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BEST Yearbook
Re-live the games and excitement of the past! BEST games are thematic and relative to today’s engineering, science, mathematics and technology. The program teaches applied engineering, math and science by creating games with real-world conditions that benefit from robotics solutions.
| Year | Game Title | Educational Theme |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | PVC Insanity | n/a |
| 1994 | Bumble Rumble | n/a |
| 1995 | TOTALly AweSum | n/a |
| 1996 | Block N’ Load | n/a |
| 1997 | Dynamite Duel | Explosives Recovery/Disposal |
| 1998 | Toxic Troubles | Toxic Waste Disposal |
| 1999 | Rocket Race: The Alien Escape | Space Transport |
| 2000 | Pandemonium in the Smithsonian | Fire Rescue & Recovery |
| 2001 | RAD to the CORE | Nuclear Reactors |
| 2002 | Warp X | 10th Anniversary (Black Hole) |
| 2003 | Transfusion Confusion | Medical Nano-robotics |
| 2004 | BEST Fever | DNA Repair |
| 2005 | Mission to Hubble | Hubble Telescope Repair |
| 2006 | Laundry Quandary | Household Robots |
| 2007 | 2021 – A Robot Odyssey | Mars Colonization |
| 2008 | Just Plane Crazy | Airplane Manufacturing |
| 2009 | High Octane | Chemical Engineering |
| 2010 | Total Recall | Six Sigma Production Quality |
| 2011 | BUGS! | Genetic Engineering |
| 2012 | WARP XX | Space Elevator |
| 2013 | Gatekeeper | Logic Design/Semiconductors |
| 2014 | Bladerunner | Wind Turbines: Logistics & Construction |
| 2015 | PayDirt | Mining and Economics |
| 2016 | Bet The Farm | Farming Automation |
| 2017 | Crossfire | Firefighting, Search & Rescue |
| 2018 | Current Events | Ocean Clean Up |
| 2019 | Off The Grid | National Power Grid |
| 2020 | Outbreak | Pandemic, MicroRobotics |
| 2021 | DemoDaze | Demolition |
| 2022 | Made2Order | Order Fulfillment |