OUR COMPETITIONS AND WORKSHOPS WILL BE OFFERED IN-PERSON FOR THE 2022-2023 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 – February 18th, 2023
Robofest Junior Game, Grades 5-8 Robofest Feburary 19th, 2023

and a senior competition program

Robofest Senior Game Grades 9-12. February 19th, 2023

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.

Follow us on Twitter: AcadiaRoboticsNS

Join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/acadiarobotics

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/?hl=en

Watch our September 30th, 2022 season update here: https://youtu.be/g3_QKW93Zj4

Watch our October 31st, 2022 season update here: https://youtu.be/gNs63jNMBN8

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

2023 Robofest Senior Award Winners

1st: Royal Robots

2nd: GCSBTS

3rd: The Robats

2023 Robofest Junior Award Winners

1st: Techno Ninjas

2nd: GCS Jr 1

3rd: Sacred Sharks 3

2023 FIRST LEGO League Challenge Award Winners

1st: Armbrae Ospreys

2nd: Booker Flames

The 2022/23 Season is the 18th Anniversary of the Acadia Robot Programming Competitions!

This year: The Robot Programming Competitions will be an in-person competition hosted at Acadia University. The Robofest and FLL Challenge competition will take place during the RPC weekend on February 18th-19th, 2023.

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 .