March Newsletter

March 21st, 2019 | Posted by Ryan Grainger

It's a busy season for RoboRAVE International. Some great past events, lots of fantastic upcoming ones, and some major website updates.
RoboRAVE Rally At the beginning of March we held a RoboRAVE Rally in Espanola, NM; where 46 teams tested their skills in preparation of the RoboRAVE North America event. RoboRAVE USA - Texas RoboRAVE Texas with 117 teams was held a week after the Rally. A fantastic turnout with over 300 participants made it an event to remember. RoboRAVE Poland Registration for RoboRAVE Poland closed with 75 teams with 7 countries set to attend. Their event starts today, March 21st - 23rd, we wish all teams the best of luck!
RoboRAVE USA - California California is going big this year, RoboRAVE USA - California is moving to the Santa Clara Convention Center April 20th - 21st. Register by March 31st. RoboRAVE USA - New York RoboRAVE USA - New York takes place the first week in April, 5th - 7th. Don't miss your chance to join teams from all over the globe, registration closes April 3rd. RoboRAVE North America 2019 There's only 1 month left to register for RoboRAVE North America on May 3rd & 4th in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Make sure to register before April 15th!
RoboRAVE Events RoboRAVE Challenges
You've told us and we've listened, we've increased the speed of the teams page and made it easier to navigate the challenges page. We hope this saves you time so you can get back to working on your robot!
Bonus: We added the ability to upload team photos!
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February Newsletter

February 13th, 2019 | Posted by Ryan Grainger

The newsletter is back! We've got some exciting news to share with you and some fantastic events lined up.
RoboRAVE India - Pune RoboRAVE India - Pune drew a sizeable crowd in January with 39 teams consisting of over 81 participants. We are excited to watch them continue to grow. RoboRAVE Rally Are you ready to rally? Espanola, New Mexico is hosting our first RoboRAVE Rally of the year on March 2nd, a FREE event. But make sure you register your teams. RoboRAVE USA - Texas Registration for RoboRAVE USA - Texas closes on February 22nd. The event takes place March 8th & 9th, last year there were 180 teams in attendance. Don't miss your chance to be a part of this great event!
RoboRAVE Poland RoboRAVE Poland will happen March 21st - 23rd with registration closing this month on February 28th. We expect their second event to build on the great foundations of the first. Register Now! RoboRAVE North America 2019 Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA will be hosting our very first RoboRAVE North America on May 3rd & 4th. We're expecting close to 400 teams to attend, so make sure to register before April 15th! RoboRAVE International 2019 Our International event this year is being held in Conghua, Guangdong, China on June 19th - 21st be sure to register your teams no later than April 30th. Spots for this event are limited.
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July Newsletter

July 31st, 2018 | Posted by Ryan Grainger

A quick July update, we expect things to pick up in August, but we have a couple highlights for you.
Events We recently updated our events page to make it easier for our members to discover upcoming events. You'll find all our official events on this page, so keep watch for events near you! RoboRAVE Philippines Registration for RoboRAVE Philippines opens August 1st, a two-day event November 10th & 11th. This is the first year for the Philippines, but we expect a large turnout for this event!
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June Newsletter

June 30th, 2018 | Posted by Ryan Grainger

A short newsletter for the month of June but we've had some great events and we have plenty of upcoming events for the months to come.
RoboRAVE France RoboRAVE France Craon and RoboRAVE France Saint-Priest were held at the beginning of June, as expected a great attendance for both events. RoboRAVE Poland The first ever RoboRAVE Poland drew a fantastic crowd with 39 teams consisting of over 70 participants, we can't wait to see more in the years to come.
RoboRAVE Argentina Registration for RoboRAVE Argentina opens July 1st, a two-day event August 24th & 25th. The window to register teams is small with a deadline of August 15th. RoboRAVE Iberica RoboRAVE Iberica also opens for registration July 1st, a multi-day event November 26th - December 1st, we expect a huge turnout for this event so get registered now!
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May Newsletter

