Sat May 11 3PM to 5 PM Montclair Society of Engineers ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS EXTRAVAGANZA! Each May, MSE (Montclair Society of Engineers) celebrates the accomplishments of the local high school robotics teams sponsored by the MSE: Montclair Robotics, Mechanical Mustangs of Clifton, and Equitum Robotics of Paterson. An afternoon of STEM for kids and adults of all ages. Free admission. Robot demonstrations. STEM activities, food and fun. Montclair High School, 100 Chestnut St, Montclair, NJ 07042
Sun May 19, NYC RoboCup Jr. is an incredible competition with impressive robot designs. Event starts at 8am at Trinity School in Manhattan. Parking is available onsite but generally also easy to find on the street in that section of Manhattan. Teams qualify here to go to RCJ World Championships held this year in Perth, Australia. In RCJ you’ll find a vast variety of robots from EV3 to Arduino competing against each other in rescue missions or on a soccer field. LRC’s own Spongebots will be competing in the Lightweight Soccer category.
Sat June 8, 2019 Find Form Grow Robotics Team & AMA June Edition: Hosted by Exit 5A Robotics, this is a two for one special with an AMA session. This is the fourth in a somewhat-monthly series that seeks to connect families looking for like minded families to FORM a robotics team. Also seeks to connect those looking to FIND a robotics team with robotics teams looking to GROW by adding new members. The AMA (Ask Me Anything) session will focus on the Exit 5A journey this year a 5th year FLL team winning NJ State Championships and their award winning experience at FIRST World Festival. Event will be by RSVP only at Livingston Robotics Club, 290 W. Mount Pleasant Ave, Livingston, NJ 1:00-2:30pm. Grades k-12. RSVP at: ttps://forms.gle/1LE1weJS48ajm5T96
Sat Aug 3, 2019 World Robot Olympiad NJ Qualifier #2 Lego WeDo & Lego EV3 Mindstorms. 2 to 3 person teams. Age categories range from K-12 grades. Event open to all WRO competition categories except University. https://www.wro-usa.org/
PAST EVENTS:
Sun April 7, 2019 – Find, Form, Grow a Robotics Team Mar-Apr Edition: Hosted by Exit 5A Robotics, this is the third in a monthly series that seeks to connect families looking for like minded families to FORM a robotics team. Also seeks to connect those looking to FIND a robotics team with robotics teams looking to GROW by adding new members. West Orange Public Library 2:30-4:30pm. Grades k-12. More Info: https://www.facebook.com/Exit5aRobotics RSVP here
Sat March 16, 2019 – 2nd Annual Girls In Engineering Day: Hosted by Exit 5 Robotics, this event brings together over 30 girls robotics teams in FIRST Lego League , FLL Jr, FIRST Tech Challenge FTC, VEX IQ, VEX VRC, World Robot Olympiad WRO and women’s STEM organizations IEEE-WIE, ACM-W, NCWIT, SWE from the region to exhibit at the Liberty Science Center . Please contact exit5robotics@gmail.com if you are interested in hosting a booth. All ages.
Fri March 1, 2019 Deadline to register for ProjectCSGIRLS Competition: Exciting nationwide computer science competition for 6th-8th grade girls. Mentors available to assist. More information at www.projectcsgirls.com
Sun February 24, 2019 – Find, Form, Grow a Robotics Team February Edition: Hosted by Exit 5A Robotics, this is the second in a monthly series that seeks to connect families looking for like minded families to FORM a robotics team. Also seeks to connect those looking to FIND a robotics team with robotics teams looking to GROW by adding new members. Grades k-12. More information & signup at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1750152841757620/
Mon February 18, 2019 – 12th Annual FIRST Robotics Exhibition: Six North Jersey FLL teams four NJ FTC teams will be showcasing their robots at the Liberty Science Center as part of Engineering Everywhere Week. All ages.