Robotics Project
Robotics Project snapshot coming soon!
DATES TO REMEMBER
(updated 11/1/24)
**for specific GEAR dates, visit the GEAR Toolbox page**
Thursday, August 22, 2024--DUE: State Fair of Texas Registration
Early-Mid September, 2024--2024-25 Ag Robotics Game Rules released
Thursday, October 17, 2024--State Fair of Texas Ag Robotics Contest, Dallas
TBD--DUE: Major Stock Show Ag Robotics Contests Registration
Sunday, November 10, 2024--DUE: Ag Robotics Sign-Ups
Sunday, December 1, 2024--DUE: GEAR Robotics Sign-Ups
Sunday, December 1, 2024--DUE: Lynn County Ag Robotics Invitational Contest Registration, 11:59 PM
Saturday, December 14, 2024--Lynn County Ag Robotics Invitational Contest
Friday, January 31, 2025--Fort Worth Stock Show Ag Robotics, Fort Worth
Thursday, February 13, 2025--San Antonio Stock Show Ag Robotics, San Antonio
Wednesday, March 19, 2025--Houston Livestock Show Ag Robotics Contest, Houston
Wednesday, March 26, 2025--Rodeo Austin Ag Robotics Contest, Austin
Saturday, April 12, 2025--San Angelo Stock Show Ag Robotics Contest, San Angelo
Saturday, April 26, 2025--GEAR Championship
CONTESTS
AG ROBOTICS
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AgRobotics is open to 3rd-12th grade 4-H'ers. Contests run from October to April and are held at the major stock shows across the state.
The AgRobotics contest is a robotics competition where teams design, build, and program a Lego robot to complete challenges autonomously and score points in a 3-minute match. The theme and challenges change each year, but all are focused on some aspect of agriculture.
Each team will decide on their challenge strategy and will launch their robot from a designated home base. The robot will be programmed to move outside of that base and attempt to complete challenges within the given timeframe.
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GEAR ROBOTICS
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GEAR Robotics is open to Kindergarten through 8th grade students and is held in the Lubbock area. The contest usually starts in January and runs through April. Practices are on your own and the robotics meets are held in Lubbock.
During the 6 - 8 week long GEAR challenge elementary and middle student teams design, construct, and program robots using the LEGO SPIKE Prime kits or the older LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3/NXT kits, which contain structural elements, wheels, axles, gears, motors, sensors, and a simple microprocessor with a rechargeable battery. Programming of the robot is accomplished through an intuitive graphical user interface patterned after the widely popular Scratch software. Communication between the robot's microprocessor and the computer is done through Bluetooth or a USB port.
The challenge changes each year and is designed around a fictive story that motivates the need for autonomous robots (i.e. a robot operating in Antarctica, constructing a moon post, or performing surgery). To solve the challenge, students learn engineering skills through a teaming exercise in designing, building, programming, testing, and troubleshooting their wheeled LEGO robots. These robots then compete autonomously in two-minute matches on a 4-by-4-foot game field.
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TEXAS 4-H ROUNDUP ROBOTICS CHALLENGE
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The Robotics Challenge is structured as a sumo-style competition. The sumo format will test teams' strategy, engineering design, and programming skills.
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STEM EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATION
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An educational presentation is a structured demonstration of knowledge and skills in a specific project area. The 4-H'er showcases their information in a presentation format for judges. Contest is held on the district and state levels.
PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES
FOR MORE INFORMATION...
Kaci Scott, Lynn CEA-Family & Community Health
kaci.scott@ag.tamu.edu
806.561.4562 | 806.773.9401 (cell)