Lots of robot competitions out there

[RoboMom]

Not just robotics. A great competition.

Please join the Lemelson-MIT Program for EurekaFest June 17 & 18 at MIT and June 19 at the Museum of Science, Boston.

Started by Josh Schuler, Executive Director of the Lemelson-MIT Program

Joining us for EurekaFest http://www.eurekafest.org will surely be inspiring to anyone with an interest in K-12 STEM education. This event will open a door into the Lemelson-MIT Program’s http://web.mit.edu/invent fascinating work, and how you can get involved in this important cause.

Thursday, June 17th events include exciting presentations and demonstrations by winners of the 2010 Lemelson-MIT Collegiate Student Prizes http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html and InvenTeams http://www.inventeams.org , our high school teams from across the US. We will also be joining with the Boy Scouts of America to introduce the Inventing merit badge, and conclude with the presentation of the 2010 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-award.html .

On Friday evening, June 18, the program includes a showcase of InvenTeams and an awards ceremony which includes the awarding of, and presentation by, the 2010 recipient of the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize. This year’s winner was announced last week: Carolyn Bertozzi of UC Berkeley and daughter of MIT Physics Professor, Bill Bertozzi http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-winners/a-bertozzi.html . Phil Sharp, Institute professor and Nobel Laureate, will preside over the presentation of this year's winner.

On Saturday, June 19, EurekaFest takes-over the Museum of Science, Boston, where MIT alumni and their families can cheer-on InvenTeams as they undertake an all-day design challenge or participate in hands-on invention activities for young children, including Howtoons http://www.howtoons.com .

More information about EurekaFest and event details can be found here: http://www.eurekafest.org