We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

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This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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UOIT plays host and referee as high school teams square off in a battle of the Sumobots

November 29, 2006

Event designed to build interest and awareness of the Engineering field

OSHAWA, Ont. - It will be part battle of the machines and part battle of the emerging engineering minds on Sunday, December 3 as the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) hosts its first annual Engineering Robotics Competition.

The event will see seven teams from six high schools from across the eastern GTA square off in a fun and spirited battle featuring Sumobots, robots that utilize stealth technology to evade and detect opponents during one-on-one battles designed to determine the greatest Sumobot of all.

Fourth-year Manufacturing Engineering students have been mentoring and working with the high school teams as they built their Sumobots over the last several weeks.

Along with a round-robin tournament champion, a prize will be awarded to the team with the best engineered robot, a decision based on design, performance and a submitted technical report.

The UOIT Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science is hosting the competition to promote the vast opportunities available in Engineering studies and to help UOIT establish robust partnerships with local education organizations.

When:
Sunday, December 3
12:20 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Where:
UOIT
2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario
Science building, East Atrium

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Ontario Tech University
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