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RBNV – Robot Builders Night Virtual – May 16, 2023

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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

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Roborama, DPRG’s May indoor competition, was held on May 13th. 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 1st Harold Pulcher JimBot 7 – 12:53
Quick Trip 2nd Scott Gibson Can Man 7 – 18:00
Quick Trip 3rd Mike Williamson 6 Pack 7 – 21:53
Four Corners 1st Carl Ott HoverSim 0.75”
Four Corners 2nd Doug Paradis Club Bot 1.75”
FourCorners 3rd Mike Ivison BenTher 6.00”
Six-Cans 1st Scott Gibson Can Man 6 – 2:07
Six-Cans 2nd Ray Casler Tin Man 6 – 5:28

A good time was had by all.