Unless it changes, the 2022 RTMA Events will be IN PERSON!

Update 5/24/2022: We had a great meet at Oakland on 5/14 and another great meet at Brewer on 5/21. We had a total of 19 teams and 183 students participating and 49 coaches and teachers supporting those teams, and 88 robot and bridge entries! An awesome recovery from the pandemic years and already looking forward to next year being even bigger!
Huge thanks to the schools, coaches, and mentors that made this happen.
Remember, registration for 2023 will start back up at the beginning of January 2023.

Oakland Meet:  (1sts/2nds/3rds/4ths/5ths/6ths)

• 1st place meet champions:  Monmouth Memorial School with a 2/3/0/3/0/0 record - 52 points
• 2nd place meet champions: TAMS Robotics Club (Thornton Academy) with a 2/1/1/1/0/0 record - 38 points
• 3rd place meet champions: Gardiner Iron Tiger Cubs #1 with a 1/2/1/1/0/0 record - 36 points

​Brewer Meet:

• 1st place meet champions: Island Lego Robotics (Deer Isle, Stonington) with a 5/1/1/0/0/0 record - 64 points
• 2nd place meet champions: R2Bee2 (Hancock) with a 2/3/0/0/0/0 record - 44 points
• 3rd place meet champions: Digital Claw (Ellsworth) with a 2/1/1/1/0/1 record - 39 points

Update 4/14/2022: We had to cancel the Portland Robot Track Meet scheduled for 5/7, there just weren't enough signed up to make it happen. Not sure why, Oakland and Brewer have good registration.

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Update 4/5/2022: We often get asked "is this a leg or a wheel" for our walker robots. Here is my best answer (took many years, but finally came out in a way that we think is clear).

Imagine a "round" wheel as being an axle around which a hub rotates and has an infinite number of spokes attached. These spokes in essence create a wheel, even without a rim. Those spokes provide a smooth ride because the infinite spokes in affect create the rim. Now cut the number of spokes down to 1000 and you still have a "reasonably smooth" wheel because each degree of angle around the hub still has around 3 spokes.
Now keep taking away the spokes until you only have 360, or 100, or 36. You haven't changed the principle, you've only changed the number of contact points with the ground as the hub rotates around the axle, with the spokes set so many degrees apart. And of course the ride gets bumpier.
Now take it all the way down to just four or two spokes and you get a clomper or flopper. It is still getting all of its motion and power through a basic axle/hub/spokes setup. You can even take it down to a single spoke and the issue is the same. They are all still wheels, at least as far as the rules for the Robot Track Meet are concerned. Hope this helps.
To be a leg, it needs to get it's power and motion in any OTHER way. Reciprocal motion is one of the most common. The power still comes from a motor, with an axle, but the power is TRANSFORMED. Usually into a linear or reciprocal motion that moves the robot. 

Update 2/8/2022: FYI, the foam padding that we use in the Steeplechase event is Duck brand EasyLiner Select Grip White. Which can be found online or at local stores for about $10 for a 12" x 20' roll. It is non-adhesive and we use spray adhesive to put it onto the wood surface. Hope that helps.

The 2022 Robot Track Meets will be held in person this year. The rules and schedule are available online.

May 7th, 2022        Portland, Sullivan Gym, USM Portland campus (CANCELLED)
May 14th, 2022     Oakland, Messalonskee Middle or High School
May 21st, 2022      Brewer, Brewer Community School

The Robot Track Meets:

Learning into the future!

Overcome Engineering Challenges

Events such as the Slope Climber have students building robots that can navigate up steep slopes!  Would you believe the world record is 82.5 degrees!


TEAM REGISTRATION
Now Available.
For 2022 we will be taking online and PO payments and will hold all Invoicing until the first of April, in case anything COVID throws another wrench in the works for this year's events.

Not everything is robotics

Some challenges are done without robots, including the Bridge competition.  This bridge is holding 200 pounds of weight and it still didn't collapse!

For 2022 we will be holding in person events if at all possible. If events are cancelled due to the COVID pandemic or other unforeseeable circumstances, we will turn to online events or smaller local events if that is allowed. If no options remain, we will refund registrations in full.

Download this years Rule Book

Download the 2022 Robot Track Meet Associations' Official Description and Rule Book now and get your team started!
You can also get it off the "Downloads" page.

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Maine Robotics is done in collaboration with the University of Southern Maine