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March 24, 2009
Officially, it is robot season. Forty-eight teams from across the country, Germany, the Netherlands, and yes from Las Vegas kick-off the "2009 LUNACY" game this weekend. UNLV's Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering is proud to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of this event and will continue serving as hosts for the event.
Competition begins Friday, March 27 at 8:45 a.m. concluding at 4:00 p.m. Play will resume on Saturday, March 28 at the Thomas and Mack Center at 9:00 a.m. with finals beginning at 1:00 p.m. The event will conclude by 3:00 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public. Tours are available.
If you wish to take a tour, please no open toe or heel shoes are allowed. Safety glasses will be furnished at the time you request a tour.
Live broadcasts will be featured on Friday, 3/27 morning shows-TV Channels 3 and 8.
The competition will be webcast http://www.robotics.nasa.gov (click on week 5 Webcasts and proceed to Las Vegas)
Additional information:
http://www.lvrj.com/blogs/yourtown/around_town_robots_duke_it_out_at_thomas__mack.html
http://impacts.unlv.edu/2009/marrobotics.html
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/mar/23/high-school-teams-robot-ready-battle/
http://engineering.unlv.edu/
Thank you to all those in the community who assist the College of Engineering as sponsors, and or mentors to our teams:
UNLV, NSTec, LLC, Las Vegas Paving Corporation, Cirque du Soleil, American Pacific Corporation, Bechtel Foundation, Bearing Belt Chain, Spectronix, Albertsons, Pepsi, Nevada Beverage Corporation, FIRST NV, Sodexho, Review Journal, Las Vegas Sun, numerous elected officials, and our participants.
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