Battle of the ‘Bots at Ohio State on April 9
Teams of first-year honors engineering students will compete in 22nd annual robotics competition
Robots will take over the Recreation and Physical Activity Center (RPAC) on Saturday, April 9, during The Ohio State University College of Engineering’s robot competition.
The single-elimination tournament competition will pit 71 teams of first-year engineering honors students against one another to determine which student-built robot can best complete the required tasks.
Each team of three to four students will set their robots in motion around a student-built 12-square-foot course that simulates a rocket launch pad area. The fully autonomous robots have just two minutes to perform specific tasks, including initializing communications systems by toggling several switches, delivering supplies to the launch pad, activating the system for loading the rocket with fuel and signaling the start of the launch sequence. The robots are limited in size to a 9-square-inch footprint and constructed of various materials, including sheet metal, PVC, acrylic, plywood and Erector set components.
The event is the culmination of a challenging semester-long design-and-build project for 273 freshmen honors students that puts their new engineering skills to the test and gets them excited about the field of engineering.
The event is free and open to the public; traditionally, several hundred spectators attend.
WHAT: First-Year Engineering Honors Student Robot Competition
WHEN: 12:00-6:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2016
- 12:00 p.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m.: Random preliminary round matches
- 4:15 to approx. 5:30 p.m.: Single-elimination tournament
- 5:45 p.m.: Presentation of awards
WHERE: Recreation and Physical Activity Center (RPAC), 337 W. 17th Avenue, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Parking is available at the Neil Avenue Parking Garage or the Tuttle Park Place Parking Garage at an hourly rate.
Editors: Photographers and videographers are welcome to attend the event and take photos or video during the competition. RSVP to schutte.9@osu.edu or 614-247-6445.
