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BEST Robotics Competition
Most recent season or competition:
Bet The Farm
SportRobotics-related games
Founded1993
FounderTed Mahler
Steve Marum
First season1993
DirectorRosemary Mendel
PresidentTodd Atkins
No. of teams700+
CountryUnited States of America
Most recent
champion(s)
64 - Robojackets
34 - Ultimate Robotic
182 - Central Lakes Robotics
Official websitewww.bestinc.org

BEST, Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology, is a national 6-week robotics competition in the United States held each fall, designed to help interest middle school and high school students in possible engineering careers. The games are similar in scale to the FIRST Tech Challenge.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Mark Gura; Kathleen P. King (1 January 2007). Classroom Robotics: Case Stories of 21st Century Instruction for Millennial Students. IAP. pp. 203–. ISBN 978-1-59311-602-6.
  2. ^ Senay Purzer; Johannes Strobel; Monica E. Cardella (15 August 2014). Engineering in Pre-College Settings: Synthesizing Research, Policy, and Practices. Purdue University Press. pp. 390–. ISBN 978-1-55753-691-4.
  3. ^ Joseph A. Angelo (2007). Robotics: A Reference Guide to the New Technology. Libraries Unlimited. pp. 401–. ISBN 978-1-57356-337-6.