BCIT's GearBots Engineering Challenge
Skills Canada BC provincial competition - TradeX in Abbotsford BC, April 18th, 2012
Mission statement: The purpose of the challenge is to provide an opportunity for students to work together in engineering teams to creatively solve problems using programmable (autonomous), lightweight robotic devices.
Target audience:
Jr. Engineering Level ages 9-14 - challenge option
Sr. Engineering Level ages 9-15 - competition option
Duration: Total of 4 hours working on the mission (does not include a one hour lunch break)
Purpose of the challenge: To build and program a fully autonomous robotic device that can complete a number of themed missions in a set time period.
Tested skills and knowledge: Students will apply the engineering process using effective iterative design to complete a number of missions within a set time period.
Judging criteria:
Jr. Engineering Level is designed for teams wanting to complete the challenge without the added pressure of awards and rankings based on total missions completed, total points and lowest time.
Sr. Engineering Level is designed for teams wanting to compete for the traditional Gold, Sliver and Bronze awards judged and ranked total missions completed, total points for total missions completed and lowest accumulated time.
Team size: Each team will consist of up to three (3) people - co-educational is encouraged
Number of teams entered: Read GearBots scope document for more details
Limited to 42 teams registered through Skills Canada BC - number of teams entered will depend on demand for the event.
See a sample of the last year's pilot project on YouTube and our Flickr stream
Click Here: York House video
Click Here: GearBots Flickr stream
