Newsletter

December 2008

Happy Thanksgiving... Happy Holidays... Merry Christmas...
We hope and pray that everyone has a safe and happy Holiday Season

The StarBot Calendar is now online for everyone to check out. The website is www.starbotinc.com/calendar.html. As you will be able to see we are completely revamping the StarBot Website. We are open to suggestions as to what everyone would like to see on the website.

Light Spider Classes - There will be three classes for Light Spiders, Dec. 16, 19 and 20. In order to be a part of this special and fun filled class you HAVE to register with Bill by December 8th so he has time to order the supplies. Special discount to StarBot students.

"Rumble at the Rock", a BOTSIQ event, will take place Saturday, December 13, 2008 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Last year "Rumble at the Rock" was a very exciting event for 15 pound robots. All the teams that went last year had a great time. There is a lot of history in that part of the country and some of us were able to experience COLD weather for the first time.

Many local teams are trying to get their robots ready for the trip to Plymouth. Please let Bill know by email as to needed building time.

Bill, Mr. C and Nola will be out-of-town in Plymouth, Ma. from Thursday, December 11, 2008 to Sunday, December 14, 2008. Marc Davits, Danny Espinosa and Victor Soto will be taking over some of the StarBot Classes while Bill is out.

"The Children's Trust" StarBot has qualified for a third grant with "The Children's Trust" of Miami-Dade County (http://www.thechildrenstrust.org/). Through this grant we were able to introduce many young people here in Miami to robotics and engineering with hands-on classes and projects.

We wish to thank all the students and parents that contributed their time and assistance in completing the first two grants. Many students volunteered their time in helping to build robots with student groups from around the county. Students wishing to earn community service hours, please email Bill or Nola for an application and more information.

Robot Competitions - Miami Dade County Youth Fair will be holding two robot competitions the weekend of March 28 & 29, 2009. The Task Oriented Competition will be held Saturday and the 15 pound Competition will be held Sunday the 29th. More information will be available by December 15th.

Bots IQ has announced the National Competition for high school and college teams. The Competition will take place in San Francisco at the same time as BattleBots films its next television show. All 120 pound robots will compete under BattleBots. Go to www.battlebots.com for more information, rules and regulations.

The Task Oriented Game will be the same as at the Youth Fair, and the 15 pound rules will be the same as always. Go to www.botsiq.org for more information.