2018 Northeast Alabama BEST Results

Congratulations to everyone for a successful BEST season! Here is our results list:

BEST Award 

• 1st Place - LIGHT Robotics
• 2nd Place - Fort Payne High School
• 3rd Place - Crossville High School

Robot Competition

• 1st Place - LIGHT Robotics
• 2nd Place - North Sand Mountain High School
• 3rd Place - Boaz High School
• 4th Place - Crossville High School

Founders' Award for Creative Design - LIGHT Robotics
Alabama Technology Network Most Robust Machine - LIGHT Robotics

Sand Mountain Electric Cooperative Marketing Presentation

• 1st Place - LIGHT Robotics
• 2nd Place - Fort Payne High School
• 3rd Place - Crossville High School

 Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative Team Exhibit and Interview 

• 1st Place - LIGHT Robotics
• 2nd Place - Fort Payne High School
• 3rd Place - Pisgah High School

GH Metal Solutions Project Engineering Notebook

• 1st Place - LIGHT Robotics
• 2nd Place - Fort Payne High School
• 3rd Place - Boaz High School

Tennessee Valley Authority Safety Award - LIGHT Robotics
Tennessee Valley Authority Top Gun Award - LIGHT Robotics
Cool Tools & More Blood, Sweat, and Duct Tape Award - Boaz High School
Community Action Agency of Northeast Alabama Spirit & Sportsmanship - Fort Payne High School
Source 4 Manufacturing Best CAD Design - Fort Payne High School
Berry & Dunn Office Equipment Best T-shirt Design - LIGHT Robotics
Mathworks Simulink Software Design and Simulation Award - Boaz High School
Jackson County EDA Spirit of BEST Award for Attitude - North Jackson High School
DeKalb County EDA Spirit of BEST Award for Grit - Skyline High School
DeKalb Community Development Commission BEST Team Theme - Fort Payne High School
DeKalb Community Development Commission BEST Website - Fort Payne High School
Sand Mountain Electric Cooperative Most Economical Design - Pisgah High School
Community Action Agency of Northeast AL Most Photogenic Robot - North Sand Mountain HS
Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative Best Rookie Team - Skyline High School

#crossfire2017 About This Year's Game

No, this post does not contain any insider information about the game. Sorry. But it does provide information about the brave men and women who protect our lives and property from fire and other perils--firefighters.

Over the past 30 years, approximately 6 firefighters per year have been killed in line-of-duty deaths in Alabama. In 1997, 12 Alabama firefighters lost their lives on the job. In both 2001 and 2006, ten firefighters suffered fatal work-related injuries. Firefighting is an inherently dangerous occupation. 

You will notice that we incorporated a thin red line in this year's logo, honoring firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Please join Northeast Alabama BEST Robotics as we dedicate this year's game to those brave souls who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their communities and honor those who selflessly serve our communities.

#Crossfire2017 Game Teaser Released

Things are gonna get hot! Do you have what it takes? Check out the teaser for Crossfire 2017!

#betthefarm2016 Sponsor Spotlight: Source 4 Manufacturing

We are pleased that Source 4 Manufacturing, of Scottsboro, has joined Northeast Alabama BEST as a Silver Sponsor this year. A BEST sponsor since 2013, Source 4 Manufacturing is a local, family-owned company that is deeply involved in the community.

We thank them for being part of the Northeast Alabama BEST family!

BEST Registration Deadline Friday at Noon!

The deadline to register for Northeast Alabama BEST Robotics 2016 is tomorrow--Friday, September 9--at 12 noon. We will be putting together kits for all our teams next week so register now if your team plans to compete this year.

Register for 2016 BEST Season!

Registration for the 2016 BEST season is open. One person from each team should register their team by clicking the registration building on the right side of this page.

Seats Available for Marketing Presentation This Thursday

Seats are still available for the marketing/engineering notebook/communications session this Thursday. To register, click here.

This workshop is free of charge.

Mathworks Simulink Workshop Announced

BEST Robotics, Inc., Mathworks, and Northeast Alabama BEST Robotics have teamed up to offer a two-day Simulink workshop at NACC. For more information, visit the NACC website.  

Details are at the bottom of that page.
Click here to download a flyer.

2016 BEST Robotics Teaser Released

Welcome to FUEL Homeschool Cooperative!

