2018 ~ Current Events
The 2018 BEST game theme is called "Current Events". To combat the growing concern of pollution in our oceans, teams are required to construct a robot that can collect ducks while working with other teams to analyze current flow, extracting and releasing sea turtles who have swallowed plastic, and collecting plastic trash from ocean gyres to build artificial coral reefs.
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2017 ~ Crossfire
The 2017 BEST game theme is called "Crossfire". Teams are required to construct a robot that can rescue a PVC dummy known as "Many", extract chemical drums, and shoot water at a raging flame.
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2016 ~ Bet The Farm
The 2016 BEST game theme was called "Bet The Farm". Teams were required to construct a robot that could perform various farming and agricultural tasks such as planting seeds and harvesting corn.
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2015 ~ Pay Dirt
The 2015 BEST game theme was called "Pay Dirt". In the competition, teams were required to construct a robotic solution to repair a dysfunctional underground mine and collect various ores beneath the surface.
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2014 ~ Blade Runner
The 2014 BEST game theme was called "Blade Runner". In the competition, teams were required to construct a robot that would relocate "prairie chickens", transport wind turbine parts, and then assemble those parts to make a wind turbine.
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