Trinity College (Connecticut)
Trinity College is a private liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded as Washington College in 1823, it is the second-oldest college in the state of Connecticut.
Coeducational since 1969, the college enrolls 2,235 students. Tr ...
has an annual firefighting robot contest, which is contested by
high school
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s and
college
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s from around the world. The competition is relevant for its antiquity, being established in 1994. It is one of the oldest in the world still maintained. The competition is open to entrants of any age, ability, or experience from anywhere in the world.
In 2007 a new category was introduced, the baby-finding contest. Participants have to find both a
flame
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and the simulated
baby
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,
extinguish the flame, and announce when it finds the latter in the expert division. In the concept division, simply finding the baby and notifying the people is sufficient.
References
Student robotics competitions
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