukshetra
Jan,       2010 Powered by Sun
Jan,       2010 Robotix
Jan,       2010 Singapore Robotic Games
Jan,       2010 Techfest

Feb 21-25, 2010 APEC Micromouse Contest
Feb,       2010 Pragyan
Feb,       2010 Techkriti RoboGames

Mar 12-13, 2010 AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest
Mar 20-21, 2010 Manitoba Robot Games
Mar,       2010 CIRC Central Illinois Bot Brawl
Mar,       2010 METU Robotics Days
Mar,       2010 RobotChallenge
Mar,       2010 Roboticon

Apr,       2010 Alcabot
Apr,       2010 Austrian Hexapod Championship
Apr,       2010 Baltic Robot Sumo
Apr,       2010 BattleBotsIQ
Apr,       2010 BlimpDuino Aerial Robotics Competition
Apr,       2010 Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races
Apr,       2010 DTU RoboCup
Apr,       2010 FIRST Robotics Competition
Apr,       2010 HISPABOT
Apr,       2010 Historical Electronics Museum Robot Festival
Apr,       2010 Istrobot
Apr,       2010 National Robotics Challenge
Apr,       2010 Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest
Apr,       2010 Penn State Abington Mini Grand Challenge
Apr,       2010 RoboRodentia
Apr,       2010 Robotica National Festival of Robotics
Apr,       2010 The Tech Museum of Innovation's Annual Tech Challenge
Apr,       2010 Trenton Computer Festival Robotics Contest
Apr,       2010 Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest
Apr,       2010 UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest
Apr,       2010 UNI Mini-Sumo Robotics Challenge

May,       2010 Atlanta Robot Rally
May,       2010 Austrobot
May,       2010 CybAiRBot
May,       2010 Devyanin Mobile Robots Festival
May,       2010 Eurobot
May,       2010 ICRA Robot Challenge
May,       2010 Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge
May,       2010 International Joint Robotics Competition and Workshop
May,       2010 ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competition
May,       2010 International Micro Air Vehicle Competition
May,       2010 Micro-Rato
May,       2010 NATCAR
May,       2010 PDXBOT
May,       2010 RoboCountry
May,       2010 RoboFest
May,       2010 Robotest
May,       2010 Robot-SM
May,       2010 RObotX
May,       2010 Singapore Underwater Robotic Olympiad
May,       2010 SPURT
May,       2010 Swiss Eurobot
May,       2010 West Branch Robotics Challenge
May,       2010 Western Canadian Robot Games

Jun 19-25, 2010 RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup
Jun,       2010 AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition
Jun,       2010 International Autonomous Robot Contest
Jun,       2010 KCRS Robot Exhibition and Competition
Jun,       2010 MATE ROV Competition
Jun,       2010 Motodrone AFO Competition
Jun,       2010 RoboGames
Jun,       2010 UK National Micromouse Competition

Jul 11-15, 2010 AAAI Mobile Robot Competition
Jul 20-24, 2010 K'Nex K*bot World Championships
Jul,       2010 Africa Championship Robotics Competition
Jul,       2010 AUVS International Underwater Robotics Competition
Jul,       2010 Botball National Tournament
Jul,       2010 CIG Car Racing Competition
Jul,       2010 Elevator:2010 Climber Competition
Jul,       2010 RoboBombeiro
Jul,       2010 RobotRacing
Jul,       2010 Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition
Jul,       2010 War-Bots Xtreme
Jul,       2010 World Robotic Sailing Championship

Aug,       2010 AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition
Aug,       2010 Chibots RoboMagellan
Aug,       2010 FIRA Robot World Cup
Aug,       2010 Microtransat Challenge
Aug,       2010 ROBOMO Expo

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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
LAST DATE:  Jul 13-17, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Jul 11-15, 2010
LOCATION:   Atlanta, GA
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:  Jul 7-11, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2010
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 27-30, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
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 21-23, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Nov 21-23, 2009
LOCATION:   Tsukuba, JAPAN
EVENTS:     Micromouse
            Micromouse Expert
            Micro Clipper
            Robotrace
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       25cm x 25cm
AWARDS:     Certificates
INFO:       http://www.robomedia.org/

AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest


NAME:       AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest
LAST DATE:  Mar 13-14, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Mar 12-13, 2010
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 15-19, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Feb 21-25, 2010
LOCATION:   Washington, DC
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, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2009
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
LAST DATE:  May 16, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
LOCATION:   Pinckneyville Community Center, Norcross, GA
EVENTS:     Line following
            Advanced line following
            Beacon killer
            Beacon killer plus obstacles
            Navigation by dead reckoning
            Bulldozer
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       No limits
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.botlanta.org/

Austrian Hexapod Championship


NAME:       Austrian Hexapod Championship
LAST DATE:  Apr 16, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
LOCATION:   FH Hagenberg, AUSTRIA
EVENTS:     Hexapod dancing
            Hexapod race
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.fh-ooe.at/campus-hagenberg/aktuelles/events.html

Austrobot


NAME:       Austrobot
LAST DATE:  May 9, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
LOCATION:   University of Applied Science, Wels, Austria
EVENTS:     Temples of Atlantis, Eurobot regional
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     Cup and certificates
INFO:       http://www.austrobot.info/

AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition


NAME:       AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition
LAST DATE:  Jul 20-24, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Aug, 2010
LOCATION:   University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
EVENTS:     Fully autonomous air vehicles and sub-vehicles perform tasks
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       No size limit, weight must be under 90kg/198lbs (including fuel)
AWARDS:     Large cash prize which increases each 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 5-8, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jun, 2010
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 and 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 28 - Aug 2, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2010
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.)

Baltic Robot Sumo


NAME:       Baltic Robot Sumo
LAST DATE:  Apr 4, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
LOCATION:   Rigi, LATVIA
EVENTS:     3 kg Sumo, Mini Sumo
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     Cup as a traveling award and other prizes
INFO:       http://www.balticrobotsumo.org/

BattleBotsIQ


NAME:       BattleBotsIQ
LAST DATE:  Apr 22-26, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
LOCATION:   Mare Island, Vallejo, CA
EVENTS:     Student-built "Robots" (RC vehicles) attempt to destroy each other.
CLASSES:    Remote-Control only
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.botsiq.org/

BlimpDuino Aerial Robotics Competition


NAME:       BlimpDuino Aerial Robotics Competition
LAST DATE:  Apr 17-18, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
LOCATION:   Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
EVENTS:     Autonomous blimps must complete five tasks
CLASSES:    Autnomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://robots.net/article/2739.html

Bloomington VEX Tournament


NAME:       Bloomington VEX Tournament
LAST DATE:  Nov 1, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Nov 7, 2009
LOCATION:   Ivy Tech Community College, Bloomington, IN
EVENTS:     Top-It-Off-2
            Pythagorean-2
            VEX Tractor Pull
            CAD Design Contest
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://robotics.bloomington.googlepages.com/

Botball National Tournament


NAME:       Botball National Tournament
LAST DATE:  Jul 1-5, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2010
LOCATION:   Edwardsville, IL
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/

CalGames


NAME:       CalGames
LAST DATE:  Oct 25, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Oct 10, 2009
LOCATION:   Woodside High School, San Jose, CA
EVENTS:     FIRST-based
CLASSES:    See rules
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.wrrf.org/

Canadian National Robot Games


NAME:       Canadian National Robot Games
LAST DATE:  Nov 22-23, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Nov 21-22, 2009
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
            Search and Rescue
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 17, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
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 18-19, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Oct 24-25, 2009
LOCATION:   iHobby Expo, 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/

Chibots RoboMagellan


NAME:       Chibots RoboMagellan
LAST DATE:  15 Aug, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Aug, 2010
LOCATION:   Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
EVENTS:     RoboMagellan
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.chibots.org/

CIG Car Racing Competition


NAME:       CIG Car Racing Competition
LAST DATE:  Jun 1-6, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2010
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.wcci2010.org/

CIRC Central Illinois Bot Brawl


NAME:       CIRC Central Illinois Bot Brawl
LAST DATE:  Mar 7, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Mar, 2010
LOCATION:   Lakeview Museum, Peoria, IL
EVENTS:     RC Combat
            Autonomous Sumo 
            Line Following
            Line Maze
            Best in Show
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     Sponsored prizes, trophies and certificates
INFO:       http://circ.mtco.com/

Competencia Robotica (LARC)


