ROBOT CONTESTS AND COMPETITIONS FAQ                 Updated: Jan 1, 2012

Number of events currently listed: 125
 

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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
 

Jan 6-8,   2012 Techfest
Jan 13-14, 2012 FIRST LEGO League of Central Europe
Jan 24,    2012 Powered by Sun
Jan 26-29, 2012 ION Autonomous Snowplow Competition
Jan 27-30, 2012 Robotix
Jan 27-30, 2012 Techkriti RoboGames
Jan 31,    2012 Singapore Robotic Games

Feb 1-4,   2012 Kurukshetra
Feb 3-5,   2012 Quark Roboficial
Feb 5-9,   2012 APEC Micromouse Contest
Feb 17-19, 2012 Motorama Robot Conflict
Feb 23-26, 2012 Pragyan
Feb,       2012 BotsIQ

Mar 10-11, 2012 RobotChallenge
Mar 10,    2012 Trenton Computer Festival Robotics Contest
Mar 16-20, 2012 Apogee iStrike
Mar 17-18, 2012 METU Robotics Days
Mar 20-22, 2012 DTU RoboCup
Mar 24,    2012 CIRC Central Illinois Bot Brawl
Mar 24,    2012 Greater Philadelphia Sea Perch Challenge
Mar 24,    2012 Harrisburg University Pennbots
Mar 30,    2012 Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest
Mar,       2012 AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Contest
Mar,       2012 Manitoba Robot Games
Mar,       2012 Robocore

Apr 12-14, 2012 National Robotics Challenge
Apr 14,    2012 RoboRodentia
Apr 19-21, 2012 VEX Robotics World Championship
Apr 20,    2012 Carnegie Mellon Mobot Races
Apr 20-22, 2012 RoboGames
Apr 21,    2012 Penn State Abington Fire-Fighting Robot Contest
Apr 21,    2012 Robot-SM
Apr 21,    2012 The Tech Museum of Innovation's Annual Tech Challenge
Apr 21,    2012 UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest
Apr 23-24, 2012 IEEE TEPRA Student Robotics Competition
Apr 25-28, 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition
Apr,       2012 Alcabot-Hispabot
Apr,       2012 Austrian Hexapod Championship
Apr,       2012 Baltic Robot Sumo
Apr,       2012 Hive13 Mini-Sumobot Competition
Apr,       2012 Istrobot
Apr,       2012 National Electronics Museum Robot Festival
Apr,       2012 PARTS Indoor Challenge
Apr,       2012 Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference
Apr,       2012 UNI Mini Sumo Robot Invitational

May 3,     2012 Robots Intellect
May 5,     2012 RoboRave
May 14-18, 2012 ICRA Robot Challenge
May 17-20, 2012 Eurobot
May 18,    2012 SPURT
May 19,    2012 RoboFest
May 25,    2012 NATCAR
May 30,    2012 NASA RASCAL Robo-Ops
May 31,    2012 ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competition
May,       2012 Austrobot
May,       2012 CybAiRBot
May,       2012 DPRG RoboRama
May,       2012 FIRA Robot World Cup
May,       2012 Hawaii Underwater Robot Challenge
May,       2012 RObotX
May,       2012 Singapore Underwater Robotic Olympiad
May,       2012 Swiss Eurobot
May,       2012 Western Canadian Robot Games

Jun 2,     2012 Los Angeles/Orange County Robot Challenge
Jun 8-11,  2012 AUVS International Ground Robotics Competition
Jun 8-10,  2012 National Underwater Robotics Challenge
Jun 16,    2012 Sparkfun Autonomous Vehicle Competition
Jun 16,    2012 UK National Micromouse Competition
Jul 18-24, 2012 RoboCup Robot Soccer World Cup
Jun 21-23, 2012 MATE ROV Competition
Jun 23-34, 2012 International Autonomous Robot Contest
Jun,       2012 HBRC Challenge
Jun,	   2012 Pobot Junior Cup

