Roborama 2026 – 5/23/26

Posted on May 18, 2026June 2, 2026 by Robie_robot

DPRG held its 30th Roborama competition on May 23, 2026. The competition was brisk, with several outstanding performances. A new club record was set in Six Cans by Ray Casler, who broke Scott Gibson’s long winning streak in this contest. However, Scott remained a strong competitor across all the contests, achieving a less than 1/2-inch “start to end” difference in 4-Corners. Scott also continued to dominate the mini-Sumo contest despite pressure from Mike Williamson. Mike Williamson won Barrel Racing with his ROS 2 robot RR26.

A description of the competition’s contests can be found at https://www.dprg.org/roborama-2026/ .

Results:

Competition	First	Second	Third
Mini Sumo	Scott Gibson (#9)	Scott Gibson (Sid Vicious)	Mike Williamson (MS26)
Quick Trip	Scott Gibson (7 – CanMan, 22.93 sec)	Scott Gibson (7 – #9, 43.19)	David Ackley (7 – Ace Ackley, 1:10.5)
Four Corners	Scott Gibson (0.375” – #9)	Mike Williamson (3.125” – RR26)	Scott Gibson (3.25”, CanMan)
Advanced Line Following	Contest not run
Barrel Racing	Mike Williamson (RR26, 43.84 sec)	Scott Gibson (CanMan, 45.03 sec)
Six Can	Ray Casler (6, The G.O.A.T., 1:13.68min) ⭐NEW CLUB RECORD⭐	Scott Gibson (6, CanMan, 1:34.44min)	Scott Gibson (6, #9, 1:58/91 mins)

The schedule, rules, and all other details can be found at the Roborama 2026 webpage.

This annual event is always a lot of fun, even as a spectator. Everyone is welcome.

Roborama 2025 – 5/24/25

Posted on May 24, 2025August 2, 2025 by Robie_robot

DPRG held its 29th Roborama competition on May 24, 2025. The competition was brisk, with several outstanding performances. A new club record was set in Four Corners by Scott Gibson who had a “start to end” difference of 0 inches. In the past, several competitors have had “start to end” distances of less than 1/2-inch, but this is the club’s first zero distance. Scott also dominated in the mini-Sumo contest. A new contest, Barrel Racing, was successfully run.

A description of the competition can be found at https://www.dprg.org/roborama-2025/ .

Results:

Competition	First	Second	Third
Mini Sumo	Scott Gibson (Sid Vicious)	Scott Gibson (D9)	Scott Gibson (mini-Loco)
Quick Trip	Mike Williamson (7, 12.25 sec)	Travis Cantu (7, 14.57 sec)	Scott Gibson (7 – CanMan, 19.33 sec)
Four Corners	Scott Gibson (0” – new club record, Number 9)	Mike Williamson (4”)	Scott Gibson (4-7/16”, CanMan)
Line Following (basic)	Mark Reynolds (1:04:23 min)	Doug Paradis (1:25:30 min, Boinger 3)
Barrel Racing	Doug Paradis (33:93 sec, Club Robot 2016)
Six Can	Scott Gibson (6, CanMan, 2:05:91min)	Scott Gibson (6, Number 9, 2:56:50 mins)	Doug Paradis (6, Vex Navigator, 3:58:66 min)

RoboColumbus Plus -2024: Results, Robot Interviews, and Run Videos

Posted on November 25, 2024December 5, 2024 by Robie_robot

DPRG’s RoboColumbus Outdoor Rover competition for 2024 was held on November 23. The competition was hosted by the Edward’s family, which is greatly appreciated by DPRG. The morning started out with the course layout. Donuts and coffee were provided for the judges and competitors. While the course details were finalized and the cone waypoints handed out, competitors made final checks on their robots and used the practice cones to set up vision systems. At midday, pizza was served, then the competition started. Each competing robot was allowed 3 runs. Winners were based on the best runs of each robot. Everyone had a good time.

Results:

Competitor / Robot	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3
Paul Bouchier / MowBot 1st place	4	⭐9⭐	–
Scott Gibson / B.E.L.C.H 2nd place	6	0	7
Scott Gibson / T.U.R.D 3rd place	3	3	6
Ray Casler / Flakey mug winner	0	0	2
David Steele / Marty mug winner	0	1	0

Robot Interviews:
Paul Bouchier – MowBot: MowBot Interview

David Steel – Marty: Marty Interview

Ray Casler – Flakey: Flakey Interview

Scott Gibson – B.E.L.C.H: Belch Interview

Scott Gibson – T.U.R.D: T.U.R.D. Interview

Carl Ott – Duct Tape and Bailing Wire: Duct Tape and Bailing Wire Interview

Robot Run Videos:

Paul Bouchier – Mowbot: run-1 – run-2 Paul achieved the first “perfect score” had at the Edward’s property on run 2.

