Robot
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Thomas Mack
Thomas Mack was the Grand Champion winner in the Junior Division.
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Changing the balls
The robot can detect the blue from the red ball.
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Line Sensor Demonstration
Thomas Mack's robot was programmed to follow the line.
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Sensing the Line
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Thomas Mack's robot
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Thomas and his ribbon
Thomas Mack.
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Conor Sullivan demo
Conor's robot has to find the line.
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Then follow the line
Once it finds the line, Conor's robot is programmed to follow it.
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Going to the ball
Conor Sullivan’s robot had to find the line, the follow it to the ball, then hit the ball from the stand.
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Dawson reads David's remarks
Dawson reads David Rule's comments about his robot. David was out of town and couldn't attend the competition.
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Dawson demos for David Rule
David Rule was the only participant in the Intermediate Division. He was at Science Camp, so Dawson Hoover demonstrated his robot in front of the Judges for him.
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David's robot
David Rule's robot. He was the Grand Chamion winner in the Intermediate Division.
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Answering questions
Dawson answers the Judge's questions about David's robot
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Anna Shafer
Anna's robot was programmed to go forward until it hears a sound, then turn backwards and to the right until something is waved in front of the ultrasonic sensor, then move forward again.
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Showing the Judges
Anna Shafer demonstrates her robot in front of the Judges. She was the Grand Champion winner of the Senior Division.
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Dawson Hoover
Dawson's robot uses an ultrasonic sensor to stay a measured distance from a wall.
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Keeping its distance
Dawson Hoover's robot stays away from the obstacle, as programmed.
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Dawson's robot
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Guthrie Sturman
Ten-year old Guthrie Sturman participated in both the afterschool and 4-H Robotics programs.
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Revenge of the Robot
Guthrie's robot pulls up to the object, in this case the Lego Man, and the guy says, "Oh No!"...
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Robot Revenge
...then the robot runs over him.
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And again
...then over him again, Guthrie says, laughing.
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Howard Talbott
Howard Talbott gets his robot ready to do its run. It is programmed to home in on the target, recognize it, open the claw and pick up target ball with claw, turn corner, carry the ball a distance and then stop.
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Going to the ball
Howard's robot goes towards the target ball.
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Howard Talbott's robot
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Grabs the ball
Howard's robot grabs the ball, as programmed.
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Judges watch
The four Judges watch as Howard Talbott's robot goes through its programmed run. Howard, 16-years old, has been in the 4-H program for three years.
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Answering questions
Howard answers the Judge's questions after his robot's exhibition. He said the hardest part was getting the robot to pick up the ball.
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Howard's robot
Howard Talbott's robot.
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Matthew's robot
Anna's brother, Matthew Shafer, was in Texas, so she demoed his robot for the Judges. His robot was programmed using the ultrasonic sensors. It travels forward until it sees something. When it finds something, it stops and turns, and repeats the process.
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Matthew Shafer's robot
Matthew Shafer's robot rolls up to Judge Eric Greager. As programmed, it stopped and turned to another direction.
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Turning Matthew's robot
This little guy helped demonstrate Matthew Shafer's robot's sensors by becoming an obstacle in its path.
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Good work
Judge Eric Greager, who works for EnCana Oil and Gas, congratulates Howard Talbott on his good work on his robot.
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Playing with the robots
The kids played with the robots while waiting for the Judges to come back with their decisions.
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Admiring the robots
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