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Iowa
4-H
Robotics Challenge to Receive $25,000 from Bratney Companies
Posted 13 August 2010
The Iowa 4-H Robotics
Challenge will receive $25,000 from Bratney Companies, the Iowa 4-H
Foundation has announced. This matching gift of $5,000 per year for
five years will help Iowa youth develop their robot designing and
programming skills, preparing them to become tomorrow’s engineers.
Bratney Companies, www.bratney.com,
provides
planning, design, construction and equipment solutions to
seed, feed, grain, milling, food and bulk handling facilities around
the world. Bratney Chief Operating Officer Paul Brown said, “We are
making this gift to 4-H because this program is developing the future
leaders for our industry. Through this contribution, our company can
help 4-H make a difference in educating the workforce of tomorrow.”
On behalf of the Iowa 4-H Foundation, incoming President Barb Determan
said, “We appreciate the Bratney Companies supporting 4-H in this
manner. These types of gifts help Iowa State University Extension 4-H
Youth Development provide opportunities for children throughout the
state.”
Kids can get involved in robotics with ISU Extension 4-H Youth
Development throughout the year. However, the next big robotics
challenge takes place this Sunday, Aug. 15, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in
the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair.
Teams will build their robots simultaneously in different areas of the
4-H Exhibits Building, explained Holly Bignall, with ISU Extension
Science, Engineering and Technology (E-SET). Each of the six
participating teams will receive two challenges. In one challenge
they’ll use the LEGO Mindstorms© NXT platform to build a robot. In
the second challenge they’ll have to build a robot using only the items
in a “junk drawer.” At the end of the working period, the teams will
enter the Challenge Field and set their robots loose to the cheers of
spectators.
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