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| Title | Tech Team Wins Robotics Competition |
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| Transcript | SDSM&T News 501 E. Saint Joseph Street • Rapid City, SD 57701-3995 Phone: (605) 394-6082/2554 • Fax: (605) 394-6177 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2003 Contact: Steve Buchholz, Public Information Manager, 394-6082 Tech Team Wins Robotics Competition The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology won the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers regional robotics competition held this past weekend in New Orleans, La. Thirty-seven teams representing universities in Texas, Colorado, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and South Dakota entered robots in the competition. Tech entered three robots, and won first prize with the entry "Hammerhead." Tech students Ben McGregor, a Computer Engineering major from Box Elder, and Joe Faddoul, a Computer Engineering major from Rapid City, built Hammerhead. The other Tech robots, Flash and Twitch, suffered last-minute technical problems that prevented them from qualifying for the competition finals. Teams had to design and build autonomous robots that could follow a black line track in the fastest time possible. The track contained various intersections, line disappearances, ramps and turns. Each of these situations was preceded by a symbol on the track that the robots could detect. The robots needed to interpret and act on the symbols correctly to achieve the most efficient path to the finish line. #30# |
| Creator | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. University Relations; |
| Subject | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; |
| Local Subject | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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| Digital Publisher | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Devereaux Library
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| Contributors | Buchholz, Steve; |
| Date | 2003-04-14 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Language | eng |
| Relation | Is part of Office of University Relations SDSM&T News Collection |
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| Submitting Institution | Devereaux Library. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. |
| Date Digital | 2009 |
| CONTENTdm number | 5809 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 6789.pdf |
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