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Botball Tournament at UMass Lowell
Lowell, MA. The annual Botball competition is coming to Lowell, Massachusetts! This year's Spring tournament will be held on March 28, 2009 at University of Massachusetts, Lowell in Cumnock Hall. High school and middle school teams from throughout New England will participate in the tournament.
Botball is a robotics competition for students that involves using student-built and programmed robots to complete a series of tasks within a set period of time. Sensors and cameras give input to the robots, which is then used to locate and identify objects that will score points. Local teams spend many months building and perfecting their robots, with the goal of competing in the regional tournament.
The New England Regional Botball Program was established in 2001, and a Botball workshop and regional tournament are held at University of Massachusetts, Lowel every Spring. Last season, Greater Lowell Technical High School won first place for Documentation, and they also won the Judges Choice, Disco Award for Best Dancing.
Spring 2009 Tournament Schedule:
8:00am Registration
10:00am Seeding Rounds
1:30pm* Double Elimination Tournament
5:30pm* Awards Presentation
(*These times are approximate.)
Tournament Participants:
Ashland High School
Chelmsford High School
Greater Lowell Technical High School
Guilmette School
Haverhill Middle and High School
Lexington High School
Littleton High School
Littleton Middle School
Malden Catholic High School
Merrimack Valley Homeschoolers
Needham High School
Roxbury Latin School
The Governor's Academy
Wellesley High School
West Middle School
Visit the Botball Website for more information.
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