RoboDojo Launches Battlebot Competition
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U.S. Navy photo by PO2 Victoria Ochoa
RoboDojo Launches Battlebot Competition
By PO2 Victoria Ochoa
NPS faculty members Scott Coté, Kristen Tsolis and Pete Crooker, from left, examine a saw blade in the RoboDojo lab during a battlebot workshop in Root Hall, Oct. 7. The workshop is designed to inform participants on how to build, create, innovate and improve the design of their robots as part of the first NPS battlebot competition coming this December.
"This is a great opportunity for people who want to play with robotics who have never had a chance before," said Coté. "We've got everything from dependents and kids from the ages of 8-12 building with Legos, to NPS students who are 3-D printing and using software to model their robots."
Coté spent his time in the workshop designing and building an enclosure to be used for the upcoming battlebot competition in December, as well as familiarizing himself with the rules and regulations of competition's battlebot class, known as ant weight.
"Ant weight means the robot must weigh a pound or less and measure 12 inches, by 12 inches, by 12 inches," said Cote. "Before the robots go into the ring, the entire robot along with all of its weapons, must weigh under a pound."
Coté also has resources for NPS personnel interested in jumping into the competition.
"I recorded classes that teach you how to do things all the way up to putting a computer chip into the machine, making a brain, and having it do different things," said Coté. "All of those classes are online, and everyone can go watch them, it's not too late."
Building workshops will be held in the RoboDojo lab over the next several weeks, culminating in the competition later this year. For more information, and a schedule of upcoming events, check out the RoboDojo website.
NPS faculty members Scott Coté, Kristen Tsolis and Pete Crooker, from left, examine a saw blade in the RoboDojo lab during a battlebot workshop in Root Hall, Oct. 7. The workshop is designed to inform participants on how to build, create, innovate and improve the design of their robots as part of the first NPS battlebot competition coming this December.
"This is a great opportunity for people who want to play with robotics who have never had a chance before," said Coté. "We've got everything from dependents and kids from the ages of 8-12 building with Legos, to NPS students who are 3-D printing and using software to model their robots."
Coté spent his time in the workshop designing and building an enclosure to be used for the upcoming battlebot competition in December, as well as familiarizing himself with the rules and regulations of competition's battlebot class, known as ant weight.
"Ant weight means the robot must weigh a pound or less and measure 12 inches, by 12 inches, by 12 inches," said Cote. "Before the robots go into the ring, the entire robot along with all of its weapons, must weigh under a pound."
Coté also has resources for NPS personnel interested in jumping into the competition.
"I recorded classes that teach you how to do things all the way up to putting a computer chip into the machine, making a brain, and having it do different things," said Coté. "All of those classes are online, and everyone can go watch them, it's not too late."
Building workshops will be held in the RoboDojo lab over the next several weeks, culminating in the competition later this year. For more information, and a schedule of upcoming events, check out the RoboDojo website.