Previous Events
The majority of RoboFesta-UK events have been held at a local
level, although certain competitions may result in national and
European finals.
The first RoboFesta-UK event, held in Spring 2001, was
the Blue
Peter-RoboFesta Robot Design Competition. Attracting over 32,
000 entries, the competition resulted in the selection of four
British children who visited RoboFesta Yokohama City in Japan in
November 2001.
RoboFesta-UK events in 2004 will typically include several
robot competitions, as well artistic performances. Competitions
will be held at a range of ability and age levels, from
pre-school to post-doctoral research. You can get some idea of
the potential range of competitions from the Japanese RoboFesta
website (RoboFesta
competition rules).
News Stories about Previous Events
Robot competition in London schools (
BBC report)
Events for Schools
| Event: |
Siemens Lego RoboSoccer Challenge, 2002 |
| Age Range: |
12-15 |
| Date: |
Tuesday 9th July, 2002 |
| Location: |
Royal Court Theatre, Manchester |
| Duration: |
10.00-15.00 |
| Resources required: |
Equipment supplied by Siemens/Lego |
| Contact: |
simon@commotiongroup.co.uk for more information |
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| Event: |
Constructing remotely controlled Martian rovers with gripper
arms |
| Age Range: |
Secondary Year 12, FE College Year 1 |
| Date: |
Wednesday, March 20th, 2002 |
| Number of participants: |
10 teams of 4 students each |
| Location: |
Oxford Brookes University |
| Duration: |
1 day |
| Cost: |
? |
| Resources required: |
All loaned on the day |
| Contact: |
Ashley Green (
aagreen@brookes.ac.uk) |
| Related resources: |
Mike Reddy's "Mars or Bust"
Scenario, University of Glamorgan |
|
| Event: |
Constructing remotely controlled Martian rovers |
| Age Range: |
Primary Years 6 & 7 |
| Date: |
Tuesday, March 19th, 2002 |
| Number of participants: |
10 teams of 4 students each |
| Location: |
Oxford Brookes University |
| Duration: |
1 day |
| Cost: |
? |
| Resources required: |
All loaned on the day |
| Contact: |
Ashley Green (
aagreen@brookes.ac.uk) |
| Related resources: |
Mike Reddy's "Mars or Bust"
Scenario, University of Glamorgan |
|
| Event: |
Recycled robots |
| Age Range: |
KS1 & 2 |
| Date: |
Thursday, March 14th, 2002 |
| Number of participants: |
?? |
| Location: |
Dover Museum |
| Duration: |
10.00-12.00 & 13.00-14.00 |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Resources required: |
All loaned on the day |
| Contact: |
Kim Norton (01304 216885) |
| Related resources: |
N/A |
|
| Event: |
Bits, bots and bytes-fun with robots in education |
| Age Range: |
?? |
| Date: |
Science Week, March 11th-15th?, 2002 |
| Number of participants: |
?? |
| Location: |
Pontpridd Museum |
| Duration: |
10.00-17.00 |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Resources required: |
?All loaned on the day |
| Contact: |
Brian Davies (01443 490748) |
| Related resources: |
Mike Reddy's "Mars or Bust"
Scenario, University of Glamorgan |
|
Family Events
The following events were all open to the public. Pricing
information is given as a guide only.
| Event: |
Meet the robots |
| Age Range: |
all |
| Date: |
Saturday/Sunday, June 28th-29th |
| Location: |
Inspire Science
Centre, Norwich |
| Duration: |
10.00-17.00 |
| Cost: |
Adult £4.20, Child £3.60, saver 2nd child
£2.00 |
| Resources required: |
Just bring yourself and your family |
| Contact: |
James Piercy (01603 612612), james@science-project.org |
| Related resources: |
N/A |
|
| Event: |
Family fun day (build your own robot) |
| Age Range: |
all |
| Date: |
Wednesday 5 June, 2002 |
| Location: |
Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre, Oxford |
| Duration: |
10.00-13.00, 13.00-16.00 |
| Cost: |
£1.00 (£3.00 per group of 4) |
| Resources required: |
Just bring yourself and your family |
| Contact: |
Alan Vincent
alan@mobstem.org.uk), 01295 722682 |
| Related resources: |
N/A |
|
| Event: |
Cheltenham Festival of Science Robot Arena |
| Age Range: |
all |
| Date: |
22-26 May, 2002 |
| Location: |
Town Hall, Cheltenham |
| Duration: |
?? |
| Cost: |
Adult £?, Child £? |
| Resources required: |
Just bring yourself and your family |
| Contact: |
http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.co.uk |
| Related resources: |
N/A |
|
| Event: |
Family fun day (build your own robot) |
| Age Range: |
all |
| Date: |
Sunday, March 10th, 2002 |
| Location: |
University of Southampton |
| Duration: |
10.00-14.00 |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Resources required: |
Just bring yourself and your family |
| Contact: |
Steve Thomas (07947 600240,
base@soton.ac.uk) |
| Related resources: |
N/A |
|
| Event: |
Robot Workshop |
| Age Range: |
10-13 years |
| Date: |
Saturday, March 9th & 16th, 2002
Sunday, March 10th & 17th |
| Location: |
The Big Idea, Harbourside, Irvine |
| Duration: |
?? |
| Cost: |
Adult £?, Child £? |
| Resources required: |
Just bring yourself and your family |
| Contact: |
The Big Idea (08708 404030) |
| Related resources: |
N/A |
|
| Event: |
Meet the robots |
| Age Range: |
all |
| Date: |
Saturday, March 16th, 2002 |
| Location: |
Inspire Science
Centre, Norwich |
| Duration: |
10.00-17.00 |
| Cost: |
Adult £4.20, Child £3.60, saver 2nd child
£2.00 |
| Resources required: |
Just bring yourself and your family |
| Contact: |
James Piercy (01603 612612) |
| Related resources: |
N/A |
|
RoboFesta-UK Meetings
RoboFesta-UK Inaugural Open Meeting, November 1st,
2001.
An inaugural open meeting for groups and individuals wishing
to get involved in RoboFesta-UK will be held at the Open
University in Milton Keynes on November 1st, 2001. More
details on inaugural meeting...
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