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September 17, 2005
Exciting Program On
The Merits Of Plastics For Robotics Competition
Seattle, WA, USA--(Jobwerx News)--BEST Robotics Competition kicks-off
to foster the mechanical design ideas of students and to educate them
on the merits of plastics.
The BEST (Boosting Science, Engineering and Technology) Robotics Competition
officially kicks off this month to begin its 13th annual contest. The
competition challenges elementary and middle school students to design,
build and prepare a robot for competition.
At kick-off weekends hosted by BEST hub locations nationwide, student
teams receive building instructions and a consumable parts kit, which
includes various plastics machinery components from igus® Inc., an official
sponsor of the BEST Robotics Competition. The bag of products donated
exclusively by igus contains micro Energy Chain®, DryLin® N low-profile
linear guide systems, igubal® spherical bearings and DryLin S aluminum
shafting.
Igus Inc. is the leading developer of Energy Chain cable carriers, Chainflex®
continuous-flex cables and iglide® plastic bearings. Earlier this year,
the company launched the Y.E.S. (Young Engineers Support) Program, designed
to foster the mechanical design ideas of students, while at the same time
educating them on the benefits and merits of plastics components. The
company achieves the program's objective by donating free product samples
to engineering students, curriculums and competitions, such as BEST.
With the actual competitions set to begin in October, students are eager
to learn the specifics of the game, but are forced to wait. To ensure
no team has an upper hand over its competitors, BEST plans to announce
the game theme at the end of September, after the last kick-off event
has concluded. A small hint is the only piece of information revealed
to the students. This year's teaser is "Mission to the Humble."
To learn more about the Y.E.S. Program and igus' sponsorship of BEST,
please visit igus.com/yesprogram.asp or contact Courtney Toomey, Y.E.S.
Program Administrator via email at ctoomey@igus.com. To learn more about
BEST and for updates on the 2005 competition, please visit bestinc.org/MVC/.
Igus Inc. of East Providence, R.I., develops and manufactures industry-leading
plastic cable carriers, continuous-flex cables, plastic bearings and linear
guide systems. Product lines include Energy Chain Systems® to protect
and house moving cables, Chainflex continuous-flex cables, iglide self-lubricating,
oil-free, plastic bearings, DryLin linear guide systems and igubal spherical
bearings.
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