IMPORTANT UPDATES

Thank You!

April 24 - Thank you for participating in the Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest! We had 106 robots participate in this year's event. The website has been updated with all of the contest winners. Please review the standings. If you are a winner of any type of prize, you should have completed the orange winner's sheet before leaving campus. The sheet was provided at the contest and some teams have returned them. For those who have NOT, please send an email to Jessica.Studinski@trincoll.edu for further instruction. All other awards are currently being processed. All participants are eligible to receive a fantastic software package by our sponsor, SolidWorks Inc. To receive the complimentary software, please visit www.solidworks.com/sponsoreddesigncontest Be sure to use the same robot name and affiliation as you used in the Robot Contest, as SolidWorks will be verifing all information to ensure a match.

Poster Session

March 31 - The poster is a way for your team to describe your robot to the other teams. You'll put up your poster on Saturday April 12, after your team checks in at the registration table. The poster may be one large sheet or composed of many smaller sheets. The maximum size of the poster is about 0.7 m high by 1 m wide. At least one member of your team should be at the poster during the poster session in order to answer questions.

JUST RELEASED!

March 1 - Our proud corporate sponsor, SolidWorks, is pleased to offer all robot teams a complimentary software package to use in the design of this or future year's robots! To receive your free software, please log onto their site and complete the short application form. The software will be mailed to your school or institution. Click solidworks.com/sponsoreddesigncontest for details! Please be sure to enter our contest name in "other" for tracking and verification purposes.

Symposium Details Now Available

Feb. 28 - Abstracts and speaker biographies for the symposium on April 12 have been added to the schedule page. The symposium will offer an exciting look into current trends in robotics research.

2007 Contest DVD

Feb. 1 - The 2007 contest DVD is shipping. The cost is $25 U.S. To order your DVD or to get more information please send an email to Jessica.Studinski@trincoll.edu. If you are entering the 2008 contest you can order your DVD by using the check box on the registration form. Click here to view the trailer.

Versa Valve Challenge

December 9, 2007 - Versa Products Co., a major contest sponsor and manufacturer of pneumatic, hydraulic, manual, and solenoid valves, has established a "Versa Challenge" award, a $500 cash prize to be awarded to the top robot in each contest division that uses a Versa valve as part of a non-air candle extinguisher. To join the challenge, just mark the Versa checkbox on the online contest registration form. Versa will send a valve to you free of charge. Click here for more information.

Olympiad Reminder

October 17, 2007 - As you are designing, building, and testing this year's fire-fighting robot, think about the theory behind what you're doing. You will be prepared to take this year's Olympiad exam. Stay tuned for time and place.

New Event Coordinator

October 11, 2007 - The new TCFFHRC coordinator is Jessica Studinski. If you have any questions about the contest event, you can reach Jessica through her email address, jessica.studinski@trincoll.edu.

Robot Hide and Seek 2008

October 5, 2007 - Get ready for the 2008 Robot Hide and Seek event! Click here for more information.

Poster Session

October 1, 2007 - Get ready for our new poster session. For details, click here.