Roborama Showcase Contest - Dev Fest Edition

DPRG is proud to host a showcase contest for autonomous robots at Dev Fest Weekend, 13 October, on the Microsoft Campus in Irving, TX -=> cafeteria.

Logistics details at http://www.devfestweekend.com/

We’ll run the following contests from Noon to about 2:30 pm

Register to compete here
http://bit.ly/registerRoboramaDevFest2018

What Contests?

Can-Can Soccer
Two competing autonomous robots simultaneously race to find objects in an arena, retrieve them and deliver them to a goal for points. Most robot use some combination of vision, LiDAR, sonar and wheel encoders to find their way around, and increasingly clever mechanisms to grip and transport the objects…
Contest Rules
https://dprgblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/can-can_soccer-v20170605.pdf

What does Can-Can Soccer look like? Check out the start of this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkshrmF_j_E

Challenge Line Following
This is DPRG’s most difficult line following course. It’s been on the books since 2011, but nobody has completely solved it in competition – yet… This course includes even more goodies like intersections, decision points, ‘stains’ with reduced contrast, and just to be obnoxious – it includes abrupt shifts from black line on white background to white line on black background…
Contest Rules start on page 2
https://dprgblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/line_following_v20171111.pdf

Advanced Line Following
This is DPRG’s intermediate line following course. This course includes a few challenges like the dashed s curve and the 6 inch gap.
Contest Rules on page 2
https://dprgblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/line_following_v20171111.pdf

Beginning Line Following
This is DPRG’s basic line following course. Used by many robots as “Hello World”.
Very limited seating.
Contest Rules on page 1 “Novice”
https://dprgblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/line_following_v20171111.pdf

Register to compete here
http://bit.ly/registerRoboramaDevFest2018

README – Important Notes
• This showcase contest is part of Dev Fest Weekend. http://www.devfestweekend.com/
• All Contestants Win! -> full access to DevFest - $50 ticket waived for contestants
• Register soon! –> limited number of contestant spaces available
• Whether you compete or observe, you must register at http://www.devfestweekend.com/
o (Sure you can click attend on this meetup, but that alone won’t get you into DevFest)
• Stay Tuned to this meetup, we’re getting ready to share source files for the line following courses so that you can print your own…

About DPRG
Dallas Personal Robotics Group has been actively building robots for fun since 1984.
We meet every Tuesday evening and every 2nd Saturday, and frequently participate in community events.
We usually meet at the Dallas MakerSpace, and we always welcome guests of all ages and skill levels!
We have tons of experience and love to share and trade tips and tricks.
Learn more at our home page
https://www.dprg.org/
And our extensive You Tube library
https://www.youtube.com/user/DPRGclips