2019 Alabama Robotics Competition
In the 2019 contest, there were 57 teams participating from 38 different schools (238 overall students competing and over 400 parents/teachers attending).
Below are several links and information about the 2019 event.
Competition Photos
- A collection of photos from the event is available here.
Competition Problems
- The official contest problems for the 2019 competition are available here.
Competition Schedule and Team Rosters
- The official contest schedule and team rosters for the 2019 competition is available here.
Award Recipients
The award winners received a textbook from zyBooks, a Visa gift card, and a trophy. The following teams and participants received awards at the 2019 event (the team numbers can be cross-referenced with the official contest schedule and team rosters for student names).
Grades K-5
- First Place: Vestavia Hills Cahaba Heights #51 (140)
- Second Place: Verner Elementary #49 (120)
- Third Place: Williams Boys and Girls Club #57 (100)
- Honorable Mention: Vestavia Hills Elementary Central #53 (80)
Grades 6-8
- First Place: Berry Middle School #16 (240)
- Second Place: Hartselle Intermediate School #22 (220)
- Third Place: Hartsell Intermediate School #23 (160)
- Honorable Mention: Berry Middle School #18 (150)
Grades 9-12
- First Place: Northridge High School #6 (280)
- Second Place: Northridge High School #7 (260)
- Third Place: Red Bay High School #8 (240)
- Honorable Mention: Red Bay High School #9 (220)
Volunteers and Organizers
The volunteers and organizers of the 2019 event were:
- Contest Administrators
Dr. Jeff Gray
Jamie Thompson
Megan Stewart
Xin Zhao
Saheed Popoola - UA Volunteers
Alex Gray
Andrew Fick
Brooke Harris
Eduardo Caballero
Genevieve Minias
Izzy Berry
Jennifer Gray
Joshua Holland
Lacie Lacks
Lexi Wylie
Marla Gray
Md Shariful Haque
Morgan Bishop
Moumita Tabassum
Nehal Vora
Nicholas Cioli
Paige Gray
Sean Hill
Tasnuva Mahjabin
Tom Wan
Ty Gray
Zach Weske
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Chris Crawford
Brain-Robot Interaction & Brain-Computer Interfaces for
Novice Programmers
Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) systems are used to translate brain activity to commands. This process allows users to interact with the environment using only their thoughts. In this talk, Dr. Crawford will discuss his brain-robot interaction research that examines the use of brain activity to control robots. He will also discuss his recent work that investigates the design of web-based BCI environments for novice programmers.
Dr. Chris Crawford is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Alabama. He directs the Human-Technology Interaction Lab. His work focuses on Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI).
2019 Sponsors
We gratefully acknowledge the Univeristy of Alabama Office of Community Affairs as our campus sponsor. We are very grateful to zyBooks and Edison Robotics as our main corproate sponsors, and several campus collaborators for their help (College of Continuing Studies, Office of Community Affiars, and Department of Computer Science)!