Northeast Alabama BEST Robotics is pleased to welcome FUEL Homeschool Cooperative, located in Rainsville, to the BEST family. FUEL students have been attending Summer STEM Experience and Summer STEM Workshops and are ready for BEST 2015!

Easy C Programming Workshop - June 12

The Easy C Programming Workshop will be taught by Engineering Technology Instructor Deni Adkins on June 12 from 9 am until 3 pm. The cost is free. Lunch will be provided. This workshop is the first in our STEM  Summer Workshop Series.

Anyone interested in learning to use Easy C is encouraged to attend and bring a laptop with Easy C loaded. Robots will be available for use so that you may test your programming skills on an actual robot.

The Summer STEM Workshop Series is open to students and adults, including mentors and teachers. This is a great time to get a head start on the competition season by learning your software in advance. 

The deadline to register is Friday, June 5. Click here to register.

BEST Regional Conference to be Held at Mississippi State

Mississippi BEST Robotics and Shelton's BEST Robotics have announced the 2015 BEST Robotics Regional Conference to be held July 31 and August 1 at Mississippi State University. See the flyer below for more information.

Summer Workshops Announced!

Northeast Alabama Community College will sponsor a Summer STEM Workshop Series on various dates throughout the summer, intended to help students and teachers prepare for the 2015 BEST season. All workshops will be offered on the NACC campus and require participants to register in advance. Lunch will be provided by Northeast Alabama BEST Robotics for full-day workshops. There is no cost to attend any of these workshops. However, donations to help cover lunch costs will be accepted.

The following workshops are currently scheduled. Click on the links next to each to register. Everyone who attends must register.

• EasyC Programming - June 12 (9 am until 3 pm) Click here to register.
• Soldering - June 25 (9 am until 12 noon) Click here to register.
• Engineering Notebook, Marketing & Exhibit Booth - July 9 (9 am until 12 noon) Click here to register.
• Solidworks - July 20 (8 am until 3 pm) Click here to register.

Registration is open now, so be sure to register early. If you register and find that you will be unable to attend, please cancel your registration so that someone else may take that slot. 

#paydirt2015 BMMS Robotics on WHNT TV 19

Brindlee Mountain Middle School's Robotics Team was recently featured on WHNT TV 19 News. You can read the entire story here.

http://whnt.com/2015/04/02/brindlee-mountain-middle-school-robotics-team-celebrates-achievement/

Congratulations to BMMS for this honor!

Official 2015 Hashtag #paydirt2015

The official hashtag of BEST Robotics 2015 has been announced. Please tag your Tweets leading up to and throughout the BEST season with #paydirt2015. This is a great way to connect with other teams across the U.S. and to see what's going on in the BEST world. If you haven't already done so, please follow @NortheastALbest and @bestrobotics

It's Time for BESTology!

bESTology for Pay Dirt 2015 will begin Sunday, January 25. bESTology consists of 14 weeks of educational activities based on the Pay Dirt game theme (mining and economics). Check out the announcement below and participate.

BEST Recruitment Video Released

You saw the Super Chief video crew at game day. The videos they produced have now been released. Thanks to funds provided by BEST Robotics, Inc. the following video has been produced for the purpose of recruiting new teams and schools into BEST Robotics.

Interviewed on this video are:

• Regina Parris, Fyffe High School Teacher
• Sharlyn Huber, Ider High School Teacher
• Jim Cunningham, Fort Payne City Schools Superintendent

Hubs across the U.S. will use this video to help recruit new teams into BEST Robotics. Check it out, you may be a part of it as well.

BEST Robotics Sponsorship Video Released

Georgia-based production company, Super Chief produced a video for BEST Robotics, Inc. and shot the footage at Northeast Alabama BEST's game day. This video is intended to help secure sponsors for Northeast Alabama BEST and other BEST Robotics hubs across the nation. Since each local hub purchases all the required materials for teams, industry sponsors are essential.

Look closely and you may recognize some of the people being interviewed on the video, including:

• Regina Parris, Fyffe High School Teacher
• Cade Bellamy, Bridgeport Middle School Student
• Seth Weaver, Brindlee Mountain Middle School Student

This video will be shown to industry groups to help secure sponsorships to keep BEST Robotics operating in our area.

2015 Game Teaser: Pay Dirt

The teaser for BEST Robotics 2015: Pay Dirt has been posted. Looks like a great game!

#bladernnr Game Day Video Posted

A video containing several of the photos and video clips from game day has been posted to the Video page on this site.