Berkshire Robotics Challenge
2024 Berkshire Robotics Challenge
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Wahconah Regional High School
Dalton, MA
The 2024 Berkshire Robotics Challenge Culminates
in a First-Ever Tie for Challenge Champion!
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Challenge Champions: Robotic Wyverns, Lanesborough Elementary AND Dozerbots, Berkshire Innovation Center
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Sportsmanship Award: Engenuity 2B, Lenox Memorial
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Team Spirit Award: Cape(less) Crusaders, Capeless Elementary
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Most Innovative Design: Build of the Guild, BIC Works @ MASS MoCA
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Best Programming: SMS Stars, St. Mary's School
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Comeback Kids: Dozerbots, Berkshire Innovation Center
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Best Research Project: Lee RoboWildcats, Lee Public Schools
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Modeled after the FIRST LEGO LEAGUE annual challenge, the Berkshire Robotics Challenge is an opportunity for students from 3rd to 8th grade (ages 8-14) to develop their science and computer skills while designing and programming a robot to complete a set of challenges. Students engage in hands-on STEAM experiences, building habits of learning, confidence, and teamwork skills along the way.
Robot Design and Game
Build and program an autonomous LEGO robot
The Challenge has Three Parts:
Innovation Project
Teams learn more about the science behind the Super Powered Challenge and design a solution to a real-world problem
Core Values
These are part of what makes FIRST LEGO LEAGUE so special, because kids compete like crazy but respect their teamates, Coashes, and their competitiors - and they have FUN!
2023 Berkshire Robotics Challenge
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Challenge Champions: Robotic Wyverns, Lanesborough Elementary
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First Runnerup: The 12 Robotsles, St. Mary's School
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Sportsmanship Award: Robotics Cubs, Capeless Elementary
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Team Spirit Award: Reid RED Robots, Reid Middle School
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Most Innovative Design: Robotic Wyverns, Lanesborough Elementary
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Best Programming: BART-Botics, BART Charter School
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Comeback Kids: The BIC-O-NATORS, Berkshire Innovation Center
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Best Research Project: Lee RoboWildcats, Lee Elementary
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Challenge Awards:
Robotics: 23 Years of STEM Inspiration
by Tim Butterworth and Denise Johns
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Berkshire Business Journal
March 2023
Robotics: 23 year of STEM Inspiration
by Denise Johns and Tim Butterworth
Berkshire Business Journal
March 2023
2022 Berkshire Robotics Challenge
Challenge Awards:
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Challenge Champion: The Husky 4, Herberg Middle School
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First Runnerup: The Raging Riots, St. Mary's School
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Sportsmanship Award: St. Agnes Angels, St. Agnes Academy
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Team Spirit Award: Conte Mechanics, Conte Community School
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Most Innovative Design: The Husky 4, Herberg Middle School
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Best Programming: BART-Botics, BART Charter School
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Best Research Project: Lee RoboWildcats, Lee Elementary School
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Comeback Kids: Lee RoboWildcats, Lee Elementary School
Miscellaneous
Team size is limited to 10 kids
Each teams needs a coach and an alternate coach
Support for the coaches is available from the BRC committee, other experienced local coaches, the FIRST LEGO LEAGUE website and a coaches' chatroom.
Specific details of the challenge are contained in the challenge manual.
Contact Denise Johns at denise@the-bic.org with any questions or for more information.