Scott Gibson’s B.E.L.C.H. robot: run-1 – run-2 – run-3A – run-3B

Scott Gibson’s T.U.R.D. robot: run-1 – run-2 – run-3

Ray Casler’s Flakey robot: run-1 – run-2 – run-3

David Steel’s Marty robot: run-1 – run-2 – run-3

Robot run videos are very helpful in showing the unexpected tribulations that the robots endure while attempting the tasks of the competition. Even runs that did not go well often have lessons.

Roborama-2024 Robot Gallery

Posted on June 4, 2024July 28, 2024 by Robie_robot

Here are the robots that participated in DPRG’s Roborama-2024. Click image for larger view.

Roborama Results – June 1, 2024

Posted on May 26, 2024July 28, 2024 by Robie_robot

DPRG held its 28th Roborama competition and its first concurrent international robotics tournament (USA and Canada), with live participation and interactions from both / all venues. The event was successful with epic enthusiasm by all participants and spectators. Unfortunately, the video was lost due to technical difficulties. However, it is hoped that some run videos and robot pictures may make it to the web site. So, look for further updates. The results are below:

Roborama – 2024 Competition – June 1, 2024

Local: Dallas Maker Space, Carrollton, TX, Remote: Stoney Creek, Ontario., Canada

Contest	Place	Contestant	Robot Name	Score/Time
Quick Trip – Wheeled	1^st	Mark Reynolds	PwPw	7 – 8:86
Remote Quick Trip – Wheeled	1^st	Tom Crawford	One Trick Pony	6 – 27:08
Quick Trip – Wheeled	2^nd	Scott Gibson	YAR	7 – 10:43
Remote Quick Trip – Wheeled	2^nd	Pat Caron	Wooden Monster	6 – 53.26
Quick Trip – Wheeled	3^rd	Harold Pulcher	Jimbot	7 – 12:20
Quick Trip – Non-wheeled	1^st	Paul Bouchier	PiDog	6 – 2:05
Remote Quick Trip – Non-wheeled	1^st	Jon Hylands	Roz	5 – 38.22
Quick Trip – Non-wheeled	2^nd	Doug Dodgen	DougDog	6 – 2:22
Quick Trip – Non-wheeled	3^rd	Doug Paradis	GimpDog	5 – ??
Four Corners (12-ft sq)	1^st	Scott Gibson	YAR	2.125”
Remote – Four Corners (8-ft sq)	1^st	Pat Caron	Wooden Monster	2”
Four Corners	2^nd	Mark Reynolds	PwPw	2.875”
FourCorners	3^rd	Scott Gibson	CanMan	3.5”
Six-Cans	1^st	Scott Gibson	Can Man	6 – 2:40

RoboColumbus-2023: Results, Robot Interviews, and Run Videos

Posted on November 21, 2023December 12, 2023 by Robie_robot

DPRG’s RoboColumbus Outdoor Rover competition for 2023 was held on November 18. The competition was hosted by the Edward’s family, which is greatly appreciated by DPRG. The morning started out with the course layout. Donuts and coffee were provided for the judges and competitors. While the course details were finalized and the cone waypoints handed out, competitors made final checks on their robots and used the practice cones to set up vision systems. At midday, pizza was served, then the competition started. Each competing robot was allowed 3 runs. Winners were based on the best runs of each robot. Everyone had a good time.

Results:

Competitor / Robot	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3
Scott Gibson / B.E.L.C.H 1st place	Targ 3 Chall 3 6 Home 0	Targ 3 Chall 3 8 Home 2	Targ 3 Chall 3 6 Home 0
Ray Casler / Not Named mug winner	Targ 0 Chall 0 0 Home 0	Targ 3 Chall 0 3 Home 0	Targ 0 Chall 0 0 Home 0
Paul Bouchier / MowBot 2nd place	Targ 0 Chall 0 0 Home 0	Targ 2 Chall 0 4 Home 2	Targ 2 Chall 0 5 Home 3
Scott Gibson / T.U.R.D 3rd place	Targ 0 Chall 0 0 Home 0	Targ 3 Chall 0 4 Home 0	Targ 0 Chall 0 0 Home 0
Raj Prabhakar / Not Named	Targ 0 Chall 0 0 Home 0	Targ 0 Chall 0 0 Home 0	Targ 0 Chall 0 0 Home 0

Robot Interviews:
Paul Bouchier – MowBot: https://youtu.be/YolhCBCL1M0

Raj Prabhakar – not named: https://youtu.be/y2wCjd1kKZo

Ray Casler – not named: https://youtu.be/V-3ihW_hVs0

Scott Gibson – B.E.L.C.H: https://youtu.be/VLsHgy2Qr9w

Scott Gibson – T.U.R.D: https://youtu.be/AgF3U74yt9k

Robot Run Videos:

