Afrobot

Afrobot Robotics Tournament in South Africa
Imagine, Design, Experiment, Learn

Afrobot is an amateur robotics tournament that aims to provide South Africans learners with an opportunity to get involved in a technical project within a supportive and entertaining environment. Afrobot 2013 will consist of regional events hosted at centres around the country, and a national final hosted at Scifest Africa in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape on 13-19 March 2012. The tournament is open to teams comprised of a minimum of three learners between the ages of 8 and 18 years old. Robots must be constructed by team members, who may be supported by a senior team member, but preferably one or more adults. While Afrobot does take place within South Africa, the tournament is open to teams from other countries.

07/06/2014

Take a look at autonomous robots in action during the Eurobot competition - live video streaming now.

Cans-Magnet assembly instructions have been slightly updated: you need 1 magnet on the top and 2 magnets at the bottom -...
05/03/2014

Cans-Magnet assembly instructions have been slightly updated: you need 1 magnet on the top and 2 magnets at the bottom - the document is online, at the same address: http://www.afrobot-rsa.com/the-rules.html

Rules for Afrobot tournaments

05/02/2014

Afrobot 2014 is approaching. Sci-Bono Discovery Centre will host Gauteng's tournament in February. And Scifest Africa will host the national tournament in March. Find all the date on Afrobot pages: http://www.afrobot-rsa.com/afrobot-tournaments.html

"Many people don't really understand how difficult it is to get a machine to do even simple tasks" - It becomes even mor...
16/12/2013

"Many people don't really understand how difficult it is to get a machine to do even simple tasks" - It becomes even more challenging when the robot must be capable of multiple tasks!

The real world has not caught up yet with 'Star Wars' and its talking, thinking robots, but some of the most sophisticated units that exist are heading to Florida this week for a Defense Department-sponsored competition.

Did you know there are bits of robots in your food? That's called "Picking & Packing". Here's one example
12/11/2013

Did you know there are bits of robots in your food? That's called "Picking & Packing". Here's one example

High-speed ABB FlexPicker robots equipped with specially developed grippers are making sure that Peperami salamis are packaged at the highest cycle rates at ...

What is your idea of a robot for education?
08/10/2013

What is your idea of a robot for education?

Their teacher said "It's impossible", but the students did it! Feel inspired by this fascinating robot assembly that tra...
06/10/2013

Their teacher said "It's impossible", but the students did it!
Feel inspired by this fascinating robot assembly that transforms itself into new shapes.

Small cubes with no exterior moving parts can propel themselves forward, jump on top of each other, and snap together to form arbitrary shapes.

Here's what you can do with a remote control and a bit of engineering: making someone's life way more exciting!
04/10/2013

Here's what you can do with a remote control and a bit of engineering: making someone's life way more exciting!

Rice University students have built a robot arm to help a teen with brittle bone disease be more independent

Ever wanted to build a cheap mascot for your team? Maybe a smaller version of this one?
26/09/2013

Ever wanted to build a cheap mascot for your team? Maybe a smaller version of this one?

Standing 3.5m tall, he could sit and read a book as well! made with only makedo and cardboard (and some wires and light bulb). This was created to b...

17/09/2013

Re-introducing the 2014 Robot Calendar! After t..., Price: $19.99

Afrobot 2014 on tracks with the new rules freshly released: check it out, spread the word!
09/09/2013

Afrobot 2014 on tracks with the new rules freshly released: check it out, spread the word!

Robotics Tournament in South Africa

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