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SoCo - BEST机器人

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Please join us and enjoy cheering for area Middle and High School Teams as they compete in the SoCo BEST @ Trinidad State 机器人 Challenge.

开始一天

Kickoff: Saturday, September 19, 2020
时间:
下午1时至5时
地点:
Sullivan Center Pioneer Room ( Game Field will be setup in the Sullivan Center Leone )

练习一天

Practice Day: Saturday, October 24, 2020
时间:
上午10时至下午5时30分
地点:
Scott Gym on the Trinidad State Campus
This is Practice Day – students get a chance to see how their robots are performing, how they stack up against the competition and how they can make changes and solve problems for the upcoming competition day. All are welcome, no cover charge, concessions available to keep you energized and hydrated to cheer on the participants as they 解决问题.

游戏的一天

Game Day: Saturday, October 31, 2020
时间:
上午九时至下午五时三十分
(Spectators welcomed starting at noon)
地点: Scott Gym on the Trinidad State Campus
In a round-robin type tournament the teams will compete against each other (4 teams on the game field at a time) in multiple rounds. 很大的乐趣! 巨大的竞争! 一个庆祝 event at Trinidad State!
Again – ALL are welcome, no cover charge, and concessions will be available.

Thanks for supporting efforts that ignite student’s spirits!

SoCo Best trophy image


我们的使命

  • To engage, excite, and inspire students to pursue careers in engineering, science, and technology through participation in a sports-like science and engineering based 机器人比赛.
  • Provide students with a real-world engineering experience that incorporates the practical application of math and science
  • Prepare students to be technologically literate and better prepared to enter higher education pursuing a 阀杆 discipline and the workforce.
  • Help students develop leadership, project management, teamwork, and organizational 技能
  • Develop students’ confidence and competence through self-directed 学习, decision-making, abstract thinking, and problem-solving.

 

重要的日子

Teacher/Mentor Institute (TMI)

  • Monday through Friday, July 22-26; 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
  • Monday, Tuesday, and half-day Wednesday: MATLAB/Simulink programming Workshop. 学生 are welcome to attend.
  • Second half Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: Solidworks Workshop. 学生 again welcome.
  • Friday: Optional Robot Build for rookie team mentors and coaches only. 没有学生.

编程车间
~ TBD
Attendees will need to bring their laptops with Matlab/Simulink and Solidworks already installed and functioning.


"Trinidad has such a great collegiate robotics program and we really want to build a feeder program for that. 学生 now can spend years in robotics and follow those 技能 all the way up to the college level, all right here in Trinidad. 我想特立尼达 State has really given us a legacy that we want to continue to build upon."

参赛队伍可在


  • 口头报告
  • 技术写作
  • 市场营销 & 展示设计
  • spirit and sportsmanship
  • 计算机辅助设计
  • 网站设计
  • 视频制作
  • ...和更多的...

注册的学校


  • TBD

Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology

BEST is about building robots and teaching students how to analyze and solve problems. What BEST students learn is what industry needs in its future workforce and what communities need in their future leaders.

Middle and High School 机器人 Competition

Take plywood, PVC of various sizes, threaded rod, boxes of screws, washers and nuts, lots of other hardware, Velcro, piano wire, aluminum rods, a bicycle inner tube, an assortment of other odds-and-ends, and a VEX robotics kit, and give it all to a team of students with the challenge to design and build a functioning, competitive robot 在短短的六周内.

你得到了什么??

  • the excitement of a basketball game
  • the strategy of a chess match
  • the intellectual challenge of a science fair
  • the pressure of a competitive sporting event

…plus hundreds of screaming fans, music, dancing, and mascots.

国家的网站: www.bestinc.org

最好的事实

1993 began as a single event for high schools in Texas – 14 schools, 221 students.
2013 47 community-based sites in 19 states.
2013 Over 10,000 volunteers, 853 schools, and 15,354 students participate.

BEST Mentor: “Every student who graduates high school must get a job and make a living. The BEST program improves the chances for our children to be competitive in the workforce.”

核心价值观


  • 学生 are the sole participants and primary decision makers, designers, and builders.
  • Any student may participate.
  • The program is free to schools—no registration fee.
  • Equipment and materials are provided at no cost to participating schools.
  • Any school may participate regardless of type, size, location, or socioeconomic status.