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The Department of Computer Science and Engineering's biannual robot competition took place Wednesday, April 30, in the second floor atrium of the IST Building, University Park. As students prepare the course, a crowd gathers to cheer on their favorite robot.
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Dennis Dunn, director of Academic Affairs in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, maps the positions of the six teams in the competition.
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The robots are built for senior class project. Sometimes finding an electrical problem can be challenging in itself.
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Justin Gracenin preps his robot for the arena. The teams compete in designing and building an autonomous robot to quickly navigate an 8-foot-by-8-foot game board in order to locate and transport ping-pong balls.
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Shane Goodenough wonders if his bot is good enough to go the distance.
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Stephen Douthit prepares the course for the run. With different designs for capturing the objects, he choose a scoop design.
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With a quick last minute tweak from their computer, Nathaniel Wyles, Justin Gracenin and Scott Fehr are ready to unleash their robot into the arena.
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