2023 New England Aerospace Robotics Competition

The 2023 New England Aerospace Robotics Competition will be held at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH in the spring.

The Aerospace Robotics Competition is a high school drone competition designed to give students experience with designing, building, programming, and flying aerospace systems. The competition is a fun and challenging yet accessible to all students regardless of educational and financial background. Students will gain relevant and important life skills such as problem solving, technical communication, and team work by participating in this exciting competition.

This year's spring kit competition will focus heavily on engineering and drone operations skills. Teams will be asked to carry out a variety of design tasks from designing autonomously released mechanisms to developing flight plans and executing it on the drone. We are very excited about the competition we have come up with, and can't wait to see the teams fly their designs in the spring! Mentors who can help teams develop engineering and life skills while participating in this fun experience will be assigned to each team. For more details about this year’s challenge, the draft rulebook has been released and you can find it here: RULEBOOK

To read more about last year’s experience of the competition, please visit here: St. Anselm Hosts ARC

Schedule

  • January: Competition start

  • mid-January: One-day Kit Training Session (recorded)

  • February 1st: Registration closes. Registration fee due

  • February (TBD) : Office hours (Recorded)

  • March (TBD) : Office hours

  • April (TBD) : Office hours

  • April 29th : In-person Competition in St. Anselm College, Manchester, NH

Cost

We are aiming for the competition to cost approximately $1000~1200 per team (typical team size is 3-5 students). The cost breakdown is as follows:

  • $400 Registration Fee (due Feb. 1st 2023): We can provide invoices if needed (please reach out to aero.robotics.comp@gmail.com for purchasing assistance)

  • $600~800 Kit Drone: Drone cost is dependent on whether the team purchases the drone (at cost) through STEM-ED and we deliver it in kit format to the school or if the school would rather purchase on their own. The drone will be the school's to keep and can be used in future years of the competition. Kit details can be found here: Kit Details. If you would like us to provide a kit to you, please fill out this order form: STEM-ED Drone Kit Order Form

If you are a team that wants to participate but may struggle with the funding, please reach out to us before deciding whether to compete! This competition is geared towards supporting anyone who wants to compete regardless of financing situation, so we are willing to provide some assistance and flexibility in allowing teams to participate.

I’m interested in competing! What are my next steps?

  • Complete Official Competition Registration (by 2/1/2023)

  • Pay Registration fee through our Give Lively link: Give Lively Please enter in a custom amount of $400 and once you’ve submitted payment, send us an email for confirmation. Checks will also be accepted and should be sent to STEM-Ed, Inc 657 Cherokee Rd Eglin AFB, FL 32542

  • Begin purchasing drone ASAP:

  • Fill out Liability Waiver for all students (here) Once filled out, please submit here: Liability Waiver Submission

  • Read and understand the draft rulebook here: RULEBOOK Once the team’s gained a proper understanding of what the team is being asked to do, begin planning competition strategy!

Once you’ve registered, we will be in touch with additional details about our competition kick-off, mentor assignments, and other important details by January. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please reach out to us at aero.robotics.comp@gmail.com.