Attention all Robot Makers!
This is your announcement for the 2014 Western Canadian Robot Games.
With over 20 years of games, we are always looking for new ways to engage the public, and bring together those of us who make robots and robotic creations.
It is with great excitement, that this year will mark our first year bringing the robot games to Calgary’s Maker Faire! This year’s Calgary Maker Faire is being held at the TELUS Spark Science Centre, and is filled even fuller with Maker delight this year.
The format of the games will change slightly as we now have two full days of robot and maker goodness available for us to share in.
WCRG will be running the 3 main events this year; Line Follower, Mini Sumo and the new Outdoor Challenge. WCRS will also be hosting a robot ‘Show ‘N Shine’ Sunday afternoon. Come and see the awesome creations Calgary Makers have to show off!
We also have other opportunities during Maker Faire; we will be hosting a BristleBot build to engage the public, and once again a ‘Learn to Solder’ station that will offer the public the chance to learn to solder for $2.
Competitors: Dust off and tune up your creations. Register as a competitor for this year’s games and also enjoy free admission to Maker Faire! This year’s games are being sponsored in full, so you will have no fees for entry. You must, however, preregister to take advantage of this sponsorship. Please register here: http://makerfaireyyc.ca/robotgames
The benefits to participants is as follows:
Full Maker Credentials which includes free parking, free access to the Science Centre, free access to Maker Faire, access to the Maker lounge where free beverages and snacks are always available, and an invitation to the Friday night pre-event festivities.
Volunteers: We do require volunteers to help us out this year, as usual.
We will need help in running the competitions, in running the ‘BristleBot’ and ‘Learn to Solder’ tables, as well as 2 volunteers to just generally help out. Sign up to volunteer here: http://www.makerfaireyyc.ca/volunteer/
All volunteers will receive a Maker Faire t-shirt, meals provided while volunteering, an extra Adult Day Pass to share with friends or family, and a pass for you and a guest to attend the exclusive Maker Meetup & Media Event happening on the Friday evening before Maker Faire.
There will still be prizes awarded to competitors in addition to everything else, so come out, have a great time, and go home with some swag!
We’ll be handing out some commemorative pieces that will award benefits to future games, so make sure to attend!!!
Once again, competitors, register here: http://makerfaireyyc.ca/robotgames
Volunteers, register here: http://www.makerfaireyyc.ca/volunteer/
Lets make this the best games ever, and set the bar even higher for next year!!
Line Follower Rules
Mini Sumo Rules
Outdoor Challenge Rules (New location however!)
Cheers,
Mark Martens
A message from the producers of Maker Faire:
This is a great opportunity for the Robot Games to get the exposure it deserves, and since we are expecting 5000+ visitors to Maker Faire this year we expect the Games will do very well.
Robotics has always been an important part of every Maker Faire globally, so opening up our event to include the games is a no-brainer. It’s simply good for everyone.
This is going to be a great Robot Games and we’re so excited to see what robots you choose to bring.
-Calgary Maker Faire
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