The idea for a BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology) competition originated in 1993 when two Texas Instruments (TI) engineers, Ted Mahler and Steve Marum, were serving as guides for Engineering Day at their company site in Sherman. Together with a group of high school students, they watched a video of freshmen building a robot in Woodie Flowers' class at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The high school students were so interested that Ted and Steve said, "Why don't we do this?" With enthusiastic approval from TI management, North Texas BEST was born. The first competition was held in 1993 with 14 schools and 221 students (including one team from San Antonio).
The high school students were so interested that Ted and Steve said, "Why don't we do this?" With enthusiastic approval from TI management, North Texas BEST was born. The first competition was held in 1993 with 14 schools and 221 students (including one team from San Antonio).
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Interested in volunteering for BEST? See some of the volunteer positions we have available below. Snacks and lunch will be provided for all volunteers. Referees will be instrumental with robot scoring and game rules. Tabulation of BEST Award score sheets. The Pit (area where the robots are kept on Game Day) requires badge checks and security throughout the event.
In order to provide BEST as a FREE program, we rely on financial and in-kind support from community partners. Jubilee BEST has evolved into a year long program, providing workshops, camps, off-season activities and more. We value to importance of keeping students continuously engaged. The approximate cost per school is $2,500.
You'll help them take plywood, PVC pipe, and a box filled with items such as screws and other hardware, an irrigation valve cover, piano wire, an aluminum paint grid, a bicycle inner tube, and something called a micro-energy chain system, and design a functioning machine that can perform specific tasks.
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