DPRG’s first virtual competition held on December 12th, 2020 was remarkably fun. A true spirit of competition hung in the air during the different events. The Freestyle / Open Style video contest highlighted some remarkable robots. While the line following competitions showed many unique approaches in robot design and sensor arrays to accomplish the objective of following a line.
The Winners are:
- Freestyle / Open Style Robot Video Contest:
- Jesse Brockmann, Title: Sparkfun AVC Rover, Video: AVC Rover
- David Anderson, Title: Odometery test, Video: RCAT Odometery
- Carl Ott, Title: HoverSim, Video: HoverSim
- Novice Level Line Following:
- Doug Paradis, 14.87 sec
- Jesse Brockmann, 15.4 sec
- Ron Grant, 19.1 sec
- Advanced Level Line Following:
- Ron Grant, 31.99 sec
- Doug Paradis, 43.36 sec
- Jesse Brockmann, 56 sec
- Challenge Level Line Following:
- Chris Netter, 52.1 sec
- Ron Grant, 108.09 sec
- Carl Ott, Time: 108.13 sec
Competition Master of Ceremony slide deck:
Click to access 2020-Dec-12-DPRG-Monthy-Virtual-Robot-Contest.pdf
Article in Sparkfun News by Jesse Brockmann, Sparkfun ambassador and contest competitor.