USI RC11
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) hosted its fourth annual USI Robotics CompetitionContact for more information: Jessie BowenStudent WorkerNews & Information Services812/465-1192emailThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Student Chapter of University of Southern Indiana hosted its fourth annual Robotics Competition (USI RC) April 15. Thirty-nine teams, nearly 150 students, participated in this year's competition. The competition has grown roughly 40 percent since it started in 2008. Teams of up to four worked together to design, build, and program a LEGO Mindstorms robot. This year's objective was "A Mission to Mars." Students were asked to develop a LEGO robot to navigate a Martian mining site to clean up debris, harvest ore, and deactivate an emergency beacon. Three divisions were in the competition-Middle School RCX, Middle School NXT, and High School. RCX is an older model of LEGO Mindstorms and NXT is the newer model. Awards were given to the top three
Apr 15, 2011
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