Welcome!!
Thanks to the sponsorship of Institute of Navigation (ION) Satellite Division, the ION North Star Section is proud
to organize the Seventh Annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition that will be held in January 2017.
The purpose of this competition is to challenge university and college students, as well as the general public,
to design, build, and operate a fully autonomous snowplow to remove snow from a designated path.
The objectives of this competition include encouraging students and individuals to utilize the state of the art in
navigation and control technologies to rapidly, accurately, and safely clear a path of snow.
The 2017 Competition
The Seventh Annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition has officially started after the receipt of applications,
which were due 16 September 2016.
Congratulations to all new entrants and good luck this year!
The Kick Off Meeting for the event with all teams was completed in fall 2016.
The Preliminary Design Review (PDR) was held on 12 November 2016, and all the teams did very well.
Scores from the PDR are now available.
Only a few short weeks until the event - starting on Thursday, 26 January 2017.
For all the event information, please refer to the 2017 Events and Results page.
We hope to see you there!
The Past 2016 Competition
The Sixth Annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition was a huge success!!
The events were held on 28-31 January 2016 in Rice Park in Saint Paul, MN.
Ten teams from throughout the United States and Canada competed in this year’s events.
It was a keen competition with teams working hard to climb the order throughout the weekend.
Congratulations to the 2016 Competition winner:
The University of Michigan, Dearborn, Team Yeti 6.0
Team Yeti is a scrappy little robot that came from behind on Saturday’s events to clear the field (literally) on Sunday
to leap frog into first place and win the overall competition.
Well done to all this past year’s competitors!!
Please refer directly to 2016 event page to find out the scores your favorite team and their design philosophy.
Sincere thanks to all Sponsors who made this event possible.
2016 1st Place Winner
The University of Michigan, Dearborn, Team Yeti 6.0
Competition Sponsorship
We have a large group of diverse Sponsors for the competition.
THANKS TO ALL OUR SPONSOR FOR MAKING THIS EVENT A REALITY!!
Watch the Official Sponsorship Videos
Sponsorship is available for the future competitions.
Please visit the Sponsorship page, or contact us directly, if you are interested in becoming a competition sponsor.
