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ROBOT CONTESTS AND COMPETITIONS FAQ                 Updated: Mar 1, 2011
 
 Number of events currently listed: 113
  
 
 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

 
Event Listing by Date
 

Mar 6-10,  2011 [#LNK006 APEC Micromouse Contest]
Mar 11-12, 2011 [#LNK005 AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest]
Mar 12-13, 2011 [#LNK056 METU Robotics Days]
Mar 19,    2011 [#LNK054 Manitoba Robot Games]
Mar 22-24, 2011 [#LNK031 DTU RoboCup]
Mar 26,    2011 [#LNK039 Harrisburg University Pennbots]
Mar 26-27, 2011 [#LNK074 Robocore]
Mar 26-28, 2011 [#LNK083 RobotChallenge]

Apr 2,     2011 [#LNK023 CIRC Central Illinois Bot Brawl]
Apr 2-3,   2011 [#LNK108 Trenton Computer Festival Robotics Contest]
Apr 4-8,   2011 [#LNK003 Alcabot-Hispabot]
Apr 9,     2011 [#LNK049 Istrobot]
Apr 9,     2011 [#LNK090 Robot-SM]
Apr 9-10,  2011 [#LNK109 Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest]
Apr 10,    2011 [#LNK086 Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference]
Apr 11-12, 2011 [#LNK106 IEEE TEPRA Student Robotics Competition]
Apr 14-16, 2011 [#LNK063 National Robotics Challenge]
Apr 14-16, 2011 [#LNK112 VEX Robotics World Championship]
Apr 15,    2011 [#LNK019 Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races]
Apr 15-17, 2011 [#LNK080 RoboGames]
Apr 16,    2011 [#LNK038 Greater Philadelphia Sea Perch Challenge]
Apr 16,    2011 [#LNK066 Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest]
Apr 16,    2011 [#LNK067 Penn State Abington Mini Grand Challenge]
Apr 16,    2011 [#LNK082 RoboRodentia]
Apr 23,    2011 [#LNK013 Baltic Robot Sumo]
Apr 23,    2011 [#LNK100 Sparkfun Autonomous Vehicle Competition]
Apr 27-30, 2011 [#LNK036 FIRST Robotics Competition]
Apr 30,    2011 [#LNK040 Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge]
Apr 30,    2011 [#LNK042 National Electronics Museum Robot Festival]
Apr 30,    2011 [#LNK105 The Tech Museum of Innovation's Annual Tech Challenge]
Apr,       2011 [#LNK065 PARTS Indoor Challenge]
Apr,       2011 [#LNK110 UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest]

May 7,     2011 [#LNK079 RoboFest]
May 4-5,   2011 [#LNK094 Robots Intellect]
May 9-11,  2011 [#LNK033 FIRA Robot World Cup]
May 9-13,  2011 [#LNK043 ICRA Robot Challenge]
May 14,    2011 [#LNK030 DPRG RoboRama]
May 14,    2011 [#LNK113 Western Canadian Robot Games]
May 20,    2011 [#LNK061 NATCAR]
May 20,    2011 [#LNK101 SPURT]
May 20-21, 2011 [#LNK032a SwissEurobot]
May 23-26, 2011 [#LNK060 NASA RASCAL Robo-Ops]
May,       2011 [#LNK009 Austrobot]
May,       2011 [#LNK027 CybAiRBot]
May,       2011 [#LNK095 RObotX]
May,       2011 [#LNK098 Singapore Underwater Robotic Olympiad]

Jun 2-4,   2011 [#LNK047 ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competition]
Jun 3-6,   2011 [#LNK011 AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition]
Jun 10-12, 2011 [#LNK064 National Underwater Robotics Challenge]
Jun 16-18, 2011 [#LNK055 MATE ROV Competition]
Jun 22-27, 2011 [#LNK032 Eurobot]
Jun 25-26, 2011 [#LNK044 International Autonomous Robot Contest]
Jun,       2011 [#LNK041 HBRC Challenge]
Jun,       2011 [#LNK059 Motodrone AFO Competition]
Jun,       2011 [#LNK111 UK National Micromouse Competition]

