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COMPETITIONS
2009 - 2010

 
Robotic competitions, like First LEGO League, Skills Canada Robots and Sumobots, VEX Robotics, and others can be a lot of fun. They are also a great place to pick up new ideas and to meet other people who share common interests.

 

FLL: LEGO MINDSTORMTop of Page

 

The LEGO Minstorm competitions have both Middle Year and Secondary competitors. Check these links out to learn more:

 

SKILLS CANADA Top of Page

 

Skills Canada competitions take place at a regional, provincial, and national levels. This year the Nationals has 41 categories of competition (including robotics).

 

VEXTop of Page

 

The VEX competions are largely aimed at High School and College students. Each year the "challenge" is different. Even if you don't take part in a formal competition, the skills and ideas needed build a strong foundation

 

OTHER COMPETITIONS Top of Page

 

We've started to build a list of other competitions. These sometimes have a very specific focus. Let us know about the ones we've missed:

 

The users of our Robotics Pages, Career Pages and the eLibrary come from around the world. So don't limit yourself, or our users, to just local information. We would welcome information from around the world.

Stewart Savard (eLibrarian) and Randy Grey (Career Coordinator)

Updated October 2, 2009.

 
 

FEATURED ACTIVITIES


Lake Trail Vex 2009 - robot
VEX Competitions 2008-2009


First LEGO League of BC