DPRG Members and friends toured the RobotLAB facility and had a chance to mingle with the robots! They were able to see about 20 different robot types that address different market segments. It was a great opportunity to see a wide variety of real robots that get to be deployed in customer environments. After the tour the group was able to share lunch with the hosts. A good time was had by all!
Meeting Video:
Chat Record: Chat record (PDF)
AI Generated Meeting Summary: Meeting Summary (PDF)
Star Rewards (★ = significant robot progress, ⭐ = robot progress and running on floor):
Stars are awarded by group during the meeting.
When
• June 24, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time.
• Robot Builder’s Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
Meeting Video:
Chat Record: Chat record (PDF)
AI Generated Meeting Summary: Meeting Summary (PDF)
Star Rewards (★ = significant robot progress, ⭐ = robot progress and running on floor):
Stars are awarded by group during the meeting.
When
• June 17, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time.
• Robot Builder’s Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
On June 15 DPRG held a Power Lunch at the Derbyshire pub in Frisco. The event was attended by about a dozen DPRG robot-heads. There was good beer, and good English food, and lots of talk about robots and AI.
DPRG holds a Power Lunch about once a quarter. Make sure that when the next one is scheduled that you plan to attend. They are fun and provide a lot of person-on-person conversations. Watch the website and the Discord channel for details of the next event.
Meeting Video:
Chat Record: Chat record (PDF)
AI Generated Meeting Summary: Meeting Summary (PDF)
Star Rewards (★ = significant robot progress, ⭐ = robot progress and running on floor):
Stars are awarded by group during the meeting.
When
• June 10, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time.
• Robot Builder’s Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
Meeting Video:
Chat Record: Chat record (PDF)
AI Generated Meeting Summary: Meeting Summary (PDF)
Star Rewards (★ = significant robot progress, ⭐ = robot progress and running on floor):
Stars are awarded by group during the meeting.
When
• June 3, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time.
• Robot Builder’s Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
Meeting Video:
Chat Record: Chat record (PDF)
AI Generated Meeting Summary: Meeting Summary (PDF)
Star Rewards (★ = significant robot progress, ⭐ = robot progress and running on floor):
Stars are awarded by group during the meeting.
When
• May 27, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time (CDT).
• Robot Builder’s Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
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) |
Meeting Video:
Chat Record: Chat record (PDF)
AI Generated Meeting Summary: Meeting Summary (PDF)
Star Rewards (★ = significant robot progress, ⭐ = robot progress and running on floor):
Stars are awarded by group during the meeting.
When
• May 13, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time (CDT).
• Robot Builder’s Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
Meeting Video:
Chat Record: Chat record (PDF)
AI Generated Meeting Summary: Meeting Summary (PDF)
Star Rewards (★ = significant robot progress, ⭐ = robot progress and running on floor):
Stars are awarded by group during the meeting.
When
• May 6, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time (CDT).
• Robot Builder’s Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
