The 2018 Autonomous Snowplow Competition has officially started with the receipt of team applications,
which were due on 15 September 2017, and officially ended after the final dynamic competition on
Sunday, 28 January 2018.
Student presentations were again very good this year, and across the board teams did very well.
The dynamic events on the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, 27-28 January 2018, were accomplished well
by most teams. Extra challenges were hardware failures for some teams, but almost all persevered and finished strong.
We want to congratulate all the competitors on a job well done!
Please refer to the competition Rulebook and venue information for competition and event details.
2018 COMPETITORS
Vehicle Design Concepts - Read about each team’s approach to their design.
2018 COMPETITION RESULTS
Additional Scores Breakdown
2018 FINAL AWARDS
1st Place : University of Minnesota “Snow Squirrel” $7000, $3000 Travel Stipend, & Gold Snow Globe Award
2nd Place : Dunwoody College of Technology “Wendigo” $4000 & Silver Snow Globe Award
3rd Place : North Dakota State University “THUNDAR 3.0” $2000 & Bronze Snow Globe Award
4th Place : Case Western Reserve University “Sno Jok” $1000
5th Place : Dunwoody College of Technology “Snow Devils” $700
6th Place : Case Western Reserve University “OTTO XL” $300
Best Student Presentation : Case Western Reserve University “OTTO XL” $500 & Golden Shovel Award
Sportspersonship : Dunwoody College of Technology $500 + Dr. Nattu Golden Smile Award
GNSS Paper and Presentation by University of Minnesota (to be provided soon)
2018 Competition Event Photos
2018 Recent Press
KARE 11 Coverage of Left Hand Robotics
University of Minnesota Student Robotics
2018 Competition Venue
Additional description of competition venue and photos of site
2018 Competition Documents
Kick Off Meeting Presentation Notes and Announcements
Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Outline and Format
Final Student Presentation Information and Outline 2018
Final Qualification Review (FQR) Checklist
Testing and Development Support
Refer to the latest snowfield set up and testing information
Our event this year could happen without the support from two terrific teams who provided the
competition field snow. Our sincere thanks to:
– Kevin Elm and his crew from the Roseville Skating Center
– Tony Mahmood and his Winter Carnival snow sculptures crew at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
Additional Information
Countdown to 2018
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