Jul 3-6,   2012 International Micro Air Vehicle Competition
Jul 10-15, 2012 CIG Car Racing Competition
Jul 17-22, 2012 International RoboSub Competition
Jul 18-22, 2012 Botball National Tournament
Jul 22-26, 2012 AAAI Mobile Robot Competition
Jul 29,    2012 ASABE Robotics Competition
Jul 31,    2012 AUVS International Aerial Robotics Competition
Jul,       2012 K*bot World Championships
Jul,       2012 RoboBombeiro
Jul,       2012 RobotRacing

Aug 9-19,  2012 Missouri State Fair Robot Expo
Aug 31,    2012 DragonCon Robot Battles
Aug,       2012 Chibots SRS Robo-Magellan
Aug,       2012 Microtransat Challenge
Aug,       2012 Motodrone AFO Competition
Aug,       2012 RoboCountry
Aug,       2012 World Robotic Sailing Championship

Sep,       2012 National Junior Robotics Competition
Sep,       2012 RoboCup Junior Australia
Sep,       2012 Robotour

Oct 1-4,   2012 UAV Outback Challenge
Oct 19-21, 2012 Critter Crunch
Oct,       2012 CalGames
Oct,       2012 Chibotica
Oct,       2012 Combots Cup
Oct,       2012 Competencia Robotica (LARC)
Oct,       2012 The Franklin Cup
Oct,       2012 Inter-School Robotics Challenge
Oct,       2012 Robothon

Nov,       2012 AHRC Robot Rally
Nov,       2012 All Japan MicroMouse Contest
Nov,       2012 Bloomington VEX Tournament
Nov,       2012 Canadian National Robot Games
Nov,       2012 International Micro Robot Maze Contest
Nov,       2012 Korea Intelligent Robot Contest
Nov,       2012 Real World Robot Challenge
Nov,       2012 Roaming Robots Grand Final
Nov,       2012 Robocon
Nov,       2012 Robotex
Nov,       2012 Singapore Inter-School Micromouse Competition
Nov,       2012 Texas BEST competition

Dec,       2012 IROC International Robot Olympiad
Dec,       2012 MindSpark
Dec,       2012 Penn State Abington Robo-Hoops
Dec,       2012 ROBOEXOTICA
Dec,       2012 Robomania IRC
Dec,       2012 Robotic Arena
Dec,       2012 Robotics Olympics

Dec,       2012 South's BEST competition

Apr,       2013 Penn State Abington Mini Grand Challenge

Copyright notice

Copyright (C) 1994 - 2012 by R. Steven Rainwater.
Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire document is permitted in 
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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:  Aug 7-11, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jul 22-26, 2012
LOCATION:   Toronoto, Ontario, CANADA
EVENTS:     Small Scale Manipulation
            Miniature humanoid obstacle avoidance
            Learning from Demonstration
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.aaai.org/Conferences/conferences.php

 

Alcabot-Hispabot

NAME:       Alcabot-Hispabot
LAST DATE:  Apr 4-8, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2012
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 18, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2012
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 11-12, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Mar, 2012
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://jsdc.ec.illinois.edu/

 

APEC Micromouse Contest

NAME:       APEC Micromouse Contest
LAST DATE:  Mar 6-10, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Feb 5-9, 2012
LOCATION:   Orlando, FL
EVENTS:     Micromouse maze running
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       25cm x 25cm
AWARDS:     Cash prizes and trophies
INFO:       http://www.apec-conf.org/

 

Apogee iStrike

NAME:       Apogee iStrike
LAST DATE:  n/a
NEXT DATE:  Mar 16-20, 2012
LOCATION:   BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus, Zuarinagar, Goa, INDIA
EVENTS:     see website
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see website
AWARDS:     see website
INFO:       http://www.bits-apogee.org/

 