May 31st, 2018 | Posted by Ryan Grainger

Learn about what went on at our International event and get information on our upcoming events!
RoboRAVE International 2018 Our RoboRAVE International 2018 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA on May 10th - 12th had over 550 teams with close to 1500 players and 20 countries in attendance, making this our biggest event yet! Amazing People What an amazing group of players, coaches, volunteers, family & friends that participated. We think you should all give yourselves a BIG pat on the back for a job well done. We thank you for coming out. King of Zambia With 20 counties, we had our biggest International Social with everyone getting to know each other, dancing, and a special guest appearance from a Zambian King!
The Afghan Dreamer We had 8 new countries in attendance from our previous record of 12, many of which took home awards as first-time competitors. We hope to see them compete again. RoboRAVE Poland A new addition to the family, RoboRAVE Poland just recently closed registration with 39 teams, a fantastic prospect for a first event! Event takes place June 15th - 16th. RoboRAVE Africa 2018 This year will also be the first RoboRAVE Africa, a two-day event held in Lagos, Nigeria on October 26th - 27th. Registration will open on June 15th.
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International Extension

April 15th, 2018 | Posted by Ryan Grainger

WOW! Can you believe it is already April 15th? That means RoboRAVE International is less than a Month away, and everyone throughout Roboquerque is getting excited!

Oh yeah, we almost forgot, April 15th is normally the day we close registration. However, this year we scheduled RoboRAVE International for the second weekend in May instead of the first, so we just realized we can hold registration open an extra week.

So if you didn’t quite get your registration finalized, don’t worry:

NEW REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MIDNIGHT APRIL 20TH


Important Note: if the bar above your team is RED and not GREEN, you've not completed your registration.

If you’re having any problems at all creating, populating, or finalizing your team registrations; check out the Teams section of our Participants page.

Or, feel free to Contact Us and we will be glad to assist you.

Let’s all work together to make this the biggest RoboRAVE International ever held, now that's a huge WOW!

We look forward to seeing you in less than a month.

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April Newsletter

April 9th, 2018 | Posted by Ryan Grainger

Get the latest about our big upcoming International event, learn how to get involved with RoboRAVE, and check-out the great events this past month!
RoboRAVE International 2018 The registration deadline for our International event is April 15th. If you have not yet registered your teams you have ONE WEEK LEFT! This year it is being held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA on May 10th - 12th. We're planning many fun things to do this year and rumor has it that a Zambian King will make an appearance. RoboRAVE Volunteers We need you! With such a massive turnout expected in Roboquerque, we want to make sure that each team has a fantastic experience and gets plenty of chances to play. To do this we need volunteers, this is an excellent way to experience first hand what our event is all about! We could not put on this event without you, help us out! RoboRAVE Rewards We recently introduced RoboRAVE Rewards. With different ways to earn points, some of you may have already them without even realizing it! Be sure to check-out the leaderboard to see how you rank.
RoboRAVE Participants To date we've had close to 3000 active members sign up from 45 countries! Together they have formed over 1300 teams to participate in 10 different events. Have you made a team yet? RoboRAVE New York 2018 RoboRAVE New York 2018 held it's very first event on April 7th, with 19 teams in attendance consisting of 51 players. We'd like to thank our 7 amazing coaches for making this first-time event a great one! RoboRAVE Colorado 2018 RoboRAVE Colorado 2018 also held an event this past weekend, a fantastic turnout with 39 teams. Some very interesting medals were awarded to the top places.
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March Newsletter

