The 3 lb Beetleweight
Champion “Pro-Unic-grip.”
The audience loved watching
the robots work together, as well as
the occasional accidental friendly-inflicted damage. The three-part
multi-bot “Pro-Unic-Grip” ended up
victorious and took home first place.
The other multi-bot “Thing 1 &
Thing 2” won second place, and the
RC toy “Why Not” took third place.
few other builders
brought their robots
including James Frye
from Lynxmotion
and Mike Ferguson
who won the
inaugural 2009
Mech Warfare
competition at
RoboGames with his
robot Issy.
These walking
robots face off
against each other with airsoft guns
and wireless cameras, and use
sensors to detect how often they’ve
been hit by their opponent. The
rules specifically require that
operators use only the video from
the on-board camera to direct their
robots rather than viewing the
match directly. Because of this,
competitors are able to
strategically maneuver around
each other and flank their
opponent before they even know
they’re being targeted.
The two biped robots were
not ready to compete in these
demonstration matches but the
other two quadruped robots put
on a terrific show. By the end of
each match, the combat arena
was filled with colorful plastic
airsoft pellets as a testament to
the intense preceding battles.
Judging by the audience’s
excitement, it’s fair to assume that
Mech Warfare will return at future
Bot Brawl competitions.
For the complete results, and
more pictures and video from the event,
visit www.circ.mtco.com. SV
The 3 kg Sumo
Champion
“Executioner.”
The 3 lb Beetleweights
“Thing 1 & Thing 2.”
As always, the combat robots
were one of the most popular
competitions but the spectators also
really enjoyed the special Mech
Warfare demos. Andrew Alter, the
creator of the Mech Warfare
competition, offered to come to the
Central Illinois Bot Brawl and
showcase these exciting robots. A
The 500 g Mini
Sumo Champion
“Exspurt.”
The CIRC would like to thank
everyone who helped make this
event possible including the many
generous suppliers who donated
prizes. These include Basic Micro,
Fingertech Robotics, LabJack,
Lynxmotion, MaxBotics, Ortech
Education Systems, PNI Corp, Pololu,
PROBOTIX, SchmartBoard, SERVO
Magazine, Sherline, Smart Robots,
Solarbotics, Technological Arts,
Vantec, Wright Hobbies Robotics,
and Zagros Robotics.
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