NAME:       Competencia Robotica (LARC)
LAST DATE:  Oct 23-24, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Oct 26-28, 2009
LOCATION:   Center for Robotics UTFSM, Valparaiso, CHILE
EVENTS:     see rules
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://robotica.elo.utfsm.cl/competencia/

Critter Crunch


NAME:       Critter Crunch
LAST DATE:  Oct 24-26, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Oct 23-25, 2009
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:  May 9, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
LOCATION:   Poznan, Poland
EVENTS:     Sumo (Japanese rules)
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.sumo.put.poznan.pl/

Devyanin Mobile Robots Festival


NAME:       Devyanin Mobile Robots Festival
LAST DATE:  May 11-17, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
LOCATION:   Moscow State University, Moscow ,Russian Federation
EVENTS:     See rules
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     Trophies and coffee cups
INFO:       http://www.mobilerobots.msu.ru/en

DragonCon Robot Battles


NAME:       DragonCon Robot Battles
LAST DATE:  Aug 29 - Sep 1, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Sep 4-7, 2009
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:  May 16, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2010
LOCATION:   Dallas, TX
EVENTS:     see rules
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     Prizes and certificates awarded for each event
INFO:       http://www.dprg.org/competitions/

DTU RoboCup


NAME:       DTU RoboCup
LAST DATE:  Apr 14-16, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
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 21-24, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
LOCATION:   Ferte-Bernard, FRANCE
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:  Jul 14, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2010
LOCATION:   NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Mojave, CA
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:  Aug 18-20, 2009
NEXT DATE   Aug, 2010
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 LEGO League of Central Europe


NAME:       FIRST LEGO League of Central Europe
LAST DATE:  NA
NEXT DATE:  Dec 5, 2009
LOCATION:   Heinz Nixdorf Museum Forum, Paderborn, GERMANY
EVENTS:     FIRST LEGO League
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.hands-on-technology.de/en/firstlegoleague/

FIRST LEGO League of South Africa Championship


NAME:       FIRST LEGO League of South Africa Championship
LAST DATE:  Nov 29, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2009
LOCATION:   Sci Bono Science Center, Johannesburg, South Africa
EVENTS:     FIRST LEGO League
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.fllsa.org.za/

FIRST Robotics Competition


NAME:       FIRST Robotics Competition
LAST DATE:  Apr 16-18, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
LOCATION:   Georgia Dome, 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/

The Franklin Cup


NAME:       The Franklin Cup
LAST DATE:  Oct 11-12, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Oct 3-4, 2009
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/

Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge


NAME:       Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge
LAST DATE:  May 22-23, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
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

HBRC Challenge


NAME:       HBRC Challenge
LAST DATE:  Aug 26, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Oct 28, 2009
LOCATION:   Homebrew Robotics Club, CMU, Silicon Valley, CA
EVENTS:     TABLEBot Challenge
            RoboMagellan
            Open Exhibition
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.hbrobotics.org/

HISPABOT


NAME:       HISPABOT
LAST DATE:  Apr 27-30, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
LOCATION:   University of Alcala, Madrid, SPAIN
EVENTS:     see website
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 25, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
LOCATION:   Historical Electronics Museum, Linthicum, MD
EVENTS:     Fire-fighting
            FIRST
            Sumo
            Robot combat
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.robotfest.com/

ICRA Robot Challenge


NAME:       ICRA Robot Challenge
LAST DATE:  May 12-17, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
LOCATION:   Kobe, JAPAN
EVENTS:     Planetary Exploration Challenge
            Human-Robot Interaction Challenge
            Virtual Manufacturing Automation Challenge
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://icra.wustl.edu/

International Autonomous Robot Contest


NAME:       International Autonomous Robot Contest
LAST DATE:  Jun 27-28, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jun, 2010
LOCATION:   San Diego County Fairgrounds, San Diego, CA
EVENTS:     Technical Presentation
            Urban Challenge
            Gold Rush Challenge
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.iaroc.org/

International Joint Robotics Competition and Workshop


NAME:       International Joint Robotics Competition and Workshop
LAST DATE:  May 20-24, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
LOCATION:   Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
EVENTS:     Line following
            Mini Sumo
            Labyrinth
            Stock Car
            Virtual Soccer
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       500-1500 gm
AWARDS:     Cash awards and certificates
INFO:       http://www.ijrcw.org/

International Micro Air Vehicle Competition


NAME:       International Micro Air Vehicle Competition
LAST DATE:  May, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
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.

ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competition


NAME:       ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competition
LAST DATE:  May 28-30, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
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:  Dec 17-21, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Dec 17-20, 2009
LOCATION:   Daejeon Metropolitan City, MALAYSIA
EVENTS:     see rules
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.iroc.org/

Istrobot


NAME:       Istrobot
LAST DATE:  Apr 25, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
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/

Junior Robotics Challenge


NAME:       Junior Robotics Challenge
LAST DATE:  Nov 5-6, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Nov 4-5, 2009
LOCATION:   SINGAPORE
EVENTS:     Line following can collection
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     Trophies and certificates awarded
INFO:       http://www.woodlandsringsec.moe.edu.sg/

KCRS Robot Exhibition and Competition


NAME:       KCRS Robot Exhibition and Competition
LAST DATE:  Jun 13, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jun, 2010
LOCATION:   Harvey House Cafe Mezzanine, Kansas City, MO
EVENTS:     Line following
            Mini Sumo
            Dinnerware Demolition Derby
            Indoor Solar Rollers
            Photovore race
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.kansascityrobotics.org/

Korea Intelligent Robot Contest


NAME:       Korea Intelligent Robot Contest
LAST DATE:  Sep 18-19, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Nov 6-8, 2009
LOCATION:   POSTECH, Pohang City, Korea
EVENTS:     Intelligent robots
            Cleaning robots
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://irc.piro.re.kr/

K'NEX K*bot World Championships


NAME:       K'NEX K*bot World Championships
LAST DATE:  Jul 20-24, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jul 19-24, 2010
LOCATION:   Las Vegas, NV
EVENTS:     Two-wheel drive K*bots (autonomous)
            Four-wheel drive K*bots (autonomous)
            Cyber K*bot Division (RC)
            Motorless K*bot Division (simple machines)
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.kbotworld.com/

Kurukshetra


NAME:       Kurukshetra
LAST DATE:  Jan 21-24, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jan, 2010
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:  Dec 6, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2009
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:  Aug 31, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Nov 22, 2009
LOCATION:   Tokyo, JAPAN
EVENTS:     See rules
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.official-robocon.com/

Manitoba Robot Games


NAME:       Manitoba Robot Games (9th Annual)
LAST DATE:  Mar 21-22, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Mar 20-21, 2010
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 24-26, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jun, 2010
LOCATION:   Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay, MA
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

METU Robotics Days


NAME:       METU Robotics Days
LAST DATE:  Mar 7-8, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Mar, 2010
LOCATION:   METU Culture & Convention Center, TURKEY
EVENTS:     see rules
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.roboticsdays.org

Micro-Rato


NAME:       Micro-Rato
LAST DATE:  May 13, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
LOCATION:   Aristides Pavilion Hall, 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 29, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Aug, 2010
LOCATION:   TBA
EVENTS:     Robot boats race
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.microtransat.org/

MindSpark


NAME:       MindSpark
LAST DATE:  Oct 2-4, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Oct 9-11, 2009
LOCATION:   College of Engineering, Pune, INDIA
EVENTS:     Micromouse, Dogfight, Search and Destroy
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.mind-spark.org/

Motodrone AFO Competition


NAME:       Motodrone AFO Competition
LAST DATE:  Jun 13-14, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jun, 2010
LOCATION:   Finowfurt, GERMANY
EVENTS:     Autonomous Flying Objects
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.motodrone.de/

NATCAR


NAME:       NATCAR
LAST DATE:  May 22, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
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:  Apr 17-19, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
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, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2009
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 17, 2008
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
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:  Apr 18, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
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:  Apr 25, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
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 6, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2009
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/

Philippines National Robotics Competition


NAME:       Philippines National Robotics Competition
LAST DATE:  na
NEXT DATE:  Oct 23-24, 2009
LOCATION:   Music Hall, SM Mall of Asia, Philippines
EVENTS:     Agribots in the City
            Sumobot Robotics
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.pinoyrobotgames.org/

Powered by Sun


NAME:       Powered by Sun
LAST DATE:  Sep 17, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Jan, 2010
LOCATION:   Ostrava, CZECH REPUBLIC
EVENTS:     Race of solar powered robots
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://napajenisluncem.vsb.cz/

