Meeting Video:
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
• January 13, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time.
• Robot Builders Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
Meeting Video:
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.
Stephan – ⭐
When
• January 6, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time.
• Robot Builders Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
DPRG’s December monthly meeting has been canceled due to the holidays. In its place will be a DPRG Power Lunch on January 3, at BJs in Addison, 4901 Belt Line Rd, Dallas, TX 75254. Watch Discord and the mailing list for updates.
The December 23 and 30 RBNV meetings have been canceled due to the Holidays.
Meeting Video:
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.
Scott G – Showed off his new robot chassis. – ★
Mike W – Showed off his mini sumo robot pushing a weighted box. -⭐
Isaiah – Sensori Robotics – Showed his new commercial robot mowing platform – ⭐
Home robot chassis using a raspberry pi – ★
When
• December 16, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time.
• Robot Builders Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
Meeting Video:
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.
Mike Williamson – ⭐
When
• December 9, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time.
• Robot Builders Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
Meeting Video:
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
• December 2, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time.
• Robot Builders Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
When
• November 25, 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’s RoboColumbus Outdoor Rover competition for 2025 was held on November 22. 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.
Congratulations to Scott Gibson, who achieved a Perfect Score in a Human-Planned run (unlimited waypoints) and a 6 in the 3-waypoint challenge.
Results:
| Competitor / Robot | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 |
| Scott Gibson / B.E.L.C.H 1st place – Perfect Score | ⭐9⭐ (5:37 + 2min penalty) | 3 (3-wpt Challenge) | 6 (3-wpt Challenge) |
| Scott Gibson / T.U.R.D 2nd place | 3 | ||
| Steve Edwards / Yarbo Mower Tractor — Demo Run — | 7 | ||
| Mike Williamson / RC25 | – |
Robot Interviews:
Scott Gibson – B.E.L.C.H: Belch Interview
Scott Gibson – T.U.R.D: T.U.R.D. Interview
Mike Williamson – RC25: RC25 Interview
Run Videos:
Scott Gibson’s B.E.L.C.H. robot: run-1 – run-2 – run-3
Scott Gibson’s T.U.R.D. robot:
Steve Edward’s Mower robot (demo): run-1
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.
When
• November 18, 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.
