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Second Annual High School Robot Programming Competition (RPC)

Second Annual High School Robot Programming Competition (RPC). Saturday, November 25, 2006. Who are we?. Jodrey School of Computer Science, Acadia University Wolfville, Nova Scotia (902) 585-1331 Website: http://iitrl.acadiau.ca/rpc/ Coordinator: danny.silver@acadiau.ca.

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Second Annual High School Robot Programming Competition (RPC)

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  1. Second Annual High School Robot Programming Competition (RPC) Saturday, November 25, 2006

  2. Who are we? Jodrey School of Computer Science, Acadia University Wolfville, Nova Scotia (902) 585-1331 Website: http://iitrl.acadiau.ca/rpc/ Coordinator: danny.silver@acadiau.ca

  3. LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotics For more information see the Lego MINDSTORMS website LEGO RCX LEGO NXT

  4. About Acadia’s 2006 High School RPC RPC website http://iitrl.acadiau.ca/rpc2006/

  5. 2006 RPC Competition • Date: Saturday, November 25, 2006 • Time: 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm • Place: Acadia War Memorial Main Gym.

  6. 2006 RPC Competition Your team will be graded on the following: • Competition performance • 3 missions: line tracking, maze, object removal • LEGO parts: 3 motors and 6 sensors (2 touch, 2 light, and 2 rotation). • Design and Technical Knowledge • Creativity and Innovation • Durability and Reliability • Collective understanding • Teamwork • Management and communications

  7. Next Step • Find a coach and think of a team name • Parent, teacher, scout leader, Acadia’s student • Register team • Boys/girls: age group 14-18, 4 person team + coach • $75 - forms are at the RPC website • Get the equipment • Borrow: school, friend • Purchase: Spectrum Educational Supplies • Cost: ~$475 (kit, resources, and software) • Attend a training workshop on October 14

  8. NXT Robot Programming Demo • Move command • A loop • Line tracking

  9. Questions? Jodrey School of Computer Science, Acadia University Wolfville, Nova Scotia +1 (902) 585-1331 (school office) +1 (902) 585-1067 (fax) Website: http://iitrl.acadiau.ca/rpc/ Coordinator: danny.silver@acadiau.ca

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