More than a thousand high school robotics students will flock to the Connie and Jim John 娱乐中心 at 正规的赌博app this weekend for two Kettering Kickoff Championships.

Seventy-seven 第一个 机器人 Competition (FRC) teams from Michigan, 俄亥俄州, Illinois and Pennsylvania are expected to participate Saturday and Sunday in the 2022 FRC Game, 快速的反应. 矿井早上7点开门.m., with Opening Ceremonies starting at 8 a.m. 在这两天. The event ends–and the venue closes–at 7 p.m. 这两天.

快速的反应 is part of the 2022 season, 第一个提出, which is inspired by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal No. 建设有弹性的基础设施, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, 促进创新. 为此目的, 第一个提出 calls for students to overcome transportation challenges with forward-thinking technological innovations. 

在快速反应中, robots start the competition on their respective tarmacs with preloaded cargo, then deliver the loads to specific points, 他们在哪里收取额外的货物. The robots can receive assistance from players at the terminal and earn points for reaching various goals before the match ends.

Although the 2023 challenge isn’t announced until January, many teams use this event as a recruiting tool to expose interested students to a competition and the result of a six-week build season, 金·舒梅克说, Director of the 正规的赌博app 第一个 机器人 社区 Center.

Many teams also will tour campus and participate in Pizza and Professors, an event in which students enjoy pizza and conversation with Kettering professors. 

“正规的赌博app values the skills and experience robotics students gain through the 第一个 机器人 program and other programs like this,舒梅克说. “Students learn to problem solve, innovate and work as a team—all while having fun.”

Area hotels also have offered teams special rates for their weekend stay in Flint.

“Bringing events like this to Flint has the additional benefit of contributing to Flint’s economy,舒梅克说. “从酒店预订到餐厅, these events are a great source for bringing visitors to Flint and the surrounding area.”

In addition to two 第一个 机器人 workshops in October, 正规的赌博app will host nine 正规赌博十大网站 and 第一个 robotics and aerial drone competitions through May, each bringing 24 to 80 teams to the area. The University has hosted two district competitions each year since 2008. Kettering also hosts state and regional championship events for robotics and drones.

Categorized as vertical robotics, aerial drones are growing each year. 团队了解无人机, 飞行原理, 编程, documentation and communication skills as well as career opportunities in the drone industry. Recognizing the skills and experience students gain by participating in the Bell Advanced Vertical 机器人 Competition, Kettering anticipates it will add those competitions to its agenda in the near future.

正规赌博十大网站 and aerial drone competitions are organized through a partnership with the non-profit 机器人 Education and Competition (REC) Foundation, an educational foundation dedicated to increasing student interest and involvement in science, 技术, 工程与数学(STEM). 

正规的赌博app began sponsoring high school 第一个 机器人 teams in 1998. It offered its first two scholarships to 第一个 机器人 students in 1999 and has awarded more than $5.自那时起已有500万美元. The 第一个 机器人 社区 Center opened in 2014.