Jul 4-10,  2011 [#LNK077 RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup]
Jul 8-12,  2011 [#LNK016 Botball National Tournament]
Jul 11,    2011 [#LNK089 RobotRacing]
Jul 12-17, 2011 [#LNK012 AUVS International Underwater Robotics Competition]
Jul,       2011 [#LNK051 K*bot World Championships]
Jul,       2011 [#LNK073 RoboBombeiro]

Aug 6,     2011 [#LNK021 Chibots SRS Robo-Magellan]
Aug 7-11,  2011 [#LNK002 AAAI Mobile Robot Competition]
Aug 9-11,  2011 [#LNK010 AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition]
Aug 16-20, 2011 [#LNK114 World Robotic Sailing Championship]
Aug,       2011 [#LNK045 International Micro Air Vehicle Competition]
Aug,       2011 [#LNK081 ROBOMO Expo]

Sep 2-5,   2011 [#LNK029 DragonCon Robot Battles]
Sep 17,    2011 [#LNK088 Robotour]
Sep,       2011 [#LNK057 Microtransat Challenge]
Sep,       2011 [#LNK062 National Junior Robotics Competition]
Sep,       2011 [#LNK076 RoboCup Junior Australia]
Sep,       2011 [#LNK093 Robots at Play]

Oct,       2011 [#LNK017 CalGames]
Oct,       2011 [#LNK020 Chibotica]
Oct,       2011 [#LNK024 Combots Cup]
Oct,       2011 [#LNK025 Competencia Robotica (LARC)]
Oct,       2011 [#LNK026 Critter Crunch]
Oct,       2011 [#LNK028 Devyanin Mobile Robots Festival]
Oct,       2011 [#LNK058 MindSpark]
Oct,       2011 [#LNK084 Robothon]
Oct,       2011 [#LNK007 Atlanta Robot Rally]
Oct,       2011 [#LNK037 The Franklin Cup]

Nov,       2011 [#LNK004 All Japan MicroMouse Contest]
Nov,       2011 [#LNK015 Bloomington VEX Tournament]
Nov,       2011 [#LNK018 Canadian National Robot Games]
Nov,       2011 [#LNK046 International Micro Robot Maze Contest]
Nov,       2011 [#LNK050 Korea Intelligent Robot Contest]
Nov,       2011 [#LNK071 Real World Robot Challenge]
Nov,       2011 [#LNK053 Robocon]
Nov,       2011 [#LNK075 RoboCountry]
Nov,       2011 [#LNK072 Roaming Robots Grand Final]
Nov,       2011 [#LNK096 Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition]
Nov,       2011 [#LNK099 South's BEST competition]

Nov,       2011 [#LNK107 Texas BEST competition]

Dec 10,    2011 [#LNK085 Robotic Arena]
Dec,       2011 [#LNK035 FIRST LEGO League of South Africa Championship]
Dec,       2011 [#LNK048 IROC International Robot Olympiad]
Dec,       2011 [#LNK078 ROBOEXOTICA]
Dec,       2011 [#LNK068 Penn State Abington Robo-Hoops]
Dec,       2011 [#LNK091 Robotex]
Dec,       2011 [#LNK087 Robotics Olympics]

Jan,       2012 [#LNK034 FIRST LEGO League of Central Europe]
Jan,       2012 [#LNK069 Powered by Sun]
Jan,       2012 [#LNK092 Robotix]
Jan,       2012 [#LNK097 Singapore Robotic Games]
Jan,       2012 [#LNK103 Techfest]

Feb,       2012 [#LNK014 BotsIQ]
Feb,       2012 [#LNK052 Kurukshetra]
Feb,       2012 [#LNK070 Pragyan]
Feb,       2012 [#LNK080a Techkriti RoboGames]

Apr,       2012 [#LNK008 Austrian Hexapod Championship]