Pragyan


NAME:       Pragyan
LAST DATE:  Feb 12-15, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Feb, 2010
LOCATION:   National Institute of Technology, Trichy, INDIA
EVENTS:     Micromouse, 
            Square Route (line following), 
            Slam Dunk (robot basketball)
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.pragyan.org/

Real World Robot Challenge


NAME:       Real World Robot Challenge
LAST DATE:  na
NEXT DATE:  Nov 20-21, 2009
LOCATION:   Tsukuba Expo Center, Tsukuba, JAPAN
EVENTS:     Robot navigation
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.robomedia.org/challenge09/

Roaming Robots Grand Final


NAME:       Roaming Robots Grand Final
LAST DATE:  Nov 22, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Nov 28-29, 2009
LOCATION:   Wigan, 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/

RoboBombeiro


NAME:       RoboBombeiro
LAST DATE:  Jul 18, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2010
LOCATION:   San Miguel Pavilion, Guarda, Portugal
EVENTS:     Fire fighting robot contest
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://robobombeiro.ipg.pt/

RoboCountry


NAME:       RoboCountry
LAST DATE:  May 2-3, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
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 20-21, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Sep 19-20, 2009
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:  Jun 29 - Jul 5, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jun 19-25, 2010
LOCATION:   SINGAPORE
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:  Dec 4-31, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Dec 3-6, 2009
LOCATION:   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/

RoboFest


NAME:       RoboFest
LAST DATE:  May 9, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
LOCATION:   Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI
EVENTS:     Game Competition - 2 autonomous robots work together
            Robot Exhibition
            RoboFashion Show
            Mini Urban Challenge
            Fire Fighting
            VEX
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://robofest.net/

RoboGames


NAME:       RoboGames
LAST DATE:  12-14 Jun, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jun, 2010
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 Expo

NAME:       ROBOMO Expo
LAST DATE:  20 Aug, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Aug, 2010
LOCATION:   Missouri State Fair, Sedalia, MO
EVENTS:     see website
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.robomo.com/

RoboRodentia


NAME:       RoboRodentia 
LAST DATE:  Apr 18, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
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

RobotChallenge


NAME:       RobotChallenge
LAST DATE:  Mar 21, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Mar, 2010
LOCATION:   Vienna, AUSTRIA
EVENTS:     Parallel Slalom
            Slalom Enhanced
            Standard Sumo
            Mini Sumo
            Micro Sumo
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.robotchallenge.at/

Robotest


NAME:       Robotest
LAST DATE:  Apr 12, 2008
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
LOCATION:   Frankfurt, GERMANY
EVENTS:     Line following
            Puck collect
            Robot Volley
            Fire Fighting
            Just Walk
            Mini Sumo
            Free Style
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.robotest.de/

Robothon


NAME:       Robothon
LAST DATE:  Sep 21-23, 2007
NEXT DATE:  Oct 9-11, 2009
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/

Robotic Arena


NAME:       Robotic Arena
LAST DATE:  Dec 13, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Nov 28, 2009
LOCATION:   Wroclaw, POLAND
EVENTS:     Minisumo, Sumo, line following, freestyle
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://konar.pwr.wroc.pl/zawody/en/start

Robotica National Festival of Robotics


NAME:       Robotica National Festival of Robotics
LAST DATE:  N/A
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
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 21-22, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Mar, 2010
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/

Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference


NAME:       Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference
LAST DATE:  N/A
NEXT DATE:  Nov 7-8, 2009
LOCATION:   Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
EVENTS:     Robots must perform a task that improves quality of life
            for a human. Team must present a written report.
CLASSES:    Autonomous and remote-control
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     Cash prizes up to $5,000
INFO:       http://ricc.wpi.edu/

Robotour


NAME:       Robotour
LAST DATE:  Sep 20, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Sep 26, 2009
LOCATION:   Brno, CZECH REPUBLIC
EVENTS:     Autonomous navigation in a park
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.robotika.cz/

RobotRacing


NAME:       RobotRacing
LAST DATE:  Jul 11, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2010
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 10, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
LOCATION:   Chalmers union house, Gothenburg, SWEDEN
EVENTS:     Sumo, Mini-Sumo, Robot Pentathlon
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.robotsm.se/

