Trinity College Robotics Competitions

03/11/2020

Dear Roboticists,

I’m sorry to inform you that the 2020 Trinity College International Firefighting Robot Contest is officially cancelled. I’m sure this does not come as a surprise. We will be refunding all registration payments. The administration of Trinity College has decided today (March 11) to cancel all events of 50 or more people, and to move to Remote Learning at least through April 5th, which means an overwhelming majority of our students will not be on campus through that date.

We know you understand, and we hope that you are staying healthy and safe! We look forward to our continued relationships with you all, and hopefully we will see you all in 2021.

Sincerely,

Dr. John Mertens
Contest Director
Professor of Engineering
Trinity College

02/19/2020

Over $5,000 in cash prizes!!!!

02/19/2020

2020 Trinity College International Robot Contest

Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 8:00 AM
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Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 3:00 PM (EDT)

Trinity College
1695 Broad Street (use for GPS)
Ferris Athletic Center
Hartford, CT 06106

We look forward to seeing you

PLEASE REGISTER NOW!

Here are some exciting new announcements:

1. The 2020 CONTEST includes a new, additional $3,000 cash prize to be shared by any robot that completes LEVEL 3 using the monochrome pattern option for finding the baby (and extinguishes all candles).

2. We are offering FREE REGISTRATION for the first robot from a new organization (any organization that did not participate in 2019), and FREE GIFTS (see below)

3. On Saturday in 2020 we are adding FREE WORKSHOPS for Junior Roboticists and a FREE ACADEMIC ROBOTICS SYMPOSIUM with demos of autonomous and socially relevant robots and presentations by renowned roboticists.

The revised 2020 contest rules are posted on our site https://trinityrobotcontest.org/. Please join us again in 2020, and spread the word to all robot enthusiasts!

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Please register each Robot and their team members separately and provide a unique robot name. Each robot will be inspected upon arrival to ensure it is registered for the correct robot division.

FREE REGISTRATION for Teams that did not participate in 2019.Valid only for the first robot being entered from an organization that did not compete in the prior year's competition. If an organization has more than one robot entering, they must purchase standard price tickets for additional robots after the first entry.

Each robot receives one (1) free t-shirt with their registration fee. Please be sure to pre-purchase additional t-shirts for your team members to ensure your sizes are available. There will be a limited number of extra shirts available at the event for purchase onsite.


We hope you can make it!
Cheers,
Trinity College Robot Contest

Robots from around the world built by ages ranging from middle school to adult will compete in a robot contest to see who has the best firefighting robot

04/13/2019

The tests are underway! Watch the live stream at

Saturday, April 13, 2019 11:30 AM EDT https://portal.stretchinternet.com/trincolladmin/portal.htm?eventId=524982&streamType=video

04/13/2019

President Berger-Sweeney and Professor Mertens welcomed a full crowd of team members and supporters at the Initiation Ceremony!

04/13/2019

The Talcott Mountain Science Center team is ready for the competition!

04/13/2019

Don’t miss the action! The Live Stream for Trinity’s 26th Annual Robot Contest starts at 11:30! Visit our website https://trinityrobotcontest.org/ for the link!

Saturday, April 13, 2019 11:30 AM EDT https://portal.stretchinternet.com/trincolladmin/portal.htm?eventId=524982&streamType=video

04/13/2019

Teams are checked in and getting their robots ready for inspection! Trinity’s 26th Annual Robot Competition has officially begun!

04/10/2018

We have more photos coming from this weekend's competition, which got us wondering...what did you catch? If you would like to share, post them here!