Botball is a club for building robots. We use Legos and iRobots, we program the robots in C, and we participate in the DC Regional Botball competition in April. The competition details are usually announced in February, from which point the focus of the club is building robots that solve the problem statement. Up until that point, the club focuses on building techniques, programming techniques, and in-house competitions.

Do you like to build with Legos? Do you like computers? Do you like robots? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then consider coming to Botball club. Even if you only like to build robots, but have no desire to program, still consider attending. Everyone does not have to be interested in every aspect of the club. In addition, no experience is necessary to attend.

When: Fridays A and B block (can attend either block, or both blocks, you decide). It is okay if you cannot come to every session; you can still participate in Botball.

Where: Room 116, the Robotics lab (past the syslab, on the left).

Sample topics covered during the year

Basic and advanced building techniques

Programming techniques (no experience necessary to attend)

Problems to consider when designing a robot

Camera usage (object recognition, color recognition, etc)

Sensor input

Basic and advanced projects to learn about designing, building, and programming a robot

Each year the club participates in the DC Regional Botball competition.

2012 Botball Workshop: Sunday, February 26, at UMd in College Park, Md.
2012 Botball Competition: Saturday, April 21, at Woodson HS.

2011-2012 Co-Presidents:   Helen Lai   highway35@cox.net
                                            Megan Clark  soccershark109@gmail.com

TJ Botball History, Teams, and Awards

TJ Botball Robotics Constitution

TJ Botball is sponsored by  TJ Academic Boosters and Fairfax Education Association (FEA).   Thank you!