Robofest


Robofest is an autonomous robotics competition for 4th ~ 12th graders.
It is similar to FIRST Lego League, but while FLL limits the student's robots to Lego Mindstorms robots, Robofest allows the student to use any robotics system, parts, materials, or even custom electronics, in some of the events. Note that FLL students are required to use parts manufactured by Lego only, preventing the use of such aids as string or glue. Another important difference is that Robofest games have UTF components. Students must solve the unveiled tasks and factors within 30 minutes work-time without external help.
Lawrence Tech's Robofest was founded by Computer Science Professor Dr. Chan-Jin Chung in 1999-2000 academic year and is sponsored by Lawrence Technological University and other sponsors.
Robofest is also held internationally, in countries including
Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, England, France, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Kenya, Lebanon, Macau, Malawi, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, and UAE.
Teams who win their regional event are welcome to participate at the worldwide tournament held at Lawrence Technological University in Michigan. ROBOFEST is a registered trademark of Lawrence Technological University
in the USA.

Mission Statement

Robofest’s mission is to generate excitement and interest among young people for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Art, and Computer Science; to develop problem solving skills as well as teamwork, creative thinking, and communication skills; and to prepare them to excel in higher education and technological careers.
Our evaluation and assessment results show that we are achieving the above missions.

Competition Categories

There are a total of eight different competition categories in Robofest.
Retired competition categories include:
The word RoboFest was used for a robot event by the Robot Group of Austin, Texas, at least as early as 1989. The Robot Group had a yearly RoboFest through the 1990s. There are various other Robofests not connected to Lawrence Tech's Robofest:
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