Jul 10-15, 2012 [#LNK022 CIG Car Racing Competition]



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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 11-15, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Aug 7-11, 2011
LOCATION:   San Francisco, CA
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

Alcabot-Hispabot

NAME:       Alcabot-Hispabot
LAST DATE:  Apr 12-16, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr 4-8, 2011
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
LAST DATE:  Nov 19-21, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2011
LOCATION:   Tsukuba, JAPAN
EVENTS:     Micromouse
            Micromouse Expert
            Micro Clipper
            Robotrace
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       25cm x 25cm
AWARDS:     Certificates
INFO:       http://www.ntf.or.jp/mouse/

AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest

NAME:       AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest
LAST DATE:  Mar 12-13, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Mar 11-12, 2011
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 21-25, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Mar 6-10, 2011
LOCATION:   Fort Worth, TX
EVENTS:     Micromouse maze running
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       25cm x 25cm
AWARDS:     Cash prizes and trophies
INFO:       http://www.apec-conf.org/

Atlanta Robot Rally

NAME:       Atlanta Robot Rally
LAST DATE:  Oct 23, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2011
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 8, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2012
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
OTHER:      No contest planned for 2011

Austrobot

NAME:       Austrobot
LAST DATE:  May 8, 2010
NEXT DATE:  May, 2011
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:  Aug 9-13, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Aug 9-11, 2011
LOCATION:   Betty Engelstad Sioux Center, UND, Grand Forks, ND
EVENTS:     Fully autonomous air vehicles and sub-vehicles perform tasks
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       Max takeoff weight 1.5kg, max dimension 1 meter
AWARDS:     Large cash prize which increases each year until won
INFO:       http://iarc.angel-strike.com/
OTHER:      Open to university students only

AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition

NAME:       AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition
LAST DATE:  Jun, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Jun 3-6, 2011
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 13-18, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Jul 12-17, 2011
LOCATION:   SSC Pacific TRANSDEC, 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.auvsifoundation.org/AUVSI/FOUNDATION/Competitions

Baltic Robot Sumo

NAME:       Baltic Robot Sumo
LAST DATE:  Oct 2, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr 23, 2011
LOCATION:   Klaipeda, Lithuania
EVENTS:     Mini Sumo
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     Cup as a traveling award and other prizes
INFO:       http://www.balticrobotsumo.org/

BotsIQ

NAME:       BotsIQ
LAST DATE:  Feb 23-27, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Feb, 2012
LOCATION:   TBA
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/

Bloomington VEX Tournament

NAME:       Bloomington VEX Tournament
LAST DATE:  Nov 6, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2011
LOCATION:   Ivy Tech Community College, Bloomington, IN
EVENTS:     HoopLa (RC)
            Full Pull
            Autonomous
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://sites.google.com/site/bloomingtonroboticsclub/

Botball National Tournament

NAME:       Botball National Tournament
LAST DATE:  Jul 7-11, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Jul 8-12, 2011
LOCATION:   Orange County, CA
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 22-23, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2011
LOCATION:   Lynbrook 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 20-21, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2011
LOCATION:   Ontario Science Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
EVENTS:     Sumo
            Line following
            Fire-fighting
            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 16, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr 15, 2011
LOCATION:   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 23-24, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2011
LOCATION:   Rosemont, IL
EVENTS:     Line following
            Maze solving
            Mini-sumo challenge
            Talent show
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     Will be announced at competition
INFO:       http://www.chibots.org/

Chibots SRS Robo-Magellan

NAME:       Chibots SRS Robo-Magellan
LAST DATE:  24 Jul, 2010
NEXT DATE:  6 Aug, 2011
LOCATION:   Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
EVENTS:     SRS Robo-Magellan
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.chibots.org/

CIG Car Racing Competition

NAME:       CIG Car Racing Competition
LAST DATE:  Jul 18-23, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Jul 10-15, 2012
LOCATION:   Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
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 6, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr 2, 2011
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/

