Other Competitions?

[waitwhat?]

Hey guys, I was just wondering if there were any robotics competitions open to post highschool contestants, particularly something low budget, that a person could say, buil the machine in the basement and then go and compete, I was thinking post highschool FTC-esc type stuff. But i dont know, that could not exist, jsut looking for an open door here.

[Brandon Martus]

Originally Posted by waitwhat?

Hey guys, I was just wondering if there were any robotics competitions open to post highschool contestants, particularly something low budget, that a person could say, buil the machine in the basement and then go and compete, I was thinking post highschool FTC-esc type stuff. But i dont know, that could not exist, jsut looking for an open door here.

Check the off-season competition for FRC-related events .. also check http://www.robotevents.com/ for listings of Vex, FRC, FTC, FLL, BEST, etc. events.

[MrForbes]

It's pretty far from New Jersey, but team 842 puts on the National Underwater Robot Competition in June, and it's open to just about any kind of team.

http://www.h2orobots.org/fallindex.htm

[dtengineering]

Check to see if there is a robotics club in your area. They will likely host or attend competitions for mini-sumo, fire-fighting robots and many other competitions that are quite inexpensive (relative to FRC, or even FTC) to enter. The Western Canadian Robot Games, (http://www.robotgames.com/) is one example of such a group. I know there are also active robotics clubs in Vancouver, Portland and Seattle, so google up one close to home and drop by a meeting.

Jason