The Engineering Expo at Sacramento State University, California will be held from noon to 6pm on Sunday, April 27th, 2008. The event is FREE for all ages and parking will be provided. The headline event of the Engineering Expo is the “Smackdown in Sactown IV”, a national tournament of battling robots for the Hornet Trophy. The “Smackdown in Sactown IV” will feature competitions in the one pound and 150 gram weight classes. Other attractions include displays and activities showcasing student projects, engineering organizations, and robotics technology in action.

Attractions include

• The Smackdown in Sactown IV robot competition
• A student-built 220 pound fighting robot
• A student-built flying robot
• A student-built Formula SAE race car
• Two student-built submersible robots
• A student-built Mini-Baja race car
• A student-built concrete-canoe
• Parallax Inc.’s interactive robotics display
• An interactive Lego Mindstorm robot display
• Games for robotics-related prizes
• Coloring activities for the kids

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Check out the photos from the engineering expo!. I've also uploaded pictures of the hovercraft. The hovercraft was displayed at the expo, but the real adventure was the day before when we got the hovercraft running and moved it to the Union. All the photos were taken by Benjamin Shell. They may be used for non-commercial use as long as you give appropriate credit and leave the copyright notice unaltered. For other uses please ask first.

If you attended the Engineering Expo, or watched the video stream online, please give us your feedback. We'd like this to become an annual event so we need to know how we can make next year's Engineering Expo even better! Add your comments here and read other comments.

Today is the day -- February 18th! The Engineering Expo starts in just a few hours. Come on out if you can (it's free!), but if that's not possible you can watch our live video stream. In any case, you won't want to miss over 30 Ant Weight robotics fighting in the 'Smackdown in Sactown' competition, plus lots of other displays and robotics demonstrations!

Stay posted for updates, the Engineering Expo is coming on February 18th at Sacramento State University! If you're an industry representative please register now to claim space!