Robocup Junior UK

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Welcome to Robocup Junior UK (RCJ-UK)
RoboCupJunior is a project-oriented educational initiative that provides local, national and international robotic events for young students up to the age of 19.  It is designed to introduce RoboCup to primary and secondary school children, as well as undergraduates who do not have the resources to get involved in the senior leagues of RoboCup.  The focus of RCJ is on education.

Please note that the VENUE AND DATE HAVE CHANGED
 
The RCJ 2010 UK Finals are to be held on Saturday 6th March 2010 at Prenton High School for Girls, Hesketh Avenue, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH42 6RR (map and directions).

 

To register, please email Ashley Green (aagreen at btinternet.com), stating your name, school name and challenge you wish to enter.

 

Events

Ages 7-11: Primary-Dance, Primary-Rescue

Ages 11-18: Secondary-Dance, Secondary-Rescue, Soccer A

 

The deadline for all registrations is noon on Monday 1st March 2010

 

Please note that we'll be using the 2009 International Rules, as the 2010 International Rules have only recently been finalized.

Why Choose Robocup Junior?

 

RCJ stands apart from other robotics programs for young students for several reasons.

 

RCJ is focused more on education than competition.

 

RCJ challenges remain the same from one year to the next, providing a scaffolded learning environment in which students can develop more sophisticated solutions as they grow and expand their knowledge.

 

RCJ challenges -- soccer, rescue and dance -- are familiar; spectators can watch and understand what they are observing, without needing explanations of complicated rules.

 

RCJ delves more deeply into computer science and programming due to its emphasis on autonomous robots.

 

RCJ sits at the entry-level of the international RoboCup initiative, which is strongly committed to education and involvement of young people in technology.

Challenges

 

RoboCupJunior offers 3 challenges, each emphasizing cooperative, problem-solving and task-achievement.

 

In the soccer challenge, teams of autonomous mobile robots play games in a highly dynamic environment, tracking a special light-emitting ball in an enclosed soccer field.

 

The rescue challenge engages robots to identify victims quickly and accurately within re-created disaster area, varying in complexity from line-following on a flat surface to negotiating paths through obstacles on uneven terrain.

 

The robot dance challenge encourages creativity, bringing one or more robots together with music, dressed in costume and moving in harmony.

 

For children, Robocup Junior provides an exciting introduction to the field of robotics, a new way to develop technical abilities through hands-on experience with electronics, hardware and software, and a highly motivating opportunity to learn about teamwork while sharing technology with friends.