The University of North Alabama to Host Robotics Competition
Feb. 8, 2018
Bryan Rachal, University Communications
FLORENCE, Ala. – The University of North Alabama will host the 2018 UNA Robotics Competition, Saturday, Feb 24., from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., in Flowers Hall on UNA’s campus.
This will be the first time UNA has hosted an event like this, which will feature more than 200 students on 45 teams from more than 20 schools and three states.
“Coding is the language of our world,” said Lee Brownell, AMSTI specialist and event coordinator. “Nearly everything you interact with on a daily basis is computer controlled. We all need to know more about how and why they work. Also, the skills students learn while coding can improve their learning in other areas,” he said.
To compete, teams must bring their own robots, which have to fit in a 13x13x13 inch cube. Teams will then compete in three fields, each with a different puzzle. Teams are unaware of the puzzles until the actual competition.
Each team has three hours to score as many points as possible, with 90 seconds on each station. Students can retry any field as many times as they want, within the three-hour time limit. Additionally, the robot must be autonomous.
For more information: lfbrownell@una.edu
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA
The University of North Alabama is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs through the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Human Sciences, and the Anderson College of Nursing. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes Tuscumbia, Sheffield and Muscle Shoals. UNA also operates a renowned collegiate athletic program in NCAA Division II's Gulf South Conference. The University of North Alabama is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age or national origin.