2012 SABRE Games at CES Science Fair
On Wednesday, February 15, 2012, starting at 5:30 pm, we’ll run the SABRE games in conjunction with the CES science fair, at the Cardston Elementary School.
This year, we’ll run the following events:
- Maze Solving
- Obstacle Course
- Tug Of War
We will have medals for the winners. Participation in the event is free, but please let me know if you think you’ll be attending. Consider this event a warm-up for Robofest in Mountain View on March 31 (which is a more serious event, and requires advance planning!)
The Events
Maze Solving
The maze is built out of reconfigurable tiles, like these (except that they are a slightly different size; 12” x 12” instead of 30cm x 30 cm). Note that the walls are roughly 6 inches tall. An explorer bot’s ultrasonic sensor is too high up to see them.
Obstacle Course
The obstacle course will be done as in years gone by. Build a robot to go down a straight corridor, going over obstacles like pencils, chocolate bars, ramps, and books. The robot that goes the furthest the faster wins. Read more details and see the tips.
Tug Of War
Two robots are tied together with a string and each tries to pull its opponent over the center line. We’ll be using these rules, and here is a great video tutorial, and some great ideas.
I hope to see you there!
Upcoming Robotics Events - 2011/2012
Here are some events that I believe are coming up during the 2010/2011 school year.
- November 28 – Cardston and District Community Awareness Night at the Cardston Civic Centre. Roboticists, please bring robots to show off!
- Friday in late Nov/early Dec – Western Canada RoboCup Junior Games in Kelowna, BC. (sign up.)
- January – First Lego League in Edmonton. September is the time to sign up.
- February – 2012 SABRE Games in conjunction with Cardston Elementary School Science Fair.
- March 31, Robofest in Mountain View . Sign up now!
- May – Western Canadian Robotics Society Annual Robot Games in Calgary.
If you are aware of others, please contact me.
2011 SABRE Games at the CES Science Fair
Starting at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, February 16, 2011, in the gym of Cardston Elementary School, come and watch — or participate in — our third annual SABRE competition.
This year there will be four events, and medals for the winners. Think of this as a warm-up for Robofest in Milk River on Saturday, March 19.
Please send me an e-mail if you are thinking of participating so I can have a rough count.
The events:
We’ll run the events in the following order, with a short amount of time between events to allow for modifying a robot to run in multiple events.
The 3M Dash
Build the fastest robot you can. The first robot to cross the finish line without crossing the disqualification line wins. Here are the rules.
Line Following
The robot to follow a black line on a white surface the fastest (or furthest) wins. We’ll be using these rules.
The Obstacle Course
Build a robot to go down a straight cooridoor, going over obstacles like pencils, chocolate bars, ramps, and books. The robot that goes the furthest the faster wins. Read more details and see the tips.
Tug Of War
Two robots are tied together with a string and each tries to pull its opponent over the center line. We’ll be using these rules, and here is a great video tutorial.