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Robots at the Ready: Live Feed of 2.007 Competition

  • Amy Marcott
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A glimpse of the 2.007 course. Photo: 2.007 Web site

The annual 2.007 Design and Manufacturing I competition kicks off tonight with a contest amongst 150 robots  to see which can collect the most soda cans and simulated bags of trash and return them to a designated recycling facility (read: milk crate). The robots have one minute to complete the exercise.

As the MIT news office reports, "The matchups are the culmination of 2.007... and it's an MIT tradition that goes back more than two decades. The popular contest has spawned a host of imitators over the years, including the very popular FIRST competition for teams of high school students."

A preliminary elimination round takes place tonight; finals are held tomorrow (Thursday) evening at 7 pm in the Johnson Atheletic Center's ice rink.

Interested in watching online? Use this link for live viewing on Wednesday, May 6th: http://amps-web.mit.edu/public/courses/2/2.007/2008-2009/preliminary/

Use this link to view the finals on Thursday, May 7th: http://amps-web.mit.edu/public/courses/2/2.007/2008-2009/finals/

May the best robot win!

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Rouis

Mon, 08/10/2009 11:14pm

Good day
I am Rouis Moslem and i'm so intersted by 2.007 competition so i want to know some informations like when this copetition is made every year ? where ? how to apply and what are the awards and thx
this is my adresse if you need to send me a catalog or something else

9 rue taib mherie . Msaken 4070
tunisia