[ENCI-l] Robot Racing Competition at University of British Columbia

[engg-enci-l at mailman.ucalgary.ca]

Invitation to participate in IARRC 2011!

UBC Thunderbird Robotics is pleased to invite you to the 7th Annual
International Autonomous Robot Racing Competition (IARRC) 2011 to be held on
July 23rd and 24th, 2011 on the beautiful campus of the University of
British Columbia. This year over $10,000 in prizes is at stake! A Robotics
Technology Exhibition is also being planned.

What is IARRC?

IARRC is aimed at promoting R&D efforts into fully autonomous small-size
ground vehicles - in particular the associated artificial intelligence
software systems that run these vehicles. Student teams attending in the
competition are expected to develop intelligent robots able to navigate a
complex road course while avoiding the obstacles and responding to traffic
signs and signals installed along their path without any human guidance.

IARRC first took place at the University of Waterloo in April 2005. Last
year's event was held at the University of Windsor while this year, UBC
Thunderbird Robotics is proud to host IARRC 2011 at the University of
British Columbia's Vancouver Campus.

Why participate?

This year, we will be handing out the greatest amount of awards and prizes
ever! The Grand Award is $5,000 in cash while the overall runner-up will
receive an award of $2,000. Awards will also be made to the best team in
each individual component of the competition (i.e., Design Competition, Drag
Race, and Circuit Race). Additional awards have been allocated for the two
best first-time-attending teams. Besides the opportunity to win prize money,
the learning experience and companionship with other Robotics enthusiasts is
priceless.

We encourage all student teams from high schools, colleges, and universities
to participate and share their ideas and robots with other participants and
the general public who will attend this event and the associated Exhibition.

Need more information?

Please visit our website at http://www.robotracing2011.com
<http://www.robotracing2011.com/>  or email us at robotracing2011 at gmail.com
with your questions, suggestions and recommendations.

 

We hope to see you at IARRC 2011!

UBC Thunderbird Robotics

 





 

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