Robot assisted surgery
BEST believes that advances in technology and innovation will continue to improve proficiency and quality in the future of medical care. Minimally invasive surgery is one such advancement that is taking hold in surgery rooms throughout the world. Teams design and demonstrate a multifunction robot that can aid surgeons to accomplish several surgeries in a short time. These robots will demonstrate their capabilites on a simulated patient 'SimBody' playing field.
Objectives of the surgical robots may include a combination of the following procedures
- Brain biopsy
- Cardiac valve repair
- Coronary artery bypass
- Cardiac ablation
- Pacemaker electrode connection
- Arterial plaque removal
- Cardiac Angioplasty (insertion of artery stent)
- Vein harvesting
- Internal hemorrhaging damage control
Kick Off - September 9, 2023- WSU Hughes Metroplex
Practice Day - October 14, 2023 - WSU Heskett Center
Game Day - October 28, 2023 - WSU Koch Arena
Atchison High School
Berean Academy
Canton-Galva High School
Council Grove High School
Ellinwood High School
Garden City High School
Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School
Moundridge High School *
Osage City High School
Rose Hill High School - Quark Robotics
Republic County High School *
Rock Creek Jr./Sr. High School
Smoky Valley High School
Valley Center High School
Washburn Rural High School
Wichita Collegiate High School
Wichita Homeschool
Critical Design Review Judge's Choice (Sponsored by Army ROTC
Republic County High School
Most Robust Machine (Sponsored by Army ROTC)
1st Place - Wichita Homeschool, 2nd Place - Rock Creek Jr./Sr. High School , 3rd Place - Republic County High School
Founders Award for most creative design (Sponsored by Textron Aviation)
1st Place - Wichita Homeschool, 2nd Place - Council Grove High School , 3rd Place - Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School
Top Gun Award (most point scored in a single seeding match)
Wichita Homeschool, 680 points, Driver Caden Heidrick
Spirit and Sportsmanship
1st Place - Wichita Homeschool, 2nd Place - Garden City High School, 3rd Place - Quark Robotics, Rose Hill High School
Engineering Project Notebook
1st Place - Wichita Homeschool, 2nd Place - Quark Robotics, Rose Hill High School, 3rd Place - Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School
Marketing Presentation (Sponsored by WSU Barton School of Business)
1st Place - Wichita Homeschool, 2nd Place - Garden City High School, 3rd Place - Quark Robotics, Rose Hill High School
Team Exhibit and Interviews
1st Place - Wichita Homeschool, 2nd Place - Quark Robotics, Rose Hill High School, 3rd Place - Garden City High School
Robot Performance (total point earned in seeding rounds)
1st Place - Wichita Homeschool, 2nd Place - Rock Creek Jr/Sr High School, 3rd Place - Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School, 4th Place - Council Grove High School
BEST Award
1st Place - Wichita Homeschool, 2nd Place - Garden City High School, 3rd Place - Council Grove High School
Teams Advanced to Regionals at Colorado School of Mines, Dec 3-4
Wichita Homeschool, Garden City High School, Rock Creek High School, Kapaun Mt Carmel Catholic High School