Walking Robot Competition at BrickCon 09

[David Schilling]

There will be a walking robot competition at BrickCon 09 this year. We'll be
following the rules for "regular" robots found at
http://www.robothon.org/robothon/walking.php with a couple of minor adjustments
for LEGO robots:

  - All robots must be completely built of unmodified, non-glued, LEGO. Third
party or custom sensors are allowed.

  - Pneumatic propulsion IS allowed, as long as it's LEGO pure.


That's it! Looking forward to seeing you there!

--
  David Schilling (Mindstorms coordinator)

[Bryan Bonahoom-3]

I will have a robot ready to compete.

Who else is planning to be at BrickCon and compete in this event?

Good luck, Bryan

[David Schilling]

In lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, Bryan Bonahoom wrote:
> I will have a robot ready to compete.
>
> Who else is planning to be at BrickCon and compete in this event?
>
> Good luck, Bryan

Looks like you might win by default!

Anyone else out there planning on entering the Walking Robot Competition?

--
  David Schilling

[Gustav Jansson]

In lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, Bryan Bonahoom wrote:
> Who else is planning to be at BrickCon and compete in this event?
>
> Good luck, Bryan
Hi Bryan,
I will be there.  Not sure if my walking robot is competative but I will enter
it.

Looking forward to seeing  you next week.

Gus

[David Schilling]

In lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, David Schilling wrote:

> There will be a walking robot competition at BrickCon 09 this year. We'll be
> following the rules for "regular" robots found at
> http://www.robothon.org/robothon/walking.php with a couple of minor adjustments
> for LEGO robots:
>
>   - All robots must be completely built of unmodified, non-glued, LEGO. Third
> party or custom sensors are allowed.
>
>   - Pneumatic propulsion IS allowed, as long as it's LEGO pure.
>
>
> That's it! Looking forward to seeing you there!
>
> --
>   David Schilling (Mindstorms coordinator)

We had several great entries for the Walking Robot competition at BrickCon.

Third place:  Bryan Bonahoom at 70.55 seconds
Second place: Steve Putz     at 39.54 seconds
First place:  Gus Jansson    at 30.79 seconds

As they've done for so many previous competitions, HiTechnic provided a sensor
for the winner. Thank you, HiTechnic!

The winner of the HiTechnic prize for the Walking Robot competition was Steve
Putz.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/David/Conventions/BrickCon2009/cimg1283.jpg

Steve will be able to choose his free sensor by going to
http://www.hitechnic.com. (You can order sensors there too!)

Congratulations to all who entered!

--
  David Schilling (Mindstorms coordinator)

[Eric Sophie]

Hey how cool! Congrats to the winners and to the contestants. Bravo HiTechnic!

[Jetro de Chateau]

In lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, David Schilling wrote:

> We had several great entries for the Walking Robot competition at BrickCon.
>
> Third place:  Bryan Bonahoom at 70.55 seconds
> Second place: Steve Putz     at 39.54 seconds
> First place:  Gus Jansson    at 30.79 seconds
>
> As they've done for so many previous competitions, HiTechnic provided a sensor
> for the winner. Thank you, HiTechnic!
>
> The winner of the HiTechnic prize for the Walking Robot competition was Steve
> Putz.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/David/Conventions/BrickCon2009/cimg1283.jpg

First of all congratulations to all participants and especially to the winner.
¿Are there any videos of the event?

Secondly, I'm a little confused: if Gus Jansson made the quickest run, how come
Steve Putz won the prize?

Jetro

[David Schilling]

In lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, Jetro de Chateau wrote:

> In lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, David Schilling wrote:
>> We had several great entries for the Walking Robot competition at BrickCon.
>>
>> Third place:  Bryan Bonahoom at 70.55 seconds
>> Second place: Steve Putz     at 39.54 seconds
>> First place:  Gus Jansson    at 30.79 seconds
>>
>> As they've done for so many previous competitions, HiTechnic provided a sensor
>> for the winner. Thank you, HiTechnic!
>>
>> The winner of the HiTechnic prize for the Walking Robot competition was Steve
>> Putz.
>> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/David/Conventions/BrickCon2009/cimg1283.jpg
>
> First of all congratulations to all participants and especially to the winner.
> ¿Are there any videos of the event?
>
> Secondly, I'm a little confused: if Gus Jansson made the quickest run, how come
> Steve Putz won the prize?
>
> Jetro

Simple: he didn't want it. Perhaps he has enough sensors.

--
  David Schilling

[Steve Putz]

In lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, Jetro de Chateau wrote:

> ¿Are there any videos of the event?
>
> Secondly, I'm a little confused: if Gus Jansson made the quickest run, how come
> Steve Putz won the prize?
>
> Jetro

I've posted a short video of my walking robot (but not the competition event)
at:

   http://www.flickr.com/photos/steveputz/3996696471/

FYI, I built the robot after arriving at BrickCon, starting late on the night
before the competition.  

Gus passed the prize on to me because he works for HiTechnic.

A few other photos I took at BrickCon 2009 are at:

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/steveputz/sets/72157622428484687/

Steve Putz
www.RoboticsLearning.com

[Jetro de Chateau]

In lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, Steve Putz wrote:

> In lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, Jetro de Chateau wrote:
>
>> ¿Are there any videos of the event?
>>
>> Secondly, I'm a little confused: if Gus Jansson made the quickest run, how come
>> Steve Putz won the prize?
>>
>> Jetro
>
> I've posted a short video of my walking robot (but not the competition event)
> at:
>
>    http://www.flickr.com/photos/steveputz/3996696471/

Thanks for the video. I need to figure out how to get a nice table like that for
our next event...
>
> Gus passed the prize on to me because he works for HiTechnic.
>
Some people have all the luck :D

Jetro