--- title: SparkFun Education Blog | AVC description: AVC | Maker Education Blog --- [![Sparkfun](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/img/logo.png)](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/index.html) - [SparkFun Webstore](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Higher Ed](https://sparkfuneducation.com/higher-ed/index.html) - [Contact Us](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/contact-us.html) - [Follow Us](https://twitter.com/SparkFunEDU) - [Home](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Blog](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Curriculum](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/curriculum.html) - [PD/Events](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/professional-dev.html) - [KITS/Materials](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/materials.html) - [Educator Stories](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/educator-stories.html) - [Activities](https://activities.sparkfuneducation.com) [Blog Home](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/) / SparkFun Education Blog [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/Events/AVC/2018/classic-avc-270w.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/sparkfun-avc-2018-one-month-away) ## [SparkFun AVC 2018: One Month Away!](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/sparkfun-avc-2018-one-month-away) BY [Megan Arnold](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-arnold) 8/7/18 6:26 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/sparkfun-avc-2018-one-month-away#comments-listing) [AVC](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/avc) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) AVC is one month away! September 7 & 8 @ Boulder County Fairgrounds SparkFun AVC 2018 marks the event’s tenth anniversary this year, and to celebrate we’ve put together an awesome event for our ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/sparkfun-avc-2018-one-month-away) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/19060077672_19979be460_z.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/sparkfun-avc-2018-registration-is-open-bringing-back-logistics-class-and-some-changes-to-k-12-divisions) ## [SparkFun AVC 2018 Registration is open: Bringing back Logistics class and some changes to K-12 divisions](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/sparkfun-avc-2018-registration-is-open-bringing-back-logistics-class-and-some-changes-to-k-12-divisions) BY [Megan Arnold](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-arnold) 6/5/18 6:35 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/sparkfun-avc-2018-registration-is-open-bringing-back-logistics-class-and-some-changes-to-k-12-divisions#comments-listing) [announcement](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/announcement) [AVC](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/avc) [robotics](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/robotics) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) SparkFun AVC 2018, held at the Boulder County Fairgrounds on September 7-9, will include all of our favorite competitions with the addition of a 60-lb combat bot weight class. We’ve made some changes ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/sparkfun-avc-2018-registration-is-open-bringing-back-logistics-class-and-some-changes-to-k-12-divisions) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/37703736591_68398b4b9d_k.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/sparkfun-avc-2018-rules) ## [SparkFun AVC 2018 Rules](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/sparkfun-avc-2018-rules) BY [Shawn Hymel](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/shawn-hymel) 5/1/18 7:00 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/sparkfun-avc-2018-rules#comments-listing) [AVC](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/avc) [robotics](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/robotics) [STEM](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/stem) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Start your engines! If you're ready to build your bot to compete in one of SparkFun's Autonomous Vehicle Competition divisions, we've got the rules ready for you:... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/sparkfun-avc-2018-rules) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/37055146553_06de4a994b_k-1.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/save-the-date-for-sparkfun-avc-2018-autonomous-vehicles-and-combat-robots-at-the-boulder-county-fairgrounds) ## [Save the Date for SparkFun AVC 2018: Autonomous Vehicles and Combat Robots at the Boulder County Fairgrounds!](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/save-the-date-for-sparkfun-avc-2018-autonomous-vehicles-and-combat-robots-at-the-boulder-county-fairgrounds) BY [Megan Arnold](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-arnold) 4/17/18 6:30 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/save-the-date-for-sparkfun-avc-2018-autonomous-vehicles-and-combat-robots-at-the-boulder-county-fairgrounds#comments-listing) [Events](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/events) [AVC](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/avc) [STEAM](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/steam) [STEM](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/stem) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) SparkFun AVC 2018 promises to bigger and better than ever for our student teams, and not just because this year marks the 10th anniversary of the event! Mark your calendars for September 7 & 8, ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/save-the-date-for-sparkfun-avc-2018-autonomous-vehicles-and-combat-robots-at-the-boulder-county-fairgrounds) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/September%202017/Capture.png)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/adventures-in-science-combat-bots) ## [Adventures in Science: Combat Bots](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/adventures-in-science-combat-bots) BY [Megan