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MINE 432 Robotics Demonstration Competition - 2005 Pictures



Dan Avar (Team Clean Sweep) setting up the gravel pile
Dan Avar

John Anderson, Wylie Thibodeau, Soroush Alilou, Mark Jeffrey, and Mark Adams from Team Ramrod
watching the Kangaroo Robot moving gravel to the position for the "slave robots to move to the target circle.
Team Ramrod1

John Anderson, Wylie Thibodeau, Mark Jeffrey, and Mark Adams from Team Ramrod watching the
Kangaroo Robot move gravel to the position for the "slave robots to move to the target circle.
Team Ramrod2

Jeet Basi taking a close look at Team Clean Sweep's Tele-Robot.
Team Ramrod3

Gautam Komdar, Cody Hopkins, Bryce Baxter, and Jun-rong Du preparing the Playing Field for Team Pinkies and the Brain.
Team Pinkies and the Brain

Bryce Baxter, Jun-rong Du, Vivien Hui, Ryan Buhler, Kevin Guenter, Gautam Komdar,
and Jesse Forges putting the final touches on their Playing Field.
Team Pinkies and the Brain2

Close-up view of one of Team Pinkies and the Brain's "slave" robot pushers.
Team Pinkies and the Brain3

Close-up view of Team Pinkies and the Brain's "tele-operated" robot.
Team Pinkies and the Brain4

Close-up view of Team Pinkies and the Brain's "slave" robot "C".
Team Pinkies and the Brain5

Team Pinkies and the Brain's Playing Field - ready for action.
Team Pinkies and the Brain - Playing Field

Ore Pile - ready for transport to the target circle.
Team Pinkies and the Brain - Trial Number 1

John Meech keeping time and score while Zeev Cherniawsky runs the Kangaroo Robot as it moves gravel for the "slave" robots.
John Meech and Zeev Cherniawsky

Team Ramrod's "Slave" Robot coming back for another load.
Team Ramrod's slave robot

Terry Gong removes a slave robot while Dan Avar inspects the tele-operated robot after it ran out of juice.
Batteries should be charged!.
Batteries should be Charged

Bryce Baxter fixes the failed battery pack "under Pressure" while his teammates look on in concern.
Broken Battery Pack

Team Pinkies and the Brain make a quick fix to their failed battery pack.
Quick Fix

Team Pinkies and the Brain ready to start Trial Number 1 - Jesse Forges appears to be praying.
A Hope and a Prayer

Team Pinkies and the Brain starting Trial Number 1.
Team Pinkies and the Brain starting off

Pinky "C" following THE BRAIN.
Team Pinkies and the Brain - following the leader

Team Pinkies and the Brain at the finish - John Meech checking for gravel outside the target area.
Checking the pile

Team Pinkies and the Brain ready to roll.
Ready to Roll

Team Clean Sweep:
Danny Kwok, Jeet Basi, Shervin Teymouri, Babak Khalili, Jeff Drozdiak, Dan Avar, Terry Gong, and Justin Yu.
Team Clean Sweep

Team Pinkies and the Brain:
Jesse Forges, Cody Hopkins, Vivien Hui, Bryce Baxter, Gautam Komdar, Kevin Guenter, Jun-rong Du, and Ryan Buhler.
Team Pinkies and the Brain

Team Ramrod:
John Anderson, Soroush Alilou, Ali Rana, Zeev Cherniawsky, Wylie Thibodeau, , Nick Williams, and Mark Jeffrey
(Mark Adams and Shahab Alikhani missing).
Team Pinkies and the Brain

Terry Gong intensely watching a "slave" robot delivering ore to the Target Circle.
Terry Gong watching the robots

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Revised: Dec. 2005.