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Rube Goldberg Machine ContestTRINITY CATHOLIC AWARD VISIT
Jennifer George, RGI Legacy Director and Rube’s grand daughter, along with Joseph Hersher, kinetic artist and builder of Rube Goldberg Machines, presented the Rubber Ducks their International Online First Place awards at Trinity Catholic, Stamford, CT on June 5. Along with the entire student body and various dignitaries, parents and grandparents cheered and congratulated the four 7th graders from the top place team.PEOPLE'S CHOICE
The votes are in!
Congratulations to I.S. 289 G.E.A.R.S. from I.S. 289 in New York, USA.
CLICK HERE to check out their Team Page and see their award winning Rube Machine!
Thank you to EVERYONE for voting and participating in our 2013 International Online Rube Goldberg Mchine Contest.2013 International Online RGMC WINNERS ANNOUNCED!We are happy to annouce our 2013 International Online RGMC Winners. Congratulations!!
First Place: Mighty Rubber Ducks, Trinity Catholic, Stamford, CT
CLICK HERE TO SEE Mighty Rubber DucksSecond Place: WHCS Patriots Down on the Farm, Willo-Hill Christian School, Willoughby, OH
CLICK HERE TO SEE Down on the FarmThird Place: Greenfield FBLA, Greenfield Junior High, Gilbert, AZ
CLICK HERE TO SEE Greenfield FBLAThank you to all teams for your participation and innovative Machines!!
A special thank you to our 2013 Judges:
Final Judges
Varadi Benny
Executive Vice President, Spin Master ToysJonathan Coleman
Director of Development, Guy Walks Into A BarJennifer George
Legacy Director, Rube Goldberg Inc.Paul Ginger
Game Designer, Kalani GamesJoseph Herscher
Kinetic ArtistWill Janowitz
ActorBrandon Larson
Mechanical Engineer and EntrepreneurSemi-Final Judges
Saeed Ahmed
Charles Allen
Matthew Dickens
JD Fletcher
Jenny Foglesong
Ryan Harold
Greg Henning
Thomas Hollen
Justin Hull
Willie Karashin
Joe Kiszka
Tracy Luzader
Bob Mann
Andy Mehl
James Nelson
Nielsen Pereira
Paul Ridenour
Ben Rinzel
Jonathan Tuuk
Zach Umperovitch
Tony Young
Christina Young
Drew Wischer2013 COLLEGE NATIONALS RESULTSWith more than 1000 people in attendance, the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest College Nationals on March 30, was an overwhelming success. Hosted by the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) in Columbus, Ohio, children, students, parents, grandparents and interested onlookers had a wonderful time watching students run their machines and compete for the number ONE spot. The machines were wild, and the crowd and students, extremely enthusiastic!
Click Here to read more and see Machine Contest videos!
First Place - Washington University in St. Louis, MO
2013 HIGH SCHOOL NATIONALS RESULTSFifteen high school teams competed with their "Hammer A Nail" RGM's at the RGMC High School Nationals.
Click here to read more and see Machine Contest videos.
First place honors went to Craig High School, Janesville, WI team Craig Engineering Club.
The first place team from each Host site is eligible to compete at Nationals. We salute ALL the teams that participate in our contests, and thank you all for your time, energy and creativity in the Rube Spirit! Click here to see all the winning teams!
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St. Luke’s School, New Canaan, CT, held it’s 2nd Rube Goldberg Challenge on April 26,2013.
Team “Empire State of Mind” won first place.
Thirty 4-person teams, comprised of a mix of students, faculty, alumni and parents, competed to Fill A Glass of Water - Rube Goldberg style.
Center for Leadership Director Jim Foley commented: “It was especially fun to see certain kids and teams competing again, clearly building on and growing from their experience last year, and some truly inspiring machines resulted from those efforts!”
INTERESTED IN HOSTING YOUR OWN RUBE CHALLEGE? See details: Machine Contest tab above.
Our 2014 Contest Task is Zip A Zipper.
Submitted by Southland High School, MN, 1st place winners at the Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN regionals.
Our Contest grows every year, as students, teachers, community organizations and businesses learn how Rube Goldberg Machine Contests encourage critical thinking and problem solving and team building in a non-traditional, fun learning environment.
Students from middle school through college, can compete in a RGMC. Our contests are STEM and STEAM friendly. Students who participate in our contests not only employ physics and engineering, but humor and story-telling, to create their RGM’s.
JOIN THE FUN! JOIN US IN 2014! Team registration starts early fall 2014.
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