AHRC Robot Rally

NAME:       AHRC Robot Rally
LAST DATE:  Nov 12, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2012
LOCATION:   Pinckneyville Community Center, Norcross, GA
EVENTS:     Line following
            Advanced line following
            Beacon killer
            Beacon killer plus obstacles
            Navigation by dead reckoning
            Bulldozer
            Cube Quest
            RC Cube Quest
            Mini-Sumo
            Open Competition
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote control
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.botlanta.org/

 

ASABE Robotics Competition

NAME:       ASABE Robotics Competition
LAST DATE:  Aug 7-10, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jul 29 - Aug 1, 2012
LOCATION:   Dallas, Texas
EVENTS:     A different agricultural themed contest each year
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://abe-research.illinois.edu/ASABERobotics

 

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, 2011
NEXT DATE:  May, 2012
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 8-12, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jul 31 - Aug 3, 2012
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 3-6, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jun 8-11, 2012
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.

 

International RoboSub Competition

NAME:       International RoboSub Competition
LAST DATE:  Jul 12-17, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jul 17-22, 2012
LOCATION:   SSC Pacific TRANSDEC, San Diego, CA
EVENTS:     Autonomous underwater 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:  Apr 23, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2012
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 5, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2012
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 8-12, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jul 18-22, 2012
LOCATION:   Honolulu, HI
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 21-22, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2012
LOCATION:   Archbishop Mitty 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 12-13, 2011 (cancelled)
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2012
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 15, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr 20, 2012
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 22-23, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2012
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:  6 Aug, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Aug, 2012
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:  Apr 2, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Mar 24, 2012
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 28-30, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2012
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 20-21, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2012
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 21-23, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Oct 19-21, 2012
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/?page_id=16
            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, 2011
NEXT DATE:  May, 2012
LOCATION:   Poznan, Poland
EVENTS:     Sumo (Japanese rules)
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.sumo.put.poznan.pl/

 

DragonCon Robot Battles

NAME:       DragonCon Robot Battles
LAST DATE:  Sep 2-5, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Aug 31 - Sep 3, 2012
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 12, 2011
NEXT DATE:  May, 2012
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:  Mar 22-24, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Mar 20-22, 2012
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:  Jun 22-27, 2011
NEXT DATE:  May 17-20, 2012
LOCATION:   France
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:  May 9-13, 2011
NEXT DATE   May, 2012
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 13-14, 2012
LOCATION:   Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus, GERMANY
EVENTS:     FIRST LEGO League
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.hands-on-technology.de/en/firstlegoleague/

 

FIRST Robotics Competition

NAME:       FIRST Robotics Competition
LAST DATE:  Apr 27-30, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr 25-28, 2012
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, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2012
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:  Apr 16, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Mar 24, 2012
LOCATION:   Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
EVENTS:     Tethered underwater ROV missions
CLASSES:    Remote-Control
SIZE:       see website
AWARDS:     see website
INFO:       http://www.phillyseaperch.org/

 

Harrisburg University Pennbots

NAME:       Harrisburg University Pennbots
LAST DATE:  Mar 26, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Mar 24, 2012
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 30, 2011
NEXT DATE:  May, 2012
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 26, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jun, 2012
LOCATION:   Mountain View, CA
EVENTS:     TABLEBot Phase I, Phase II, Phase III
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.hbrobotics.org/

 

Hive13 Mini-Sumobot Competition

NAME:       Hive13 Mini-Sumobot Competition
LAST DATE:  na
NEXT DATE:  Apr 16, 2011
LOCATION:   Hive13, 2929 SpringGrove Ave, Cincinnati, OH
EVENTS:     Mini-Sumo
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       10cm x 10cm, 500g
AWARDS:     Parallax Sumobot kits, Daycon VIP tickets
INFO:       http://sumobots.hive13.org/

 

