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LEGO Robotics Competition -

Friday, April 13, 2012 

                                                                                                                          

                                                                     Results 
 
                                                                                                    

                      Top 3 Finishers in the Line Follower Event

                             1. 5K (South Middle School)

                             2. 5H (South Middle School)

                             3. 9C (Mayberry Middle School)

                      Top 3 Finishers in the Speed Limit Event

                             1. 5G (South Middle School)

                             2. 5A (South Middle School)

                             3. 5I (South Middle School)

                       Top 3 Finishers in the Maze Madness Event

                             1. 5G (South Middle School)

                             2. 5H (South Middle School)

                             3. 9C (Mayberry Middle School)

                       Top 3 Finishers in the Number Crunching Event

                             1. 5B (South Middle School)

                             2. 9C (Mayberry Middle School)

                             3. 9D (Mayberry Middle School)

                       Top 3 Finishers in the Sumo Bots Event

                             1. 15I (Meade Elementary/Jr. High)

                             2. 9D (Mayberry Middle School)

                             3. 5G (South Middle School)

                      Top 3 Teams

                             1. 5G (South Middle School)

                             2. 9C (Mayberry Middle School)

                             3. 5H (Salina South Middle School)

                      Top Scoring School

                             South Middle School

 


Dr. Paul Adams (785) 628-4538
Mallory Smith (785) 628-4168 or Dr. Jack Maseberg (785) 628-4500

Legos

Brochure and Registration Form 
Frequently asked questions (FAQ's)    

ATTN: Teachers - Very Important!

Be sure to download the Detailed Description of Events with the COMPLETE set of rules and detailed instructions for each event.

This year there will be a total of 5 different Robotics events:(registrants may participate in as many events as they want to)

Line Follower
This event is a line-following race. The goal is to follow a black track as rapidly as possible. Robots must leave the start area, traverse the line course, turn around at the dead end, and follow the line back to finish at the start area. An example line following course is depicted below. The robot that traverses the course in the least amount of time will be awarded first place.

Maze Madness
The goal of this event is to traverse a maze (with wooden walls) as quickly as possible. The physical characteristics of the maze are shown in the figure below. The event will be timed; each robot will be given a total of 3 minutes to solve the maze. The robot which transverses the maze from start to finish in the shortest amount of time wins.

Speed Limit
This event requires that the robots race - while obeying a speed limit. There will be black lines on the track. The robots must try to match the target speed limit, using the light (or color) sensor. The bars will not be equally spaced for the duration of the entire track (see example figure, note that there may be more or less lines on the actual track than are shown here). The robot which traverses the track in the time closest to the expected time will win.

 Number Crunching
The goal of this event is to get a robot to orient 4 dice so they all show the number 1. Competitors will be allowed to control their robot via Bluetooth with their laptops, cell phone, or another NXT brick. The initial orientation of the dice will be disclosed the day of the competition. This event will be timed. The time limit for this event is 3 minutes. The quickest robot to reorient the dice will win first place.

 Sumo Bots
In this competition robots will face off against one another in a sumo style fight. Two robots from opposing    teams will face off in an elimination style Sumo match. The robots will be placed on a wooden octagon (see figure in brochure). The robots will try to push one another off of the octagon. If both robots remain after 2 minutes a coin will be tossed to determine the winner of the match.