Combots Cup

NAME:       Combots Cup
LAST DATE:  Oct 23-24, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2011
LOCATION:   San Mateo, CA
EVENTS:     see rules
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://combots.net/

Competencia Robotica (LARC)

NAME:       Competencia Robotica (LARC)
LAST DATE:  Oct 21-22, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2011
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 22-24, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2011
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 8, 2010
NEXT DATE:  May, 2011
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:  Oct 3-10, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2011
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:  Sep 3-6, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Sep 2-5, 2011
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:      Event is part of the DragonCon Science Fiction convention

DPRG RoboRama

NAME:       DPRG RoboRama
LAST DATE:  Nov 13, 2010
NEXT DATE:  May 14, 2011
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, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Mar 22-24, 2011
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 27-30, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Jun 22-27, 2011
LOCATION:   Astrakhan, RUSSIA
EVENTS:     Each year the event is different, see rules
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.eurobot.org/

FIRA Robot World Cup

NAME:       FIRA Robot World Cup
LAST DATE:  15-19 Sep, 2010
NEXT DATE   May 9-13, 2011
LOCATION:   Dubai, UAE
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:  Jan 22, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jan, 2012
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:  Dec 4, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2011
LOCATION:   TBA
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, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr 27-30, 2011
LOCATION:   Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, MO
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 9, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2011
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/

Greater Philadelphia Sea Perch Challenge

NAME:       Greater Philadelphia Sea Perch Challenge
LAST DATE:  Oct 9, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr 16, 2011
LOCATION:   Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
EVENTS:     Tethered underwater ROV missions
CLASSES:    Remote-Control
SIZE:       see website
AWARDS:     see website
INFO:       http://www.coe.drexel.edu/seaperch/

Harrisburg University Pennbots

NAME:       Harrisburg University Pennbots
LAST DATE:  na
NEXT DATE:  Mar 26, 2011
LOCATION:   Harrisburg University, Harrisburg, PA
EVENTS:     Maze solving and combat
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE:       see website
AWARDS:     see website
INFO:       http://web.me.com/wjbechtel/Robot_Competition/Welcome.html

Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge

NAME:       Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge
LAST DATE:  May 23, 2010
NEXT DATE:  May 30, 2011
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:  Oct 27, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Jun, 2011
LOCATION:   Homebrew Robotics Club, CMU, Silicon Valley, CA
EVENTS:     TABLEBot Phase I - Jun 30, 2010
            TABLEBot Phase II - Aug 25, 2010
            TABLEBot Phase III - Oct 27, 2010
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.hbrobotics.org/

National Electronics Museum Robot Festival

NAME:       National Electronics Museum Robot Festival
LAST DATE:  Apr 24, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr 30 - May 1, 2011
LOCATION:   National Electronics Museum, Linthicum, MD
EVENTS:     Fire-fighting
            FIRST
            Sumo
            Robot combat
CLASSES:    see website
SIZE:       see website
AWARDS:     see website
INFO:       http://www.robotfest.com/

ICRA Robot Challenge

NAME:       ICRA Robot Challenge
LAST DATE:  May 3-8, 2010
NEXT DATE:  May 9-13, 2011
LOCATION:   Shanghai, CHINA
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, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Jun 25-26, 2011
LOCATION:   San Diego County Fairgrounds, San Diego, CA
EVENTS:     Autonomous navigatioun around fixed obstacles
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     cash prizes
INFO:       http://www.iaroc.org/

International Micro Air Vehicle Competition

NAME:       International Micro Air Vehicle Competition
LAST DATE:  Jul 6-9, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Aug, 2011
LOCATION:   Delft, THE NETHERLANDS
EVENTS:     Indoor MAV
            Outdoor MAV
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Radio Control. See rules.
SIZE:       see website
AWARDS:     see website
INFO:       http://www.imav2011.org/

International Micro Robot Maze Contest

NAME:       International Micro Robot Maze Contest
LAST DATE:  Nov 7, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2011
LOCATION:   Nagoya University, JAPAN
EVENTS:     Micro robot racer (1cm cube)
            Climbing competition (1cm cube)
            Maze Solver (1 inch cube)
            2 leg robot competition (2 inch)
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see website
AWARDS:     see website
INFO:       http://imd.eng.kagawa-u.ac.jp/maze/

ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competition

NAME:       ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competition
LAST DATE:  Jun 3-5, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Jun 2-4, 2011
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 14-17, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2011
LOCATION:   Queensland, AUSTRALIA
EVENTS:     see rules
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.iroc.org/

Istrobot

NAME:       Istrobot
LAST DATE:  Apr 17, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr 9, 2011
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/

Korea Intelligent Robot Contest

NAME:       Korea Intelligent Robot Contest
LAST DATE:  Nov 6-7, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2011
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*bot World Championships

NAME:       K*bot World Championships
LAST DATE:  Jul 19-24, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2011
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:  Feb 2-5, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Feb, 2012
LOCATION:   Guindy, Chennai, INDIA
EVENTS:     K!onstructor, Khimera, Pandemonium
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see website
AWARDS:     see website
INFO:       http://www.kurukshetra.org.in

Robocon

NAME:       Robocon
LAST DATE:  Nov 21, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2011
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 20-21, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Mar 19, 2011
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, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Jun 16-18, 2011
LOCATION:   NASA JSC Neutral Bouyancy Lab, Houston, TX
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 12-13, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Mar 12-13, 2011
LOCATION:   METU Culture & Convention Center, TURKEY
EVENTS:     see rules
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://topluluk.odturobotgunleri.org.tr/

Microtransat Challenge

NAME:       Microtransat Challenge
LAST DATE:  Sep 11, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Sep, 2011
LOCATION:   TBA
EVENTS:     Robot boat race
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.microtransat.org/

MindSpark

NAME:       MindSpark
LAST DATE:  Oct 8-10, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2011
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 5-6, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Jun, 2011
LOCATION:   Finowfurt, GERMANY
EVENTS:     Autonomous Flying Objects
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.motodrone.de/

NASA RASCAL Robo-Ops

NAME:       NASA RASCAL Robo-Ops
LAST DATE:  na
NEXT DATE:  May 23-26, 2011
LOCATION:   Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
EVENTS:     Teleoperated Planetary Rovers
CLASSES:    Remote-controled
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.nianet.org/RASCAL/RoboOps/index.aspx

NATCAR

NAME:       NATCAR
LAST DATE:  May 27, 2010
NEXT DATE:  May 20, 2011
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 Junior Robotics Competition

NAME:       National Junior Robotics Competition
LAST DATE:  Sep 6-11, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Sep, 2011
LOCATION:   Science Centre, SINGAPORE
EVENTS:     See rules
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.science.edu.sg/events/Pages/njrcompetition.aspx

National Robotics Challenge

NAME:       National Robotics Challenge
LAST DATE:  Apr, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr 14-16, 2011
LOCATION:   Marion, OH
EVENTS:     See rules
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.nationalroboticschallenge.org/

National Underwater Robotics Challenge

NAME:       National Underwater Robotics Challenge
LAST DATE:  na
NEXT DATE:  Jun 10-12, 2011
LOCATION:   Chandler, AZ
EVENTS:     See rules
CLASSES:    Remote Control
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.h2orobots.org/

PARTS Indoor Challenge

NAME:       PARTS Indoor Challenge
LAST DATE:  Apr 3, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2010
LOCATION:   Portland State University, Portland, OR
EVENTS:     Out and Back
            Out and Back with Obstacles
            Square
            Dog-leg or Horseshoe with Obstacles
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.portlandrobotics.org/

Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest

NAME:       Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest
LAST DATE:  Apr 24, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr 16, 2011
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 24, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr 16, 2011
LOCATION:   Penn State Abington, Abington, PA
EVENTS:     Outdoor autonomous mobile robot navigation
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     $500 prize
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, 2011
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/

