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RBNV – Robot Builders Night Virtual – December 12, 2023

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When

• December 12, 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.

RoboColumbus-2023: Results and Robot Interviews

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DPRG’s RoboColumbus Outdoor Rover competition for 2023 was held on November 18. 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.

Results:

Competitor / RobotRun 1Run 2Run 3
Scott Gibson / B.E.L.C.H
1st place		Targ 3
Chall 3       6
Home 0		Targ 3
Chall 3       8
Home 2		Targ 3
Chall 3       6
Home 0
Ray Casler / Not Named
mug winner		Targ 0
Chall 0       0
Home 0		Targ 3
Chall 0       3
Home 0		Targ 0
Chall 0       0
Home 0
Paul Bouchier / MowBot
2nd place		Targ 0
Chall 0       0
Home 0		Targ 2
Chall 0       4
Home 2		Targ 2
Chall 0       5
Home 3
Scott Gibson / T.U.R.D
3rd place		Targ 0
Chall 0       0
Home 0		Targ 3
Chall 0       4
Home 0		Targ 0
Chall 0       0
Home 0
Raj Prabhakar / Not NamedTarg 0
Chall 0       0
Home 0		Targ 0
Chall 0       0
Home 0		Targ 0
Chall 0       0
Home 0

Robot Interviews:
Paul Bouchier – MowBot: https://youtu.be/YolhCBCL1M0

Raj Prabhakar – not named: https://youtu.be/y2wCjd1kKZo 

Ray Casler – not named: https://youtu.be/V-3ihW_hVs0

Scott Gibson – B.E.L.C.H: https://youtu.be/VLsHgy2Qr9w

Scott Gibson – T.U.R.D: https://youtu.be/AgF3U74yt9k

Robot Run Videos:

Paul Bouchier – Mowbot run-1: https://youtu.be/i_Vaz9umCDk

Ray Casler’s un-named robot run-1: https://youtu.be/5_KFftKTdU8

Ray Casler’s un-named robot run-2: https://youtu.be/t8kH0OlS9BA

Scott Gibson’s B.E.L.C.H. robot run-1:  Run not recorded

Scott Gibson’s B.E.L.C.H. robot run-2: https://youtu.be/DWkmYp8ATOU

Scott Gibson’s T.U.R.D. robot run-1: https://youtu.be/l3wp4BWpVxw

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. Additional run videos will be uploaded later.