ICRA Robot Challenge

NAME:       ICRA Robot Challenge
LAST DATE:  May 9-13, 2011
NEXT DATE:  May 14-18, 2012
LOCATION:   St. Paul, MN
EVENTS:     Micro-Robot Challenge
            Virtual Manufacturing Challenge
            Solutions in Perception Challenge
            Modular and Reconfigurable Robot Challenge
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.icra2012.org/

 

Inter-School Robotics Challenge

NAME:       Inter-School Robotics Challenge
LAST DATE:  Oct 14, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Oct, 2012
LOCATION:   The Shri Ram School, Gurgaon, India
EVENTS:     Building Blocks
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.bulo.in/irc.aspx

 

International Autonomous Robot Contest

NAME:       International Autonomous Robot Contest
LAST DATE:  Jun 25-26, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jun 23-24, 2012
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:  Sep 12-15, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jul 3-6, 2012
LOCATION:   Braunschweig, GERMANY
EVENTS:     Indoor MAV
            Outdoor MAV
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Radio Control. See rules.
SIZE:       see website
AWARDS:     see website
INFO:       http://www.imav2012.org/

 

International Micro Robot Maze Contest

NAME:       International Micro Robot Maze Contest
LAST DATE:  Nov 6, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2012
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 2-4, 2011
NEXT DATE:  May 31 - Jun 2, 2012
LOCATION:   Beavercreek, OH
EVENTS:     Autonomous lawn mowing
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.automow.com/

 

ION Autonomous Snowplow Competition

NAME:       ION Autonomous Snowplow Competition
LAST DATE:  2011
NEXT DATE:  Jan 26-29, 2012
LOCATION:   St. Paul, MN
EVENTS:     Autonomous snowplow robots must remove snow on designated path
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.autosnowplow.com/

 

IROC International Robot Olympiad

NAME:       IROC International Robot Olympiad
LAST DATE:  Dec 15-18, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2012
LOCATION:   Jakarta, INDONESIA
EVENTS:     see rules
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.iroc.org/

 

Istrobot

NAME:       Istrobot
LAST DATE:  Apr 9, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2012
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 11-13, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2012
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 25-29, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2012
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 1-4, 2012
LOCATION:   Guindy, Chennai, INDIA
EVENTS:     K!onstructor, Khimera, Pandemonium
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see website
AWARDS:     see website
INFO:       http://www.kurukshetra.org.in

 

Los Angeles/Orange County Robot Challenge

NAME:       Los Angeles/Orange County Robot Challenge
LAST DATE:  Jun 4, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jun 2, 2012
LOCATION:   Santa Anna High School, Santa Ana, CA
EVENTS:     3-wall
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       20x15 cm
AWARDS:     cash awards
INFO:       http://www.sahsrobotics.org/

 

Manitoba Robot Games

NAME:       Manitoba Robot Games (9th Annual)
LAST DATE:  Mar 19, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Mar, 2012
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 16-18, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jun 21-23, 2012
LOCATION:   Orlando, FL
EVENTS:     Varies each year, see website
CLASSES:    Remote-Control
SIZE:       84cm x 61cm x 61cm
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.materover.org/
OTHER:      Open to High School and College Students only

 

METU Robotics Days

NAME:       METU Robotics Days
LAST DATE:  Mar 12-13, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Mar 17-18, 2012
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:  Aug 31, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Aug, 2012
LOCATION:   Atlantic ocean
EVENTS:     Robot boat race
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.microtransat.org/

 

MindSpark

NAME:       MindSpark
LAST DATE:  Dec 27-29, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2012
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/

 

Missouri State Fair Robot Expo

NAME:       Missouri State Fair Robot Expo
LAST DATE:  15 Aug, 2011
NEXT DATE:  9-19 Aug, 2012
LOCATION:   Missouri State Fair, Sedalia, MO
EVENTS:     see website
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.mostatefair.com/

 

Motodrone AFO Competition

NAME:       Motodrone AFO Competition
LAST DATE:  Aug 10-14, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Aug, 2012
LOCATION:   Finowfurt, GERMANY
EVENTS:     Autonomous Flying Objects
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.motodrone.de/