Paul Bouchier – Mowbot run-1: https://youtu.be/i_Vaz9umCDk

Paul Bouchier – Mowbot run-2: https://youtu.be/7xMSVBU_tXM

Paul Bouchier – Mowbot run-3: https://youtu.be/PuKplhWdNf4

Ray Casler’s un-named robot run-1: https://youtu.be/5_KFftKTdU8

Ray Casler’s un-named robot run-2: https://youtu.be/t8kH0OlS9BA

Ray Casler’s un-named robot run-3: https://youtu.be/ZcI92QCcK7Y

Scott Gibson’s B.E.L.C.H. robot run-1: Run not recorded

Scott Gibson’s B.E.L.C.H. robot run-2: https://youtu.be/DWkmYp8ATOU

Scott Gibson’s B.E.L.C.H. robot run-3: https://youtu.be/0nnqIz4XzYo

Scott Gibson’s T.U.R.D. robot run-1: https://youtu.be/l3wp4BWpVxw

Scott Gibson’s T.U.R.D. robot run-2: https://youtu.be/lReMMvJhqbM

Scott Gibson’s T.U.R.D. robot run-3: https://youtu.be/2VgmgBYOIx8

Raj Prabhakar un-named robot run-1: https://youtu.be/Mw6jTA4_pjE

Raj Prabhakar un-named robot run-2: https://youtu.be/OqOZXEvrUEo

Raj Prabhakar un-named robot run-3: https://youtu.be/XyGGVH5PbN0

Robot run videos are very helpful in showing the unexpected tribulations that the robots endure while attempting the tasks of the competition. Even runs that did not go well often have lessons.

Roborama 2023

Posted on May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 by Robie_robot

Roborama, DPRG’s May indoor competition, was held on May 13^th. There were three competition contests conducted:

Quick Trip– Robots drive in a straight line to a location and return to their starting point.
Four Corners– Robots navigate a large square and compete to see who can come the closest to their starting point.
Six Can– Robots race to remove 6 cans from an arena.

The results were:

Contest	Place	Contestant	Robot Name	Score/Time
Quick Trip	1^st	Harold Pulcher	JimBot	7 – 12:53
Quick Trip	2^nd	Scott Gibson	Can Man	7 – 18:00
Quick Trip	3^rd	Mike Williamson	6 Pack	7 – 21:53
Four Corners	1^st	Carl Ott	HoverSim	0.75”
Four Corners	2^nd	Doug Paradis	Club Bot	1.75”
FourCorners	3^rd	Mike Ivison	BenTher	6.00”
Six-Cans	1^st	Scott Gibson	Can Man	6 – 2:07
Six-Cans	2^nd	Ray Casler	Tin Man	6 – 5:28

A good time was had by all.

RoboColumbus – 2022 Results

Posted on November 12, 2022November 26, 2022 by Robie_robot

When

• November 12, 2022
• Competition Details

Winners

• Scott Gibson – 1st place (3 points – fastest time)
• Ray Casler – 2nd place (3 points)

Roborama – 2022, Video and Results

Posted on June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 by Robie_robot

DPRG held its first non-virtual robot competition since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic on June 18, 2022. The pandemic brought many bad things, but one good outcome was the many friends that the club gained in its weekly virtual meetings. This year’s competition included a method for competitors which do not live in Dallas area to compete by submitting YouTube videos on the day of the contest of robot runs at their location. It worked very well. We hope to grow the number of remote competitors in future competitions.

Results

• 4 Corners Local: 1st Scott Gibson (1-5/8″), 2nd Doug Paradis (2-1/4″). 3rd Carl Ott (4″)
• 4 Corners Remote: 1st Pat Caron (1-1/8″),
• 4 Corners Spinning/Pirouette Demo Local: 1st David Anderson (16-1/2″), 2nd Carl Ott (94″)
note: Local course was 9′ per side, Remote course was 8′ per side.

• 6-Cans: 1st Scott Gibson (6 cans – 1:52), 2nd Ray Caster (6 cans – 2:30), 3rd Jack Jones (6 cans – 5:30)

Next Competition

RoboColumbus, an outdoor autonomous rover contest, will be held in October of 2022. See competition tab for details.

RoboColumbus-2021 Results

Posted on August 23, 2021August 25, 2021 by Robie_robot

DPRG’s RoboColumbus-2021 competition was exciting and successful, with over 30 attendees and 7 competing robots. In an exciting climax, 2nd place was taken by Raj Prabhakar in the very last run of the competition. This is the first year that RoboColumbus included remote location competitors. Pat Caron competed from Baldwin Ontario, Canada. This is definitely a contest feature we will be repeating next year. The local course was laid out by the competition’s site host, Steve Edwards, and he denies adding extra potholes. A special thanks goes to Trina Edwards, Steve’s wife, for hosting the event at their home and property. Trina made sure that the robots and their keepers all had lunch, snacks, and drinks throughout the day.

Competition Results:
Place Robot Builder Robot Name
1st Scott Gibson T.U.R.D.
2nd Raj Prabhakar/Carl Ott Duct Tape & Bailing Wire
3rd Ted Meyers Skipper

A lot of video was taken at the contest, which will require much editing. Look forward to a highlights video and photo gallery in the near future. When available it will be placed on the site as a separate post.