[Bioundgrd] Fwd: 6.270 lego robotics competition advertisement

[Janice Chang]

>
>What: 6.270, Autonomous LEGO Robot Design Competition
>
>Wanted: Enthusiastic participants
>
>When: IAP 2005
>
>How: Go to http://web.mit.edu/6.270/www/ and register online by Friday,
>October 15, 11:59 pm.  YOU MUST ENTER THE LOTTERY FOR A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE
>IN THE CLASS.
>
>Details: 6.270 is a class that happens every IAP.  Sixty teams of 2-3 people
>each spend the month of IAP learning how to build robust robots and
>intelligently program microcontrollers.  Each year, the competition sets a
>different task for the robots -- be it scaling the walls of a pyramid or
>rescuing "eggs" from certain destruction--the tasks require smart robots.  We
>give you LEGOs, motors, microcontrollers, and sensors.  You and your
>teammates use your brains to design and build a functional robot.  The
>culmination is a competition at the end of January to see how your team's
>robot fares against other robots.
>
>6.270 happens only during IAP.  If you take the class for credit, you will
>receive 6 units and 6 EDPs for satisfactory completion of assignments.  There
>are no prerequisites for the class -- all necessary skills will be taught in
>the course.
>
>So find your teammates and register for the lottery now, online, at
>http://web.mit.edu/6.270/www/ .