Track for the 2017 competition in Columbus	19th Annual ASEE Model Design Competition “Columbots” Columbus, OH June 26, 2017 Sponsored by the ASEE Two-Year College Division (TYCD)	Teams from the 2016 competition
Objective: To design and build an autonomous robot that can transport one blue barrel from Spain to each of 6 islands visited by Christopher Columbus and return one red barrel from each island to Spain. The robots will have a maximum time of 90 seconds in each of their four allotted trials. The robot must begin within an 8” X 12” X 10” high size limit but may expand to any size during a trial. An Exhibit Session will precede the robot trials. . See the 2017 Official Rules for full details (link to the right). Prizes: · The top three teams will receive nice plaques. · All participating team members will also receive copies of the student edition of SolidWorks. SolidWorks Sponsorship: If your team would like to obtain SolidWorks in advance for designing their robots, you can apply for a sponsorship (free software) at: http://www.solidworks.com/sw/education/design-competitions-mcad-students.htm - Select “Click here for team sponsorship.” Even though this competition is not in the list, you can select Other Competition.		2017 Official Rules (10-14-16) -Word format 2017 Official Rules (10-14-16) - pdf format Check here for later revisions to the rules (if necessary) Track Pictures (to be added later) Questions and Suggestions from participants

Contact Paul Gordy at PGordy@tcc.edu or John Wadach at JWadach@monroecc.edu for more information.