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RoboRama 2011a
| LOCATION: | Museum of Nature & Science 1318 S. 2nd Ave Dallas, Texas Google Map |
| EVENTS: | VEX Unlimited Open, Square Dance and Line Following, Table Top Challenge, RoboColumbus |
| DATE: | 14 May 2011 |
| TIME: | Contest starts at noon |
Events
Roborama 2011a will include five events:
- Indoor Events
- VEX Unlimited Open - autonomous robots combining VEX and non-VEX components must impress judges
- Line Following - robots follow a line from a start point to an end point.
- Square Dance - robots must travel around 4 cones laid out in a square.
- Tabletop - robots must navigate a table without walls and move a block to a destination.
- Outdoor Event
- RoboColumbus - simplified one-way wayfinding to a destination point
RoboRama 2011a rules and diagrams
General RoboRama rules and diagrams for indoor events (any exceptions are noted in the 2011a doc)
Registration
If you plan on entering a robot in one or more of the events, please add your name and info to our registration spreadsheet at the link below.
Roborama 2011a Registration Spreadsheet (Google Docs)
Prizes and Sponsors
Innovation First International, Inc. - IFI donated four VEX Robotics Design Systems gift certificates that can be used for anything sold at the Vex Robotics online store.
Pololu Robotics & Electronics - Pololu donated a Wixel USB wireless pair, two USB AVR programmers, and a high-power motor controller
Tanner Electronics - Jim Tanner donated three gift certificates good at their retail store.
Parallax - donated a Boe-bot, Scribbler 2, and Basic Stamp Activity Kit.
Photos and video
Check out more than 50 other videos of Roborama 2011a on the DPRG YouTube. Thanks to Glenn Pipe for shooting, editing, and uploading all those videos!
Watch the slide show below or visit the Roborama 2011a photo gallery on flickr.
If you have photos or video of this event, let us know and we'll add a link to it here!
Results
RoboColumbus
- 1st: Paul Bouchier, Mo'bot
- 2nd: Eric Chaney, Quadrunner
- 3rd: Greg Needel, Vex
Vex Open
- 1st: Greg Needel, Pour Master Pro
- 2nd: Brian Merritt, Bzirz
- 3rd: Paul Bouchier, Obama Hula Roomba
Table Top
- 1st: John Kuhlenschmidt, KR2
- 2nd: John Abshier, Ceres
- 3rd: Tycho Virani, Biohazard
Line Following
- 1st: John Abshier, Brogan
- 2nd: Doug Paradis, Boinger
- 3rd: Doug Paradis, Tiny Wander
Square Dance
- 1st: John Swindle, Dear John
- 2nd: Tycho Virani, Biohazard
- 3rd: John Abshier, New Wheels