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Line Following Parade at Dallas College – Eastfield Campus – 4/11/2026

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Presentation:  Presentation (PDF)

A DPRG Team of Mark Reynolds and Doug Paradis participated in a Line Following Parade held by Dallas College – Eastfield Campus on April 11, 2026. Their entry was based around a theme of “Roborama”. It consisted of two parts: a line following robot with a ultrasonic sensor that allowed the robot to match the speed of a leading robot, and a float that contained automaton simulations of a line following and a 6-can competition, a workbench with a laptop with an OLED display screen, two posed test dummies, 84 addressable LEDs, and a posed Robie that looked like it was driving the robot. See the presentation for details of the entry.

The entry was very well received at the event, which the sponsors hope to make happen yearly. Multiple DPRG members came to the event to support the team.

RBNV – Robot Builder’s Night Virtual – 4/7/26

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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 – ⭐
Ray Casler – ⭐
Mark Reynolds – ⭐

When

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

DPRG Monthly Meeting – Show’n’tell, Swap-meet, Plans for Robie – 2/28/2026

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The DPRG will hold its February meeting at the Dallas Makerspace this Saturday Feb 28 at 10AM. There will be a buzzer on the door to admit attendees to the Makerspace. With the holiday season and the club’s annual meeting over, it is now time to start to build robots.

The agenda will be:

  •  Show’n’tell. Bring your robots to exhibit, demo, and talk about. This is great motivation to start this year’s project.
  •  Swap-meet! Bring anything you don’t want that you think someone else might. Be prepared to find stuff you want. This is a good opportunity to do some spring cleaning and concentrate your robot building efforts.
  •  Robie repair/upgrade brainstorming & planning. At the annual meeting it was proposed to start up biweekly in person work meetings to repair and upgrade Robie as a club project. Ideas and help are welcomed by anyone wanting to make him even cooler.

All are welcome to attend the meeting.

How to watch remotely:

• Join Google Meet https://meet.google.com/mwm-imzg-rss
• Join by phone: (US) +1 470-222-8542 , PIN: 334726924