 

Motorama Robot Conflict

NAME:       Motorama Robot Conflict
LAST DATE:  Feb, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Feb 17-19, 2012
LOCATION:   Harrisburg, PA
EVENTS:     "Robots" (RC vehicles) attempt to destroy each other
CLASSES:    Remote-control
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.nerc.us/

 

NASA RASCAL Robo-Ops

NAME:       NASA RASCAL Robo-Ops
LAST DATE:  May 23-26, 2011
NEXT DATE:  May 30 - Jun 1, 2012
LOCATION:   Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
EVENTS:     Teleoperated Planetary Rovers
CLASSES:    Remote-controled
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.nianet.org/RoboOps-2012.aspx

 

NATCAR

NAME:       NATCAR
LAST DATE:  May 20, 2011
NEXT DATE:  May 25, 2012
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 Electronics Museum Robot Festival

NAME:       National Electronics Museum Robot Festival
LAST DATE:  Apr 30 - May 1, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2012
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/

 

National Junior Robotics Competition

NAME:       National Junior Robotics Competition
LAST DATE:  Sep 5-10, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Sep, 2012
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 14-16, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr 12-14, 2012
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:  Jun 10-12, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jun 8-10, 2012
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, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2012
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 16, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr 21, 2012
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 16, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2013
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, 2012
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/

 

Pobot Junior Cup

NAME:       Pobot Junior Cup
LAST DATE:  Jun 11, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jun, 2012
LOCATION:   Centre International de Valbonne, Sophia-Antipolis, FRANCE
EVENTS:     LEGO NXT maze and pick-n-place
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.pobot.org/

 

Powered by Sun

NAME:       Powered by Sun
LAST DATE:  Jan 25, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jan 24, 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 23-26, 2012
LOCATION:   National Institute of Technology, Trichy, INDIA
EVENTS:     Traffic Rush, Fix the Android, Diner Dash, Lanka Reloaded
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.pragyan.org/

 

Quark Roboficial

NAME:       Quark Roboficial
LAST DATE:  n/a
NEXT DATE:  Feb 3-5, 2012
LOCATION:   BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus, Zuarinagar, Goa, INDIA
EVENTS:     Amphibious, Raider of the Lost Ark, RoboKombat, Anaglyph
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.bits-quark.org/

 

Real World Robot Challenge

NAME:       Real World Robot Challenge
LAST DATE:  Nov 12-16, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2012
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, 2012
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 9, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2012
LOCATION:   San Miguel Pavilion, Guarda, Portugal
EVENTS:     Fire fighting robot contest
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://robobombeiro.ipg.pt/

 

Robocon

NAME:       Robocon
LAST DATE:  Nov 20, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2012
LOCATION:   Tokyo, Japan
EVENTS:     See rules
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.official-robocon.com/

 

Robocore

NAME:       Robocore
LAST DATE:  Oct 7-9, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Mar, 2012
LOCATION:   Itajuba, Minas, Gerais, Bazil
EVENTS:     Sumo LEGO/VEX, Line following, Bot Hockey, combat
CLASSES:    Autonomous and Remote-control
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.robocore.net/modules.php?name=GR_Eventos

 

RoboCountry

NAME:       RoboCountry
LAST DATE:  Aug 6, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Aug, 2012
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 24-25, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Sep, 2012
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:  Jul 4-10, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jun 18-24, 2012
LOCATION:   Mexico City, MEXICO
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/
            http://www.robocup2012.org/

 

ROBOEXOTICA

NAME:       ROBOEXOTICA
LAST DATE:  Dec 1-4, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2012
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 7, 2011
NEXT DATE:  May 19, 2012
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 15-17, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr 20-22, 2012
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/

 