Powered by Sun

NAME:       Powered by Sun
LAST DATE:  Jan 25, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jan, 2012
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 17-20, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Feb, 2012
LOCATION:   National Institute of Technology, Trichy, INDIA
EVENTS:     Micromouse, Fix the Android, PIP bot, Crop Circles
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.pragyan.org/

Real World Robot Challenge

NAME:       Real World Robot Challenge
LAST DATE:  Nov 18-19, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2011
LOCATION:   Tsukuba Expo Center, Tsukuba, JAPAN
EVENTS:     Robot navigation
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.ntf.or.jp/challenge/

Roaming Robots Grand Final

NAME:       Roaming Robots Grand Final
LAST DATE:  Nov 7, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2011
LOCATION:   Maidstone, 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 17-20, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2011
LOCATION:   San Miguel Pavilion, Guarda, Portugal
EVENTS:     Fire fighting robot contest
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://robobombeiro.ipg.pt/

Robocore

NAME:       Robocore
LAST DATE:  na
NEXT DATE:  Mar 26-27, 2011
LOCATION:   Campos do Jordao, Sao Paulo, Bazil
EVENTS:     combat
CLASSES:    Remote-control
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.robocore.net/modules.php?name=GR_Eventos&evento=10

RoboCountry

NAME:       RoboCountry
LAST DATE:  Nov 20-21, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2011
LOCATION:   Kochi Obiya, 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 18-19, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Sep, 2011
LOCATION:   Canberra, 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 19-25, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Jul 4-10, 2011
LOCATION:   Istanbul, TURKEY
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 2-5, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2011
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 8, 2010
NEXT DATE:  May 7, 2011
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:  Apr 23-25, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr 15-17, 2011
LOCATION:   San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo, 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:  16 Aug, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Aug, 2011
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 16, 2011
LOCATION:   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:       https://sites.google.com/site/calpolycomputerengineering/

RobotChallenge

NAME:       RobotChallenge
LAST DATE:  Mar, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Mar 26-28, 2011
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.org/

Robothon

NAME:       Robothon
LAST DATE:  Oct 22-24, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2011
LOCATION:   Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
EVENTS:     SRS 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:  Nov 13, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Dec 10, 2011
LOCATION:   Wroclaw, POLAND
EVENTS:     Minisumo, Sumo, line following, freestyle
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://lirec.ict.pwr.wroc.pl/~arena/

Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference

NAME:       Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference
LAST DATE:  Nov 7-8, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr 10, 2011
LOCATION:   Woburn, MA
EVENTS:     Robot Mobility through Unconventional Means
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     Cash prizes up to $5,000
INFO:       http://ricc.wpi.edu/

Robotics Olympics

NAME:       Robotics Olympics
LAST DATE:  Dec 4, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2011
LOCATION:   Hartnell College, Salinas, CA
EVENTS:     Robot programming
            Line following
            Maze solving
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see website
AWARDS:     see website
INFO:       http://www.hartnell.edu/robotics

Robotour

NAME:       Robotour
LAST DATE:  Sep 18, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Sep 17, 2011
LOCATION:   Vienna, AUSTRIA
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 24, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Jul 11, 2011
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:  Apr 18, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr 9, 2011
LOCATION:   University of Gothenburg, 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 3-4, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2011
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 28-31, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jan, 2012
LOCATION:   IIT Khargpur, West Bengal, INDIA
EVENTS:     Ballista, Pirate Bay, RAFT, RoboCop, Fugitives, Negotiators
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:  Sep 10-12, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Sep, 2011
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/

Robots Intellect

NAME:       Robots Intellect
LAST DATE:  na
NEXT DATE:  May 4-5, 2011
LOCATION:   Kaunas, LITHUANIA
EVENTS:     Robots must fetch 1 kilo "bag of gold"
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     9000 EUR
INFO:       http://www.robotsintellect.lt/

RObotX

NAME:       RObotX
LAST DATE:  May 14, 2010
NEXT DATE:  May, 2011
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:  Nov 15-18, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2011
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_contest.htm

