The CalGames robot contests have begun! NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. is supporting two competitive high school robotics teams: Space Cookies Team 1868, and Cheesy Poofs Teams 252 and 254. All three teams recently won top ranking positions in the CalGames Western Region Robotics Forum (Wrrf) At Archbishop Mitty High School, San Jose, Calif. Each year, FIRST, or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, challenges high school students to design, build, test and compete robots that can outperform their opponents. To help students compete, regional competitions are held to hone their skills for the national FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) that starts this year in January. In addition, NASA engineers and scientists are encouraged to share their expertise and experiences by mentoring teams in an engineering laboratory with machinery and tools at NASA Ames.
“We couldn’t be more proud of our teams and their commitment to ‘rise to the challenge’ and produce outstanding software and technology, building and operating robots each year,” said Mark Leon, manager of NASA Robotics Alliance Project at NASA Ames.
No matter which is the favorite robot at these competitions, the stands generally are filled full of cheering fans watching 120-pound robots swivel, scoop and travel speeds up to nearly 20 feet per second to score a point. The outcome of the multiple two- minute-15-second matches is dependent upon both robot and human performances.
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