Let’s get ready to RoboRumble! The RoboRumble Regional Robotics Tournament, hosted by the Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation and coordinated by Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS), is a regional STEM robotics competition that challenges students and teams to design, build and compete with robots.

Events include:

• SumoBot Competition draws its inspiration from the traditional Japanese sport of Sumo Wrestling, with robots facing off in a circular arena trying to push each other out of the ring, mimicking the Sumo wrestlers’ objective.
• RCX Challenge – LEGO Robot Competition brings LEGO enthusiasts together to showcase their programming and design prowess on a rectangular playing field. Robots are tasked with a series of missions, each with unique obstacles and goals.
• Sphero Hero features a team of students creating an original (short) dramatic story, making an obstacle course as the stage for their story, and programming a Sphero to navigate the stage autonomously while students narrate their tale to a judge.
• NEW FOR 2025: Automata Box Design Competition showcases students merging artistic expression with mechanical skills by designing an Automata Box themed around the Kentucky Derby Festival. Automata are mechanical devices designed to imitate human or animal actions.

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