March 19th, 2018 | Posted by Ryan Grainger

Our first of what we hope to be a consistent monthly newsletter showcasing RoboRAVE events around the world. We've had some great events this past month, we have some new upcoming events, and some major updates.
RoboRAVE California 2018 RoboRAVE California 2018 was held end of February, a great 2-day event with 36 teams in attendance. Finalizing with all players presenting their robots to the audience. RoboRAVE Texas 2018 RoboRAVE Texas 2018 was held beginning of March, a fantastic turnout with 180 teams consisting of over 350 participants to make it one RAVE event. Teams We recently updated our teams page to make it easier for our members to create and organize teams. We're working on some new features for the coming weeks, so keep watch!
RoboRAVE Colorado 2018 Our third annual Colorado event in Monte Vista is coming up on April 7th, the deadline to register teams is March 23rd at a cost of $30 per team per challenge. RoboRAVE New York 2018 A new addition to the RoboRAVE family, an event in Oxford, New York. Also on April 7th, this is a FREE event but you still need to register teams by March 31st. RoboRAVE International 2018 Our International event this year is being held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA on May 10th - 12th be sure to register your teams by April 15th. We're expecting over 500 teams in attendance!
Important Dates: Volunteer for International

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Success of RoboRAVE US 2017

May 7th, 2017 | Posted by Ryan Grainger

Over 300 teams attended RoboRAVE US with players and coach from 4 different countries in Elementary, Middle, and High School. We recorded near 3000 scores electronically this year which we couldn't have done without the amazing volunteers we had. You can check out those scores by checking our scoring tab. Mark your calendars:


RoboRAVE International 2018 will be held May 10th - 12th


We'll let you know when we have more information but for now we have the upcoming RoboRAVE International 2017 in Colombia on May 11th - 13th, registration closes May 8th at Midnight (COT).

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Deadlines & Codes

April 11th, 2017 | Posted by Ryan Grainger

Teams must be formed and registered/paid before the event deadline, this takes time. We are nearing the deadlines of our two largest events:


April 14th April 19th for RoboRAVE US 2017

April 21st May 8th for RoboRAVE International 2017


If you are waiting on a Purchase Order then take the time to organize your teams. Again, we do accept payment via Stripe for those of you wanting to register last minute. Before Event Participation (BEPs) should also be uploaded by these deadlines.


Don't know if your teams are ready to go? Click into one of your team profiles, if the bar above it is green you are good to go!


Updated May 3rd, 2017

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Paying Fees & Video Uploads

March 21st, 2017 | Posted by Ryan Grainger

We've had a massive number of signups over the past few months, and many teams have been created. But we must stress that even though a team exists you must pay for teams ahead of the event deadline.

  • Purchase Orders take time to process so we're requesting they be sent to us at least 2 weeks before to account for delays.
  • We do accept payment via Stripe for those not wanting to wait, the whole process is automated.
Once our system sends you a purchase code, you need to assign the code to your teams for them to count.


We have now activated Video Uploads for Before Event Participation (BEPs), this is also where any challenges that require video should be uploaded, we are limiting the format to MP4 only as it is the easiest to work with, if the video matches our criteria we will upload them to our YouTube channel for the world to see!

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RoboRAVE Int'l Colombia 2017 & BEPs

February 23rd, 2017 | Posted by Ryan Grainger

Team Creation and Registration for International 2017 is now open, we've hoping to have all future event registration use this site so that coaches and players can move between competitions with ease!


We've had many requests for information about Before Event Participation, and we're pleased to say they will be online before this upcoming Monday. Events have different requirements for BEPs:


RoboRAVE US 2017 is accepting them but not requiring them

RoboRAVE International 2017 is not accepting them


But other events may have them as a requirement, be sure to check with the respective program coordinators.

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RoboRAVE Registration Now Open!

February 6th, 2017 | Posted by Ryan Grainger

We have opened up registration for RoboRAVE US, we've decided to use Stripe for our payment system as it allows all major credit card providers, schools can also pay for teams with a Purchase Order by using the Contact form.


We've had an incredible response to the new website, one, in particular, came to our attention:


"I love the new team creation, gives the students control over their groups, etc. Worked like a charm!"
- Cheryl Kerby


If you find any problems with the website don't hesitate to inform us as we want to make the experience as easy and enjoyable as possible.

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Getting Started

January 25th, 2017 | Posted by Ryan Grainger

Today we launched our Brand New RoboRAVE International Website, it has taken months of time and development. What do you think? We hope to continuously make improvements throughout the next year.

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