Spring time at Kennedy Space Center = robots! NASA #Swarmathon and Robotic Mining Competition @Swarmathon @NASARMC @SpaceFlorida

April/May is competition season in Florida with a gambit of activities surrounding the end of the school year for most colleges and universities. Two of these competitions were hosted by +NASA Kennedy at the +Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex: NASA Swarmathon and +NASA Robotic Mining Competition. Below are a few highlights from my experience as a Robot Wrangler and Mining Judge on behalf of Space Florida, but be sure to check out the competition websites for more information on how to get involved.

• NASA Swarmathon: nasaswarmathon.com
• NASA Robotic Mining Competition: nasa.gov/nasarmc

Say nice things to your robot. The Forth Law of Robotics?

2015 @NASARMC videos and launch of #AFSPC5

Oh man I never posted this blog! Oh well, here is token launch photo and the playlist of videos I shot at the 2015 +NASA Robotic Mining Competition.

There was a break in the competition and everyone ran to the arena entrance to watch the rocket lift from the horizon. This was the second year in a row that a launch occurred during the RMC.