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) |