[bioundgrd] 6.270, Autonomous LEGO Robot Design Competition

[MacKenzie Outlund]

> What: 6.270, Autonomous LEGO Robot Design Competition
>
> Wanted: Enthusiastic participants
>
> When: IAP 2007
>
> How: Go to http://web.mit.edu/6.270/www/ and register online by   
> Sunday, October 22, 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/.
>
> Questions? Comments?
> Email 6.270-organizers at mit.edu