BEST Robotics Basics JANNE ACKERMAN COLLIN COUNTY (COCO) BEST & BEST OF TEXAS ROBOTICS - UIL
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BEST Robotics Basics JANNE ACKERMAN COLLIN COUNTY (COCO) BEST & BEST OF TEXAS ROBOTICS
What is BEST Robotics?
► BOOSTING
► ENGINEERING
► SCIENCE &
► TECHNOLOGY
2015
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The BEST Reason
►“The BEST Reason”
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BEST Vision and Mission
►Excite our nations’ students about engineering, science
and technology
►Inspire students to pursue careers in engineering, science,
and technology through participation in a sports-like
science- and engineering-based robotics program
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BEST Robotics and Our Workforce
►BEST is a national 6-week engineering
program held each fall
►BEST is designed to keep middle school
and high school students interested in
pursuing STEM careers
►Through participation in our project-based
STEM program, students learn to analyze
and solve problems utilizing the Engineering
Design Process, which helps them develop
technological literacy skills.
►Industry seeks these skills in its workforce.
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BEST Robotics Principles
►Directed at middle/junior high and high school students
► Grades 6-12
►Schools participate at low cost
► No entry fee for school or students
► Standard kit (robot parts) provided free to each participating school
►Student-designed, student-built and student-competed robots
► Students have the experience
► Mentors are typically industry engineers from area companies
► Coaches (teachers and mentors) guide the teams in planning and
construction of their robot but are not allowed to build and or compete
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Other BEST Facts
► BEST Robotics, Inc. (BRI) is a not
for profit, volunteer-based
organization [ 501(c)(3) ]
► Any school may participate
regardless of socioeconomic status,
size, or location
► Public, private, charter, and home
schools or organizations (that is, not
individual families) are welcome to
participate
► Annually, over 3500 volunteers help run the local programs and
regional championships by serving as event personnel, judges, and
team mentors
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Characteristics of Competition
►Enhances teaching/teacher effectiveness
►Reinforces classroom learning
►Creates real-world academic challenge
►Increases student’s interest in and understanding of
engineering and science
►Provides competition/fun
►Promotes school spirit and sense of community
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BEST Robotics Program
►The local BEST program in your neighborhood is called a
“HUB”
► Seasonstarts with “kickoff” in September and culminates with a
“game day” in October a mere 6 weeks later
► Hub competition is the qualifying event
for championships
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BEST Robotics Program
► Top scoring teams from each hub advance to a regional
championship and UIL
► Regional Championships (normally early December)
► Texas BEST & UIL State Championship (Frisco, TX) – hosted jointly by University of
Texas at Dallas (UTD) and BEST of Texas Robotics (non profit company)
► The South’s BEST (Auburn, AL) – hosted by Auburn University
► Frontier Trails BEST (Fort Smith, AR) – hosted by University of Arkansas, Fort Smith
► Northern Plains BEST (Fargo, ND) – hosted by North Dakota State University
► Wild West BEST (Denver, CO) – hosted by Metropolitan State University [NEW for
2017]
► At this time, there is no national championship
© 2017 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved 10BEST Robotics Program (Summary)
BEST Robotics UIL Extension Comments
6 – 12 9 – 12 Targeted grade levels
Free Free Standard kit (robot parts) provided by hub to each school
Free Fee** School registration / entry fee (**other restrictions apply)
School teams compete in local program (hub)
Teams have 6 weeks from kickoff to complete tasks
Student-designed, student-built and student-competed robots
Students have the experience
Mentors are typically industry engineers from area companies
Coaches and mentors guide the teams in planning and
construction of their robot, but are not allowed to build
Regional UIL State (Texas) Top teams from each hub advance to championship
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► Game [required]
► Project engineering notebook
► Robot performance
► BEST Award [optional**] – A
multi-faceted competition
comprised of five key components
► Project engineering notebook
► Robot performance
► Marketing presentation
► Exhibit display and student interviews
► Spirit and sportsmanship
► Teams consider winning the BEST Award to be the top honor
**Required for UIL
© 2017 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved 12Robotics Game
►Based on annual real-world theme
► 2017 game: “Crossfire: Search and Rescue”
►Four (4) teams at a time compete in a series of 3-minute,
round robin matches
© 2017 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved 13It’s All About The Students
© 2017 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved 14Real World Challenges Need STEM
Solutions
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►The students experience the same problems, challenges,
and breakthroughs that an engineering team encounters
when it takes a product to market.
►In both cases there are team dynamics, time constraints,
material constraints, and pressure from other teams that are
trying to solve the same problem.
© 2017 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved 16BEST Impact
►Student achievement and inspiration in engineering, math,
science, and technology
►Business and education collaboration
►Maximizing the pipeline for future engineers, scientists, and
technologists
►Reaches women (34%) and minority students (38%),
especially in rural (43%) and urban (26%) schools*
*2016 data
© 2017 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved 17BEST and STEM Education
►Co-curricular and cross-disciplinary program
►Project- and problem-based learning (PBL)
►Real-world engineering design challenge
►Practical application of math and science
►Use of the engineering design process (EDP)
►Technological literacy
© 2017 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved 18What Is bESTology?
►Annual 12-16 week educational resource released each
January
►Connects BEST game theme with real-world application
►Posts each week on Sunday evening to use weekly in the
classroom
►Includes brainstorming, writing, BEST relevance and community
connection activities
►Videos and resources are all embedded
and previewed for child safety
►Bloom’s Taxonomy and Workforce
Skills are listed for each weekly activity
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►Components for each weekly activity include:
► Introduction
► Resources
► Brainstorming
► Writing
► BEST Connection
► Community Connection
► Bloom’s Taxonomy
► Workforce Skills
Copyright © 2017 BEST Robotics, Inc. 20BEST Benefits To Students
► Increase understanding of technical concepts and scientific principles
► Provide real-world engineering experience with limited resources
► Exposure to the engineering process with constrained time period
► Encourage creative thinking, self-directed learning, and problem solving
► Promote team building, good sportsmanship, leadership, and ethical conduct
► Intellectual capacity, innovative abilities, and creativity
► Organizational and project management skills
► Teamwork and leadership skills
► Decision-making, critical-thinking,
and problem-solving skills
► Technological skills
► Self-confidence and self-competence
© 2017 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved 21As a result of participating in BEST,
students…
► Understand the practical use of math concepts and applied physics
► Solve real-world science and engineering problems, training that is
transferable to all academic disciplines and career pursuits
► Gain an increased interest in
engineering, math, and science
► Understand what engineers do — the
engineering profession is “demystified”
► Experience “design-to-market”
product development
► Receive recognition and acclaim
typically reserved for their peers in
sports
© 2017 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved 22BEST and Student Development
►Through participation in BEST, students can develop:
► Intellectual capacity, innovative abilities, and creativity
► Organizational and project management skills
► Teamwork and leadership skills
► Decision-making,critical-thinking,
and problem-solving skills
► Technological skills
► Self-confidence and self-competence
© 2017 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved 23Robot Kits
RETURNABLES AND CONSUMABLES
© 2017 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved 24Robot Kits
► All teams get identical kits
► Creates a level playing field
► Simulates real world constraints of limited
resources
► Consumable kits
► Raw materials from which students will build
their robots
► Plywood, aluminum rods, rubber bands,
bicycle inner tube, PVC, elbows and tees,
glue, screws, hinges, angle brackets, etc.
► Returnable kits
► Electronics, microprocessor, batteries, servos,
motors, motor controllers, joystick, etc.
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© 2017 BEST Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved 26Keeping students interested in STEM –
BEST makes it happen!
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