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RBNV – Robot Builder’s Night Virtual – 6/30/26

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When

• June 30, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time.
• Robot Builders Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.

How

• Join Google Meet https://meet.google.com/mwm-imzg-rss
• Join by phone: (US) +1 470-222-8542 , PIN: 334726924

Why

• Talk robots & related stuff.
• Make it easier for people to attend DPRG remotely.

Agenda

• Round table – everybody spends a couple minutes telling what projects they’re working on.
• Ad-hoc presentations – Whoever would like to show & tell.
• “Stump the club” Challenges – Ask for help if you’ve hit a roadblock in your project. Somebody in the club can probably get you pointed in a good direction – or even arrange a side bar session to help.

Note: We record a video of these sessions and post them on the DPRG YouTube channel. By joining the meeting, you’re giving consent to be included in the recording.

DPRG Monthly Meeting – ModLinker: A Different Approach to Robot and System Design – 6/27/2026

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DPRG’s monthly meeting for June was a presentation by Mark Dombrowski on ModLinker

Presentation Summary:  Meeting Summary (PDF)

ModLinker is an attempt to create a set of tools for making modular hardware systems, like robots, simple to create, reuse, scale, and share. The talk will be an introduction to the system followed by a request for beta-testers.

The beta version of the system is based around Raspberry Pi Pico microcontrollers and MicroPython. It is designed to be simple enough for beginners but also allows features for more advanced users.

Roborama 2026 – 5/23/26

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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.