Robotex


NAME:       Robotex
LAST DATE:  Dec 5, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Dec 4, 2009
LOCATION:   Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, ESTONIA
EVENTS:     see rules
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     Cash and non-cash prizes
INFO:       http://www.robotex.ee/

Robotix


NAME:       Robotix
LAST DATE:  Jan 29 - Feb 1, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jan, 2010
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, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Sep 10-12, 2009
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/

RObotX


NAME:       RObotX
LAST DATE:  May 7, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
LOCATION:   Polytechnic University of Bucharest, ROMANIA
EVENTS:     Eurobot event
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.robotx.ro/

Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition


NAME:       Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition
LAST DATE:  Jul 7-9, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2010
LOCATION:   Ngee Ann Polytechnic, 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 20-22, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jan, 2010
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
            School Robotic Competition
CLASSES:    Varies by event, see rules.
SIZE:       Varies by event, see rules.
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://guppy.mpe.nus.edu.sg/srg/

Singapore Underwater Robotic Olympiad


NAME:       Singapore Underwater Robotic Olympiad
LAST DATE:  May 27, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
LOCATION:   Republic Polytechnic, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
EVENTS:     ROV
CLASSES:    Remote Control
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.rp.sg/articles/

South's BEST competition


NAME:       South's BEST competition
LAST DATE:  Dec 12-13, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2009
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:  Jun 19, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
LOCATION:   University of Rostock, 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/

Swiss Eurobot


NAME:       Swiss Eurobot
LAST DATE:  May 8-9, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
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 24-26, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jan, 2010
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/

Techkriti RoboGames


NAME:       Techkriti RoboGames
LAST DATE:  Feb 14-17, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Feb 12-15, 2009
LOCATION:   Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
EVENTS:     Park ur Porsche: Automated Car Parking
            Robo-ex: Fire fighting
            RoboWars: robot combat
            Shoot on Sight: robot ball game
CLASSES:    Autonomous and remote control
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.techkriti.org/#/competitions-robogames/

The Tech Museum of Innovation's Annual Tech Challenge


NAME:       The Tech Museum of Innovation's annual Tech Challenge
LAST DATE:  Apr 25, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
LOCATION:   Parkside Hall, San Jose, CA
EVENTS:     Explore the Volcano
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     US Savings bonds and other prizes. See website.
INFO:       http://techchallenge.thetech.org/

IEEE TEPRA Student Robot Competition


NAME:       IEEE TEPRA Student Robot Competition
LAST DATE:  na
NEXT DATE:  9 Nov, 2009
LOCATION:   Woburn, MA
EVENTS:     see website
CLASSES:    see website
SIZE:       see website
AWARDS:     see website
INFO:       http://www.tepra2009.wpi.edu/

Texas BEST competition


NAME:       Texas BEST competition
LAST DATE:  Nov 14-15, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2009
LOCATION:   University of North Texas, Denton, 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:  Apr 24-26, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
LOCATION:   College of New Jersey, Ewing Township, NJ
EVENTS:     Maze Navigation, Precipice avoidance, Micromouse
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 4-5, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
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:     Cash and non-cash 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 18, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
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 27, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jun, 2010
LOCATION:   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:  Apr 30, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
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:  Jul 8-10, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Sep 14-17, 2009
LOCATION:   Delft, The Netherlands
EVENTS:     MAV Flight competition
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.emav2009.org/

War-Bots Xtreme


NAME:       War-Bots Xtreme
LAST DATE:  Jul, 2008
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2010
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/

West Branch Robotics Challenge


NAME:       West Branch Robotics Challenge
LAST DATE:  May 2, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
LOCATION:   West Branch High School Gymnasium #1, Morrisdale, PA 16858
EVENTS:     Sumo - K-8
            Sumo - High School
            Sumo - adult
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.wbec.org/Events/Event000062/Overview.htm

Western Canadian Robot Games


NAME:       Western Canadian Robot Games
LAST DATE:  May 2, 2009
NEXT DATE:  May, 2010
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.com/

World Robotic Sailing Championship


NAME:       World Robotic Sailing Championship
LAST DATE:  6-12 Jul, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2010
LOCATION:   Matosinhos, PORTUGAL
EVENTS:     Robot sailboats must navigate an ocean course around buoys
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.roboticsailing.org/