Robotics event - April 2, 2005, Warwick, RI

I just came across information about a robot event being held on April 2 by
the Rhode Island School of the Future.  It's not obvious what it will be
like, but you can read more about it here: http://www.risf.net/RoboPJFF.htm .
Besides this event, it looks like another thing that is going on the same
day is "Robotics Park" (see http://www.risf.net/RoboPrep.htm ).

Besides looking generally interesting, this might be a good place to find
people for a robotics club in this area.

Here is an excerpt:

When and Where?
Saturday, April 2, 2005
CCRI Warwick Campus
9:00(check in) 10:00-3:00 (competition)

Who's Invited?
This challenge is intended for individuals or teams as an out of school or
hobbyist activity. Participants should be age 13 or older. Whether you have
a lot of robotics experience or a little, whether you are a raging robotics
maniac or just someone who thinks it sounds like a Saturday of fun, come out
to meet other folks who are robot enthusiasts. Note: This challenge is
specifically geared to an older crowd of high school, college, and adults
who don't have the opportunity to compete otherwise.

What's the Contest?
The contest is a combination of contests designed by rtlToronto, a group of
Lego enthusiasts from Toronto. Two robots play against each other at a time.
The goal is simple: There are three islands - two 30"x72" tables on the
outside, and an island of two 30"x72" tables put together, making the middle
island 60"x72". These islands are separated by a gap of 8". The robots must
get from their table to the middle table, where they will have to get to a
box filled with uncooked rice and search to find and extract black 2x4 Lego
blocks while sorting out white 2x4 Lego blocks.

Mitch