Singapore Robotic Games

NAME:       Singapore Robotic Games
LAST DATE:  Jan 25-27, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jan, 2012
LOCATION:   Singapore Science Center, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
EVENTS:     Micromouse
            Sumo
            Robot Soccer
            Intelligent Robot Competition
            Wall Climbing
            Pole Balancing
            Underwater Robots
            Legged Robot Marathon
            Legged Robot Obstacle Race
            Robot Colony
            Humanoid Competition
            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 26, 2010
NEXT DATE:  May, 2011
LOCATION:   Republic Polytechnic, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
EVENTS:     ROV
CLASSES:    Remote Control
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.rp.sg/seg/

South's BEST competition

NAME:       South's BEST competition
LAST DATE:  Nov 18-20, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2011
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/

Sparkfun Autonomous Vehicle Competition

NAME:       Sparkfun Autonomous Vehicle Competition
LAST DATE:  Apr 17, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr 23, 2011
LOCATION:   Boulder, CO
EVENTS:     Ground and air circumnavigation of Sparkfun building
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10435

SPURT

NAME:       SPURT (School Projects Using Robot Techniques)
LAST DATE:  May, 2010
NEXT DATE:  May 20, 2011
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/

SwissEurobot

NAME:       SwissEurobot
LAST DATE:  May 27-28, 2010
NEXT DATE:  May 20-21, 2011
LOCATION:   Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
EVENTS:     Eurobot regional
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       120cm
AWARDS:     Cup and certificates
INFO:       http://www.swisseurobot.ch/

Techfest

NAME:       Techfest
LAST DATE:  Jan 7-9, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jan, 2012
LOCATION:   Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, INDIA
EVENTS:     ArchiTech, Autobots, Nexus, Robowars, Split Second
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.techfest.org/

Techkriti RoboGames

NAME:       Techkriti RoboGames
LAST DATE:  Feb 18-21, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Feb 17-20, 2011
LOCATION:   Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
EVENTS:     see website
CLASSES:    Autonomous and remote control
SIZE:       See website
AWARDS:     See website
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, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr 30, 2011
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 Robotics Competition

NAME:       IEEE TEPRA Student Robotics Competition
LAST DATE:  9 Nov, 2009
NEXT DATE:  Apr 11-12, 2011
LOCATION:   Woburn, MA
EVENTS:     see website
CLASSES:    see website
SIZE:       see website
AWARDS:     see website
INFO:       http://www.tepra2011.wpi.edu/

Texas BEST competition

NAME:       Texas BEST competition
LAST DATE:  Nov 19-20, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2011
LOCATION:   University of North Texas, Denton, TX
EVENTS:     Total Recall
CLASSES:    Remote-Control only
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.eng.unt.edu/texasbest/
            http://www.bestinc.org/

Trenton Computer Festival Robotics Contest

NAME:       Trenton Computer Festival Robotics Contest
LAST DATE:  Apr 23-25, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr 2-3, 2011
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/

Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest

NAME:       Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest 
LAST DATE:  Apr 10-11, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr 9-10, 2011
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 14, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2011
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, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Jun, 2011
LOCATION:   Birmingham, UNITED KINDGOM
EVENTS:     Micromouse
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     Brass cheese and cash prizes
INFO:       http://www.tic.ac.uk/micromouse/

VEX Robotics World Championship

NAME:       VEX Robotics World Championship
LAST DATE:  Apr 22-24, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Apr 14-16, 2011
LOCATION:   Kissimmee, FL
EVENTS:     High school and University VEX contests
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote Control
SIZE:       see website
AWARDS:     see website
INFO:       http://www.vexrobotics.com/competition/

Western Canadian Robot Games

NAME:       Western Canadian Robot Games
LAST DATE:  May 14, 2010
NEXT DATE:  May 14, 2011
LOCATION:   Calgary, 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:  Jun 7-10, 2010
NEXT DATE:  Aug 16-20, 2011
LOCATION:   Lubeck, Germany
EVENTS:     Robot sailboats must navigate an ocean course around buoys
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.roboticsailing.org/

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