Robotex is the biggest robotics competition in Estonia organized annually by Tallinn University of Technology in cooperation with University of Tartu and the Estonian Information Technology College since 2001.
During the past years Robotex participants have included universities and schools around Estonia, Sweden and Finland. The competition has become quite popular among the students and technology enthusiasts in Estonia. Everyone is more than welcome to participate if they have the skills.
ROBOTEX 2008 will take place on December the 5th in Tallinn University of Technology in Estonia. The task of 2008 resembles "room cleaning" with the objective to collect empty cans and socks and move them to specified areas. The biggest challenge is to make robots orient in the field and distinguish different objects. The prize fund of the contest is over 6000 euros!
The main purpose of the contest is to give practical experience to competitors in areas mentioned above and to popularize these fields amongst the youth.
For this purpose Robotex 2008 will also have technology exhibition during the competition, where different innovative projects, robots, automated equipment and other thematic exhibits will be introduced. It is possible to apply to take part in the exhibition before October the 15th. There will also be a tight link (bus routes and visual broadcast) to the biggest Estonian educational youth information fair "Teeviit 2008".
Accommodation for the participants is provided by the organizers and there is no participation fee at the contest. Registration deadline for participation is October the 15th, 2008.
More information can be found in the official website.
More information about the rules of this competitions can be download from here.