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Contents:
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Robofest 2007 Sponsorship Announcement & Highlights�
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Qualifying Competition Site Updates & Registration
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Practice Warm-Up Competition March 10 at LTU
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Congratulations to MCWTF Robofest Scholarship Winners
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Debut of the L2Bot for the Mini Urban Challenge, Feb. 17 and 24
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(1) Robofest 2007 Sponsor Highlights
Robofest is
pleased to announce a new Silver Sponsor for 2007:
Cybernet
Systems Corporation, please visit them at www.cybernet.com
Without the
support of our sponsors, Robofest would not be possible.� You will find information and web links for
all of our sponsors posted on the Robofest web site at www.robofest.net.� In this issue and future eNewsletters,
Robofest will be highlighting 2007 Silver and Bronze Sponsors.� Here are our highlighted sponsors for this
eNewsletter:
SILVER
SPONSORS:
RidgeSoft, LLC �--� RidgeSoft,
LLC offers the IntelliBrain-Bot Java-programmable educational robot. An
extensive list of tutorials, example programs and Java classes make the
IntelliBrain-Bot educational robot an ideal learning tool for introductory
through advanced computer science and engineering courses. Its design provides
flexibility to meet the needs of beginning students while also allowing for
open-ended investigation of advanced robotics and computer science topics.
RidgeSoft is proud to sponsor Robofest in conjunction with
StoutWare Engineering �--� Since
1984, StoutWare Engineering has provided quality systems and software
engineering solutions to its clients, specializing in� embedded real-time systems architecture and
development.� We emphasize robustness and
correctness in our work products, and continuously update our design and
development processes to take advantage of emerging technologies. StoutWare
Engineering is proud to be a sponsor of RoboFest for 2007, and has worked
closely with Robofest staff to promote and support the introduction of the new
Mini Urban Challenge.� Visit StoutWare
Engineering at:� www.stoutware.com
Robofest still has many 2007
sponsorship Opportunities available.� Robofest
Bronze and Silver Sponsors will be highlighted in upcoming newsletter
issues.� If you are interested in being a
sponsor, please contact
Robofest has a Friends of Robofest
donor category and accepts individual donations via credit card at the
following link:� https://www.applyweb.com/public/register?ltualum
Anyone interested in other
sponsorship levels should contact [email protected].
(2)��
Qualifying Competition Site Updates
Please note
the following changes and additions to previously announced qualifying
competitions:
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Robofest
has added another March 24th RoboSumo Competition: �Communities in Schools of Detroit (CIS),
located at 5830 Field,
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Visit
the Robofest website for additional information on this location and the March
24 Robofest Livingston County RoboSumo Competition in
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The
Saturday, March 3 RoboFashionShow Competition at the Windsor Crossing Premium
Outlet Mall in LaSalle, Ontario, Canada, being sponsored by Block
Robotics,� has been moved to Sunday,
March 4, from 2:00 � 4:00 p.m.� Team Registration
is still available for this location.�
Visit the Robofest website for additional information on this location.
Registration
for each qualifying competition site is on a first come first serve basis.� Some competition locations are already at
capacity.� If you have not yet registered
your team for a competition location, you should do so as soon as possible.
(3)�
Practice Warm-Up Competition, March 10 at LTU
The 2007
practice Warm-Up Competition is scheduled for Saturday, March 10th
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For teams,
judges and site hosts who are in other states and countries, we will post video
from the Warm-Up for you to view.� This
video will be available after the March 10th event.�
(4)
Please help us to place
the following students on Robofest Teams:
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We appreciate your help
in placing these eager students!!
(5) Congratulations to MCWTF
Robofest Scholarship Winners
Congratulations
to the all female Michigan Teams who received Robofest Scholarships from the
Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation (MCWTF):
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235-1,
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465-1,
Leslie Girls Science Club,
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473-1,
Girl Tech,
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555-1,
The Cute Kittens,
Thank you
MCWTF for supporting
(6)�
Debut of the L2Bot for the Mini Urban Challenge, Feb. 17 and 24
L2Bot
platform for Collegiate Robofest will be introduced on Sat Feb 17 and 24,
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CJ Chung,
Associate Professor, Robofest Director
21000 W.
Ten Mile,
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