Robomania IRC

NAME:       Robomania IRC
LAST DATE:  Dec 15-16, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2012
LOCATION:   Gurgaon, India
EVENTS:     see rules
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.bulo.in/irc.aspx

 

RoboRave

NAME:       RoboRave
LAST DATE:  May 1, 2011
NEXT DATE:  May 5, 2012
LOCATION:   Albuquerque, NM
EVENTS:     Fire Fighting, Line Following
CLASSES:    autonomous
SIZE:       Floor area 144 sq inches, no height/weight limit
AWARDS:     cash prizes
INFO:       http://www.roborave.org/

 

RoboRodentia

NAME:       RoboRodentia
LAST DATE:  Apr 16, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr 14, 2012
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 26-28, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Mar 10-11, 2012
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, 2012
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:  Dec 10, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2012
LOCATION:   Wroclaw, POLAND
EVENTS:     Mini/Micro/Nano Sumo, micromouse, line following, freestyle
CLASSES:    see rules
SIZE:       See rules
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.roboticarena.org/

 

Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference

NAME:       Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference
LAST DATE:  Apr 10, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2012
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, 2012
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 17, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Sep, 2012
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 11, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jul, 2012
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 9, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr 21, 2012
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:  Nov 26-27, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2012
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 27-30, 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 Intellect

NAME:       Robots Intellect
LAST DATE:  May 4-5, 2011
NEXT DATE:  May 3, 2012
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, 2011
NEXT DATE:  May, 2012
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, 2012
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 31 - Feb 2, 2012
LOCATION:   ITE College East, Simei, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
EVENTS:     Picomouse
            Sumo
            Robot Soccer
            Intelligent Robot Competition
            Wall Climbing
            Pole Balancing
            Underwater Robots
            Legged Robot Marathon
            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, 2011
NEXT DATE:  May, 2012
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:  Dec 2-3, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Dec, 2012
LOCATION:   Auburn University, Auburn, AL
EVENTS:     see rules
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 23, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jun 16, 2012
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 20, 2011
NEXT DATE:  May 18, 2012
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 20-21, 2011
NEXT DATE:  May, 2012
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 6-8, 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:  Jan 27-30, 2012
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 30, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr 21, 2012
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:  Apr 11-12, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr 23-24, 2012
LOCATION:   Boston, MA
EVENTS:     see website
CLASSES:    see website
SIZE:       see website
AWARDS:     cash prizes
INFO:       http://www.ieeerobot-tepra.org/studentcomp.html

 

Texas BEST competition

NAME:       Texas BEST competition
LAST DATE:  Nov 18-20, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Nov, 2012
LOCATION:   Special Events Center, Garland, 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 2-3, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Mar 10, 2012
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 9-10, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Mar 30 - Apr 1, 2012
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/

 

UAV Outback Challenge

NAME:       UAV Outback Challenge
LAST DATE:  Oct, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Oct 1-4, 2012
LOCATION:   Kingaroy, Australia
EVENTS:     Search and Rescue Challenge, Airborne Delivery Challenge
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see rules
AWARDS:     see rules
INFO:       http://www.uavoutbackchallenge.com.au/

 

UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest

NAME:       UC Davis Picnic Day MicroMouse contest
LAST DATE:  Apr, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr 21, 2012
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 25, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Jun 16, 2012
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 Robot Invitational

NAME:       UNI Mini Sumo Robot Invitational
LAST DATE:  Apr 28, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr, 2012
LOCATION:   UNI Maucker Union, Cedar Falls, IA
EVENTS:     Mini-Sumo
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       see website
AWARDS:     see website
INFO:       http://www.physics.uni.edu/geninfo/events.shtml

 

VEX Robotics World Championship

NAME:       VEX Robotics World Championship
LAST DATE:  Apr 14-16, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Apr 19-21, 2012
LOCATION:   Anaheim, CA
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, 2011
NEXT DATE:  May, 2012
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:  Aug 16-20, 2011
NEXT DATE:  Aug, 2012
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/