RBNV – Robot Builders Night Virtual – May 30, 2023

Posted on May 25, 2023May 25, 2023 by Robie_robot

When

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

How

• Join Hangouts Meet https://meet.google.com/hey-jxuo-esf
• Or join by phone ‪+1 405-586-5598‬ ‬ PIN: ‪682 931 335 #

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.

RBNV – Robot Builders Night Virtual – May 23, 2023

Posted on May 18, 2023May 25, 2023 by Robie_robot

Meeting Video:

Chat Record: Chat record (PDF)
Star Rewards (★ = significant robot progress, ⭐ = robot progress and running on floor):
Stars are awarded by group during the meeting.

Jack Jones – ★

When

• May 23, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time (CDT).
• Robot Builders Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.

RBNV – Robot Builders Night Virtual – May 16, 2023

Posted on May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 by Robie_robot

Meeting Video:

Chat Record: https://meet.google.com/hey-jxuo-esf • Or join by phone ‪+1 405-586-5598‬ ‬ PIN: ‪682 931 335 # 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. -->

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