2010 ASME Student Mechanism and Robot Design Competition

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THE 2010 ASME STUDENT MECHANISM AND ROBOT DESIGN COMPETITION
(http://www.stevens.edu/msrobotics/SMRDC2010/)

A part of the 34th ASME Annual Mechanisms and Robotics Conference and the IDETC 2010: The 2010 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences
(http://www.asmeconferences.org/IDETC2010)

August 15-18, 2010, Fairmont the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada


IMPORTANT DATES
Letter of intent due by: April 2, 2010
Final written report due by: May 3, 2010
Notification to finalists due by: June 15, 2010
Final round of the competition: Aug 15-18, 2010.


DESCRIPTION
The ASME Student Mechanism and Robot Design Competition is an excellent
opportunity for both undergraduate and graduate students to showcase their
abilities in designing mechanisms and robots.

This competition consists of two rounds: in round one, student(s) send a report on their design, and in round two, a few selected teams from round one are invited to the conference to present their design. Winners of the competition will be recognized during the Mechanisms and Robotics luncheon at the conference venue, and presented with awards, which in the past, have included both cash and software prizes.

The National Science Foundation has provided funding to support the travel costs of up to two participants from each design team that makes it to the final round. The funds will cover the ASME IDETC registration, hotel stay, transportation (airfare), and meals (on a per diem basis). Students from all US-based institutions are eligible for this.


The details on how to participate can be found at the contest website:
http://www.stevens.edu/msrobotics/SMRDC2010/


COMPETITION FLYER
We would appreciate if you can download and distribute the flyer to your
colleagues working in the mechanisms and robotics area, and post it on
bulletin boards for further dissemination.
Link to competition flyer: http://www.stevens.edu/msrobotics/SMRDC2010/Flyer2010.pdf


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Contest Organizer/Sponsorship Coordinator:
David J. Cappelleri, Stevens Institute of Technology

Mechanisms-Undergraduate Division Coordinator:
Brian Trease, Jet Propulsion Lab

Mechanisms-Graduate Division Coordinator:
Nilesh D. Mankame
General Motors Research & Development

Robots Division Coordinator:
Yu Zhou, Stony Brook University