Hemmings](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-hemmings) 9/26/17 6:23 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/adventures-in-science-combat-bots#comments-listing) [teaching tools](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/teaching-tools) [Adventures in Science](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/adventures-in-science) [AVC](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/avc) [robotics](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/robotics) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In honor of the wonderful world of robotics, and the upcoming SparkFun Autonomous Vehicle Competition in October, we’re taking a look at a few tips and tricks for building a combat bot, especially ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/adventures-in-science-combat-bots) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/14311175260_721bfd5b28_k.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/adventures-in-science-autonomous-vehicles) ## [Adventures in Science: Autonomous Vehicles](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/adventures-in-science-autonomous-vehicles) BY [Megan Hemmings](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-hemmings) 8/24/17 6:33 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/adventures-in-science-autonomous-vehicles#comments-listing) [teaching tools](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/teaching-tools) [Adventures in Science](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/adventures-in-science) [AVC](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/avc) [robotics](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/robotics) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In honor of the wonderful world of robotics, and the upcoming SparkFun Autonomous Vehicle Competition in October, we’re taking a look at a few advanced robotics topics that are helpful when building ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/adventures-in-science-autonomous-vehicles) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/July%202017/29512293980_a8d11a1619_z.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/3-ways-to-participate-in-avc-even-if-you-cant-attend) ## [3 Ways to Participate in AVC, Even if You Can't Attend](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/3-ways-to-participate-in-avc-even-if-you-cant-attend) BY [Megan Arnold](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-arnold) 7/20/17 6:25 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/3-ways-to-participate-in-avc-even-if-you-cant-attend#comments-listing) [AVC](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/avc) [robotics](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/robotics) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) SparkFun has been hosting our Autonomous Vehicle Competition for nine years, and every year we see more and more engagement from teachers and students looking to find ways to participate in our ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/3-ways-to-participate-in-avc-even-if-you-cant-attend) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/May%202017/29692033412_722d764713_z__1_.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/introducing-plastic-antweight-at-sparkfun-avc) ## [Introducing Plastic Antweight at SparkFun AVC](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/introducing-plastic-antweight-at-sparkfun-avc) BY [Casey Kuhns](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/casey-kuhns) 5/25/17 6:35 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/introducing-plastic-antweight-at-sparkfun-avc#comments-listing) [AVC](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/avc) [Guest Post](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/guest-post) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) At this year's SparkFun Autonomous Vehicle Competition we are expanding combat! More weight classes, more destruction! We have always wanted to encourage new people to give combat robots a try, but ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/introducing-plastic-antweight-at-sparkfun-avc) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/May%202017/29769057916_9b8ae5bbb4_z%20(1).jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/join-us-for-avc) ## [Join Us for AVC!](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/join-us-for-avc) BY [Megan Arnold](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-arnold) 5/11/17 6:17 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/join-us-for-avc#comments-listing) [Events](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/events) [AVC](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/avc) [robotics](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/robotics) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) You’re invited to SparkFun AVC 2017: a smorgasbord of autonomous vehicles and combat robots built by students and hobbyists!... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/join-us-for-avc) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/March%202017/avc-thumbnail.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/mark-your-calendars-its-officially-avc-season-2017) ## [Mark Your Calendars! It’s officially AVC Season 2017!](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/mark-your-calendars-its-officially-avc-season-2017) BY [Megan Arnold](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-arnold) 3/21/17 8:57 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/mark-your-calendars-its-officially-avc-season-2017#comments-listing) [Events](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/events) [announcement](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/announcement) [AVC](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/avc) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) For nine years, SparkFun has hosted its signature event, the Autonomous Vehicle Competition. What once started as a friendly bet between the company’s founder and our head of engineering has grown ... 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