Engineering competitions

thumb|A robot attempts to kick the ball at RoboCup 2013. RoboCup is an annual international robotics competition founded in 1996 by a group of university professors (including Hiroaki Kitano, Manuela M. Veloso, Itsuki Noda and Minoru Asada). The aim of the competition is to promote robotics and AI research by offering a publicly appealing – but formidable – challenge.

prize competition for American autonomous vehicles

solar-powered car race event

robotics competition operated by For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology