WHAT: Teams pit 15lb robots against each other in head-to-head matches in an arena. The match lasts 3 minutes or until one robot is knocked out or taps out. The competition is double elimination. The audience will have opportunities to interact with the robots throughout the weekend.
The competition will include the reigning NRL National Champion: the robotics team from North St. Paul High School and their robot UC3, which went undefeated in the national competition held May 5-6, 2012, in Indianapolis, IN.
WHO: Teams of at least 3 students (middle school, high school or college) and 1 technical adviser. Local and national teams from across the country will be competing.
WHEN:
1 – 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 19, (Competition Rounds 1-5)
1 – 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 20, (Competition Rounds 6-9)
4 – 5 p.m. Sunday May 20, (Championship Rounds 10-11 & awards ceremony)
WHERE: Rotunda in the Mall of America, Bloomington, Minn.
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public.
The Midwest Robotics League is sponsored and managed by Dunwoody College of Technology.