"WHY ROBOTICS?"
April 5, 2018: 6:30 pm, free, open to the public
Keynote Address kicks off RoboRAVE New York events
On Thursday, April 5 at 6:30 pm in the Oxford Academy Middle School auditorium, the public is cordially invited to join us for the RoboRAVE New York keynote address presented by guest speakers from RoboRAVE International, NASA's Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, and Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. Our presenters will address the theme "Why Robotics?" and will be available for questions.
Full schedule link: http://roboraveny.org/
Saturday events schedule (scroll down).
"WHY ROBOTICS?" KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Russ Fisher-Ives
In 2003 Fisher-Ives became the co-director of the New Mexico Host committee for the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair held in Albuquerque while concurrently serving as the co-director of RoboRAVE International. In 2007 he retired from the Rio Rancho School District to serve as the full-time president of Inquiry Facilitators and director of RoboRAVE International.
Joseph Minafra
With his varied background, Joe has been responsible for a broad set of technical tasks for the NASA Ames Center Director as well as the Space and BioSciences Divisions. Currently, he oversees technology innovation to enable collaboration and communication between competitively selected science and research teams across not only the United States, but internationally as well. Joe has a long history of integrating government work with commercial enterprises and bringing that message to the public through the education and public outreach sectors.
Chendra Garikipati
For the past three years, Chendra has been involved with RoboRAVE International and organizes RoboRAVE events in California and India, where he is passionate about bringing technology education to the underprivileged around the world. Chendra's current projects include capturing RoboRAVE knowledge and expertise in engaging STEM education in an accessible, affordable, scalable platform (N2 Cafe), and the Village to Valley program providing resources to tools to allow children in resource-poor schools to have access to quality robotics education.
MORE ABOUT THE ROBORAVE NY 2018 COMPETITION
RoboRAVE is a robotics education program to teach students and teachers how to design, build, program, and test robots to perform a variety of tasks. It is also an international robotics competition for teams of kids (ages 8 and up) or adults to test their designs and programming in one or more competitive challenges.
RoboRAVE New York aims to reduce barriers to robotics education and competition by inviting open platform robotics to compete in multiple challenges. Off-the-mat competitive opportunities include RoboEthics and Entrepreneurial challenges.
Learn about RoboRAVE New York, the challenges, the schedule, team registration, and more at our website: http://roboraveny.org/
EVENTS SCHEDULE for SATURDAY, APRIL 7, in the Oxford Academy high school gym
Times approximate:
8-9:30 am: Check in and practice
9 am: Track monitor meeting with Director Russ Fisher-Ives
10 am: Opening Ceremony
After Opening till about 3:30 pm: competition, scoring, and tournaments (all teams eligible!)
About 3:30 pm: Awards/Prizes and Closing Ceremony
THANK YOU, RoboRAVE New York SPONSORS!
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RoboRAVE New York
Email: mmuller@oxac.org
Website: http://roboraveny.org/
Location: Oxford Academy and Central School, South Washington Avenue, Oxford, NY, USA
Phone: 607-843-2025
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roboraveny/