Come support the Extraordinary Education robotics team this Saturday, October 18th at the North Houston BEST Robotics Competition! Wear green to support our team’s theme.
Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm
The Woodlands College Park High School
3701 College Park Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77384 | Map
The Boosting Engineering Science and Technology Competition (B.E.S.T.) is a robotics building competition held annually. It lasts six weeks and challenges students to use processes in engineering and design to develop a company that will build a robot to meet a certain need. This student led team will then have to compete with other companies from across their area to sell the product. The theme of this year's competition is Blade Runner. The “need” that must be fulfilled involves the process of carrying and constructing wind turbines. Our team at Extraordinary Education has participated in the BEST competition since 2001 having advanced to the Regional level 12 times.
The theme our team has selected for this year’s marketing efforts is the Power Rangers. We are looking for safe, efficient ways to transport and build wind turbines while making sure the animals that encounter them won't be harmed. In order to complete all the tasks that lead up to final game day, our team is divided into two sub-teams: the Technology Team and the Marketing Team. Each sub-team is in charge of a crucial part of constructing or promoting our company and products.
The Technology department deals with the construction of the product. The product, our robot, has to complete certain tasks and also comply with restrictions given by the judges in order to score. They also have to maintain data on how the robot was designed and built, the math involved, and other things required for Engineering Notebook. Both the Robot and the Notebook count toward the team’s overall B.E.S.T. score.
The Marketing Team's job is to promote our company, the Power Rangers. In order to do this, we must attract new “employees”, create outlets where people can view us such, construct an exhibit booth and deliver a marketing presentation to a board of judges while maintaining the professional environment. The Exhibit and Presentation also count toward the team’s overall B.E.S.T. score. Marketing is accountable for just as much work as the technology team, although their work is more public and less physical. However, they do have the opportunity to build when it comes time to construct their booth for Game Day.
Both teams are tested in their abilities to work together to create and accomplish a wide variety of tasks dealing with aspects of developing a company.
For more information about BEST Robotics or EIL's Robotics team, please visit our website for more information. (www.eilrobotics.com)
