DPRG mailing list archives: [DPRG] May 1st UNI - Mini-Sumo Ship-In Live

Sat May 3 08:20:37 CDT 2008

How did it go?  Who won?  Is there video that doesn't require RealPlayer?

Best,
Jeff

On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Randy M. Dumse <rmd at newmicros.com> wrote:
> This Thursday, just three days away, May 1st, UNI will be
>  hosting its Third Annual Mini-Sumo Challenge. You will be able
>  to watch this competition live by webcast. A link to the live
>  web cast will appear on http://www.narobotics.org/ directing you
>  to the live link. The broadcast will begin about 8:30AM CDT, and
>  the contest should be in full swing by 9AM CDT, so be sure to
>  tune in by then. We expect the contest to run until about 11AM.
>
>  If you miss the show, it will be recorded and should be
>  available for streaming any time afterwards. We've got our very
>  competent video crew with multiple cameras, and we're going to
>  be in a new venue this year, in the student union, so
>  potentially the crowd will be larger and more entusiastic.
>
>  This will be a very exciting year. We have several really
>  impressive competitiors shipping in their robots. Rick Brooks is
>  returning from last year with Expurt Mule, which very much
>  impressed us last year. Bob Cook's Thin Man has already arrived
>  and looks tough. And we have a host of sudent competitors we've
>  trained this semester, fresh and raw, and ready to test their
>  stuff for the first time.
>
>  We do not have the top two competitors shipping in from last
>  year, so there's bound to be an upset in the bragging order to
>  come.
>
>  Please join us if you can for the exciting Mini-Sumo action, and
>  the proof of autonomy - when your robot has advanced enough you
>  can send him off to a contest on his own, and watch from the
>  comfort of home - The Ship-In Challenge!
>
>  Randy
>
>
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