Robot competition

Companies like Lego and VEX have also developed branded events, which they call leagues, although they function more like individual cups in regional qualifiers with finals.

The general trend is to open competitions to the public, to prevent nepotism and improve the quality of the competing robots.

These robots are finding their way into applications such as space exploration, mining, search and rescue, remote sensing and automotive inspection.

The competition provides students with engineering design challenges, including components of mechanical, computer, control software, and system integration.

Students work together to design and build robotic vehicles that can navigate twisting, obstacle-filled courses without any human guidance or control.

The competition is open to students of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and requires multithreaded applications of image processing, robotic movements, and target ball deposition.

The Flying Donkey Challenge is an escalating series of sub-challenges held annually in Africa with a focus on lifting cargo.

[17][18] A series of micro air vehicle (MAV) events have been sponsored by organizations including the University of Florida, the U.S. Army, French DGA, Indian Ministry of Defense, and others.

For example, the International Micro Air Vehicle conferences (IMAVs) always include competitions in which capabilities are demonstrated and missions are performed.

UBBOTS is an annual robot exhibition taking place at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.