OUR COMPETITIONS AND WORKSHOPS WILL BE OFFERED REMOTELY FOR THE 2021-2022 CHALLENGE SEASON

The Acadia Robotics Program, through the Jodrey School of Computer Science, offers two junior competition programs,

FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge, Ages 9-14 FLL – March 25^th – 27^th
Robofest Junior Game, Grades 5-8 Robofest March 5^th

and a senior competition program

Robofest Senior Game Grades 9-12. March 23^th – 27^th

Our Mission:

Our mission is to provide opportunities for students to expand their computer science knowledge by competing in annual robot programming competitions and related activities that feature real-world problem solving and teamwork.

Outreach provided throughout the season culminates in the Maritime Robot Programming Championship here at Acadia University each February, involving over 400 participants, 150 volunteers, media, and many organizations. We depend heavily on financial support from external organizations and the committed volunteers who annually contribute to the season from late August through to mid-June.

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We offer 3 robot programming competition options:

More information on each of the competition options is provided by choosing the program you are interested in from the menu on the left.

Program	Team size	Grade level	Register
FIRST LEGO League CHALLENGE	2-10	4-9	https://www.firstinspires.org/
Robofest Junior GAME	1-5	5-8	https://robofest.net
Robofest Senior GAME	1-5	9-12	https://robofest.net

2021 High School Robofest Award Winners

Robofest High School Competition Award Ceremony on our YouTube Channel

2021 FIRST LEGO League Award Winners

FIRST LEGO League Challenge Award Ceremony on our YouTube Channel

2020 Acadia Robotics Competition Award Winners

The 2021/22 Season is the 16th Anniversary of the Acadia Robot Robot Programming Competitions!

The 2020/21 Season is the 15th Anniversary of FLL Challenge in Nova Scotia!

New this year: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Robot Programming Competitions will be moved to a remote format. The Robofest championship competition will take place in late March. The FLL Challenge championship competition will take place in May with a practice event in February. Exact dates TBD.

See About Us for the history of our program!

Robotics News

May 31/21 12:32 pm

FIRST LEGO League RePLAY May Event

Congratulations to all our participants and competitors in the FIRST LEGO League Challenge season. We ended the RePLAY challenge with a final event on May 27 & 29, 2021. What a season our teams have faced! Our judges and referees were impressed with the level of engagement the teams displayed, and they shared what they learned during the RePLAY challenge. Teams shared their innovative project solution, core values and robot design presentations with our judges, and they provided robot rounds for our referees to score. Please take a moment to help celebrate the end of the season by watching our award ceremony. Acadia Robotics Award Ceremony Video

Apr 15/21 12:57 pm

Global Innovation Award Nominee

21st Century Space Guys advance as our nominee for the FIRST LEGO League Challenge Global Innovation Award. We wish them luck in the next stage of the competition.

Saltwire's Anita Flowers showcases the team in her article "Valley's own 21st Century Space Guys first in innovation for two years running".

Feb 5/21 12:35 pm

Weekly Shout Out: EECD

Acadia Robotics is excited to have the Province of Nova Scotia’s Education and Early Childhood Development rejoin us as a platinum supporter this season. EECD has supported Acadia Robotics and the Robot Programming Competitions since the 2015-16 season. We are grateful for their continued support and are looking forward to the exciting competitions this spring.

For a list of all our past season supporters, click here: https://robots.acadiau.ca/supporters.html .