The All-Earth Ecobot Challenge
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The All-Earth Ecobot Challenge (or Ecobots) is a competition that occurs yearly for students throughout Texas
in grades 5-8 that started in 2009. It encourages students to be creative, learn more about robots, learn about the environment
and how to help protect it, and prepares them for future jobs. The Ecobot Challenge uses various Lego
pieces, Lego NXT sets, and PowerPoint.
The All Earth Ecobot Challenge happens once a year for students in Texas. It started in 2009 and is for grades 5-8. It helps students learn about the environment, robots, creativity, and preparation for their future careers.
attachments usually attached to the motors included in the Lego NXT kit.
that will help the Earth environmentally. They present their presentation to judges who score them.
To learn more go to the Ecobots home page.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
in grades 5-8 that started in 2009. It encourages students to be creative, learn more about robots, learn about the environment
Natural environment
The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
and how to help protect it, and prepares them for future jobs. The Ecobot Challenge uses various Lego
Lego
Lego is a line of construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears, minifigures and various other parts...
pieces, Lego NXT sets, and PowerPoint.
The All Earth Ecobot Challenge happens once a year for students in Texas. It started in 2009 and is for grades 5-8. It helps students learn about the environment, robots, creativity, and preparation for their future careers.
Preparation
Usually, a teacher from each school helps coaches teams that come before and/or after school to prepare by programming their NXT and sometimes creating their Marketing Presentation(which could also be done at home, but not the NXT programming) in that teacher's classroom. Usually, the team starts to program and make their presentation in early March of earlier.Competition
The competition held yearly consists of two sections: the Robotics section and the Marketing section. They are two separate parts to the competition. The competition is usually help around mid-April. The robot in the competition is only allowed to be touched in "Home". Home is where the robot starts and ends when completing challenges.Robotics
This section requires students to program a Lego NXT to complete various tasks that change each year. The more tasks students complete, the more points they get (for a maximum of 300 points). To complete the various tasks, students build LegoLego
Lego is a line of construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears, minifigures and various other parts...
attachments usually attached to the motors included in the Lego NXT kit.
Marketing
This section requires students to think of and to make a PowerPoint presentation about an imaginary robotRobot
A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
that will help the Earth environmentally. They present their presentation to judges who score them.
Sponsors
The Lego NXT sets and the competition is costly. Ecobots rely on sponsors to fund the competition. For a list of sponsors, go to their sponsor list page.To learn more go to the Ecobots home page.