SPIRIT Robotics Showcase 2015

Nebraska Robotics Expo 2015 Event

Place: Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum (I-80, Exit 426, Ashland, NE)
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2015
Time: 8:00am - 5:00pm (Opening Ceremony at 8:30am)

 

Showcase Registration for SPIRIT Teachers:

• Registration Form (Registration Deadline: Friday, December 12, 2014!)
• NU Student Image Release
• NRE Teacher letter
• NRE Parent letter

General Showcase Information:

• Hangar A Map
• 2015 Team Roster Event Schedule

Documentation / Presentation Information:

• Documentation Rubrics
• Engineering Design Process
• Robotics Expo Engineering Notebook
• Presentation Rubrics - Topic: "Robots in Space"

Event Descriptions:

• Driving Arena (Capture the Alien Zombies)
  • Arena Layout: Video
• Ball Course (Asteroid Challenge)
• Navigational Course (Space Clean-Up)
• Autonomous Maze: GPI, TI, API (Mission to Mars)

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.

2015 Showcase Awards - Congratulations!

Ball Course (Asteroid Challenge)

Elementary Division
   1st Place - Bots R Us from Bennington Elementary
   2nd Place - Team Kaos from Whitetail Creek Elementary

Middle School Division
   1st Place - Random Bits from Christ the King
   2nd Place - Powerful Penguins from Christ the King

High School Division
   1st Place - Warrior Botics 1 from Westside High
   2nd Place - Thunderbot Alpha from Bellevue West

Driving Arena (Capture the Alien Zombies)

Elementary Division
   1st Place - WaSaWa Clan from Oakdale Elementary
   2nd Place - Gaters 1 from Westgate Elementary

Middle School Division
   1st Place - Doublestuffed Oreo from Christ the King
   2nd Place - Davis 6 from Davis Middle

High School Division
   1st Place - Thunderbot Bravo from Bellevue West
   2nd Place - Team Gold from York High

Navigational Course (Space Clean-up)

Elementary Division
   1st Place - Academy Science C from Academy School
   2nd Place - CEENBoT Rulers from Whitetail Creek

Middle School Division
   1st Place - Fire Balls from Christ the King
   2nd Place - Tara Heights 4 from Tara Heights Elementary

High School Division
   1st Place - Team York Black from York High
   2nd Place - Thunder Bravo from Bellevue West

Autonomous Course (Mission to Mars)

Elementary Division
   1st Place - Mars Mania from Bennington Elementary
   2nd Place - Gators 1 from Westgate Elementary

Middle School Division
   1st Place - Team Mission Alpha from Mission
   2nd Place - Davis 5 from Davis Middle

High School Division
   1st Place - Thunderbot Alpha from Bellevue West

Student Presentations

Elementary Division
   1st Place - Did Somebody Say Brains from Bennington Elementary
   2nd Place - CEENBoT Rulers from Whitetail Creek Elementary

Middle School Division
   1st Place - Millard North
   2nd Place - Period 1 from Lewis and Clark Middle

High School Division
   1st Place - Team Marian 2 from Marian
   2nd Place - Team Marian 1 from Marian

Engineering Documentation

Elementary Division
   1st Place - Engineers from Willa Cather Elementary
   2nd Place - Bots from Willa Cather Elementary

Middle School Division
   1st Place - Aarun S. from Millard North
   2nd Place - Krishna R. from Millard North

High School Division
   1st Place - Team Aqua Phoenix from Marian