LVBots Challenge 4.5
Dec 6, 2008 - 9AM - 12PM
Jack Lund Schofield Middle School Gym
8625 Spencer St. Las Vegas, NV 89123

LVBots is planning our next autonomous robotics competition. Like the last, this competition is open to anyone interested in robotics. There is no charge for entrants, or spectators. We expect to have all levels of robot builders participating, from beginners to experts. If you have a robot to compete in any of the events, we would love to see it. If you are new to robotics, or just want to see what robot builders in Las Vegas have been working on, please join us.

We will be having 6 Robot Events:
  • Mini Sumo - robots will try to push their opponents out of a round ring.
  • Line following - robots race each other around a track made with a 1/2" black line.
  • Line maze - robots will navigate a maze made of black tape to find the shortest path to the goal.
  • Pool racing - robots will race around a course, avoiding other bots.
  • Dead reckoning - robots will try to "bee-line" back to the start after following a black line leading them away.
  • Walking - See who can build the fastest walking robot.
There will be prizes donated by Pololu Robotics & AT Battery Company, our sponser.

The rules for the different events are available here:

Mini-Sumo Rules
Line Following Rules
Line Maze Rules
Dead Reckoning Rules



If you are interested to participate in the next LVBots Challenge, but don't know where to begin, look at some of these Sample Robot Ideas here.

Prizes for the LVBots Challenge have been
donated by Our Sponsors

Pololu
Pololu

Pololu
AT Battery Company


 


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  • Thursday, Feb. 9
  • 6 PM - 7 PM
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    Las Vegas, NV 89119
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Agenda (edit)
lvbots - Agenda

Agenda

2012-02-09

Emily: RGB LED Halloween Costume
Add yourself here!

2012-01-26

6:00-6:10 Robot help - ask questions about anything
6:10-6:20 Introductions & group matters
6:20-6:30 Kevin - Zumo prototype and QuadBot
6:30-6:50 Kevin - I2C
6:50-7:00 Nathan - Quick intro to 3D scanning with Davidscanner (free version).
At ~7pm we will adjourn to a nearby bar or restaurant for general discussion.

2012-01-05

Neil and Michael: Navigation project with TReX Jr
Eric and Mark: Big Traxx
Kevin: 5m LED strip synchronized with music
Ryan/Paul: General organizational discussion for LVBots
At ~8pm we will adjourn to a nearby bar or restaurant for general discussion.

2011-10-27

Show and tell: everyone
Vintage electronics: Eric
Dual VNH5019 Motor Shield RyanTM

2011-10-13

David: New servo control library for the Wixel
Nathan: Hackerspace Status Update

2011-09-29


Kyle S: Heathkit HERO jr. Robot from 1984, educational robot. it has a few problems.
Nathan: ST L6384E H-Bridge MOSFET driver troubleshooting.
David: AVR Studio 5 demo, featuring the Pololu USB AVR Programmer
RyanTM: New arduino shield

2011-09-15

2011-09-01
Dave: 2-way wireless communication with PICAXE using Wixels
Brian: RGB led strip demo
RyanTM: exciting new motor driver
Kevin: IMU board (gyro+compass+accelerometer) demo

2011-08-18
Paul G: reflectance sensor demo (requested by Paul I)
Dave/Paul/Kevin: Try to wirelessly program a PICAXE - should be much easier since they just use RX, TX, and GND.

2011-08-04
Paul I: Line follower
Dave: Request a demo of how to wirelessly connect a Parallax Sumobot with a serial interface to a computer using Wixels. I have the Sumobot and will purchase the Wixels.

2011-07-21

Paul I: Hexapod
Discuss contest ideas.
Dave: Flea and Ant fighting robots (live demo), Boy Scout Electronics Merit Badge Kit (before and after assembly) and a FingerTech motor controller demo.
Andy H: DSO QUAD pocket oscilloscope
Kevin: Tank chassis sumo battle
Paul G: new shiftbrite LED modules

2011-07-07

David: Programming the ATmega2560 with ICSP
RyanTM fun small-robot drive: link

2011-06-23

Kevin: more tracked chassis examples using new tracks
Nathan: Sailboat motor regeneration bench demo

2011-06-09
Kevin: 3d gyro
RyanTM: Wixel Shield for Arduino
David: Programming the Wixel on Linux and maybe a Mac
Someone: new current sensors

2011-05-26
Kevin: building a tank chassis with Tamiya plates and Pololu wheels & treads
Nathan: Regenerative Motor Control Demo (Untested!!)

2011-05-12
RyanTM: new Satellite LED modules (003, 004)
Ben: 25D gearmotors
Ben: tank treads and bolts
Ben: m3pi POV LEDs
Jan: USB microscope

2011-04-28
Kevin: Wixel i2c interface demos - wireless compass and barometer
RyanTM: m3pi (a board for mounting an mbed on a 3pi)
Mark: ?

2011-04-14
Kevin: Wixel wireless tilt mouse and joystick
Paul: new robot arm from Dagu, several new metal gearmotors

2011-03-31
David/Kevin/Paul: new Wixel apps

2011-03-17
David: Deskpet Robot Body from Shapeways
David/others: Wixel

2011-03-03
Paul: Scorbot-ER III robot arm (dropped off by Eric O)
Nathan: Even more regenerative electric motor stuff (batteries included).

2011-02-17

Nathan: Regenerative electric sailboat motor part II
Kevin: wireless robot with Rover-5 tank chassis, wixel, and Arduino SVP
David/JanH: wixel bootloading software
RyanTM: AutoHotKey demo (easy way to control servos and other things with a keyboard or joystick)
RyanTM: CHR-UM6 Orientation Sensor
Fang/Paul: torque meter

2011-02-03

Nathan: Regenerative electric sailboat motor
Ryan: Wirelessly controlled 3pi Robot
Ben: 25mm-diameter encoder motors

2011-01-20

Kevin/Ryan: 3d compass / accelerometer
David/Kevin: wireless serial port
Paul: absolute encoder
Travis: mbed-based robot ?
Kevin: wireless router robot
Henry: XMOS

2011-01-06

Ryan: barometric pressure sensor
Byon: removing email addresses
Byon: email requesting help with Sahara West Library robotics program (see Yahoo Group)
David & Kevin: wireless serial port demo


2010-12-16

Henry: XMOS
Henry: Windows CE touchscreen computer
Aaron (visitor): demoing his REVO 1 robot
JanH: update on Pololu AVR library support for OSX
RyanM: Relative humidity sensor.
Byon: Minimal progress on the encoder bot chassis

2010-12-02

David: mbed robot racing video
Ryan: Demo of computer cable for Agilent meters
Paul: Demo of Octobrite DEFILIPPI driving 24 LEDs
Jan H: Preview of support for Pololu AVR Programmer
Kevin: Demo of 20x4 Character LCD with LED backlight