SPIRIT Robotics Showcase 2014

Nebraska Robotics Expo 2014 Event

Place: Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum (I-80, Exit 426, Ashland, NE)
Date: Saturday, February 22, 2014
Time: 8:00am - 5:00pm (Opening Ceremony at 8:30am)

 

Showcase Registration for SPIRIT Teachers:

• Registration Form (Registration Deadline: Friday, December 13, 2013!)
• T-shirt Order Form
• NU Student Image Release
• NRE Teacher letter
• NRE Parent letter

General Showcase Information:

• Hangar A Map
• 2014 Team Roster Event Schedule

Documentation / Presentation Information:

• Documentation Rubrics
• Engineering Design Process
• Robotics Expo Engineering Notebook
• Presentation Rubrics - Topic: "Robot Rescue" or a topic related to any engineering design challenge.

Event Descriptions:

• Arena Robot Foosball (Hail Storm)
• Ball Course (Water Rescue)
• Navigational Course (Tornado Rescue)
• Autonomous Maze (Mine Shaft Rescue): GPI, TI, API
• Event Resources

Sponsorship:

• For information on sponsorship, please contact Alisa Gilmore at agilmore2@unl.edu.

Autonomous Programming Installation and User Guides:

• Visit this link for firmware, software, and user guides.

2014 Showcase Awards - Congratulations!

Ball Course (Water Rescue)

Elementary Division
   1st: Lifegate Christian - LCS2
   2nd: Lifegate Christian - LCS6

Middle School Division
   1st: Lewis & Clark - Blazer Ballers-Clark
   2nd: Christ the King - CTK 5

High School Division
   1st: Westside HS - Warrior Botics II
   2nd: Marian HS - Marian 4

Arena Robot Foosball (Hail Storm)

Elementary Division
   1st: Lifegate Christian - LCS5
   2nd: Lifegate Christian - LCS1

Middle School Division
   1st: Christ the King - CTK 2
   2nd: Westside MS - Warrior Botics I

High School Division
   1st: Marian HS - Marian Varsity
   2nd: Bellevue WHS - Thunderbot Bravo

Navigational Course (Tornado Rescue)

Elementary Division
   1st: Tara Heights Elem. - Tara Tigers 5
   2nd: Lifegate Christian - LCS5

Middle School Division
   1st: Mission Middle - Mission Omega
   2nd: Christ the King - CTK 2

High School Division
   1st: Westside HS - Warrior Botics II
   2nd: Marian HS - Marian Aqua Phoenix

Autonomous Course (Mine Shaft Rescue)

Elementary Division
   1st: Whitetail Creek Elem - Whitetail 4
   2nd: Whitetail Creek Elem - Whitetail 3

Middle School Division
   1st: Davis MS - Davis Team 6
   2nd: Christ the King - CTK 5

High School Division
   1st: Bellevue West HS - Thunderbot Alpha
   2nd: Marian HS - Marian Varsity

Student Presentations (Robot Rescue or Other)

Elementary Division
   1st: Pine Creek - PC4
   2nd: Bennington Elem - Bennington 7

Middle School Division
   1st: Pine Creek - PC8
   2nd: Westside MS - Warrior Robotics 3

High School Division
   1st: Marian HS - Marian Varsity
   2nd: Marian HS - Marian Aqua Phoenix

Documentation (Robot Rescue or Other) - "If it isn't written down, it didn't happen."

Elementary Division
   1st: Westgate Elem - Westgate Gators
   2nd: Eric Barber

Middle School Division
   1st: Westside MS - Warrior Robotics I
   2nd: Academy - Nature's Fury

High School Division
   1st: Nebraska City - Denian Robles
   2nd: Marian HS - Marian Varsity