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High School Kids Beat MIT at Robotics Competition

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-read dept.

An anonymous writer submitted a story saying "A bunch of bright high school kids from Carl Hayden Highschool beat out MIT in a Marine Technology Center's Robotics competition. Here are additional details of the competition."

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  1. Flea Market by turtled · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The students, who are all undocumented Mexican immigrants, built their robot on the cheap in just three days, using PVC pipe, off-the-shelf electronics and a few tampons...

    Man, is it Flea Market season already?

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    1. Re:Flea Market by dfn5 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      Man, is it Flea Market season already?

      Actually, yes. April 17th. Don't miss the first one. It has the best crap.

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  2. Obligatory Simpsons by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ha Ha!

  3. Soccer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    But does their robot play soccer?

    1. Re:Soccer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      No, water polo.

  4. Re:Kids ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    racist!

  5. Re:Before you all yell "DUPE!" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    IS THIS TREU???

  6. Obligatory... by TuringTest · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I, for one, welcome our new teenage high-school robot-making MIT-defeating overlords.

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  7. Re:You are all idiots. Look at the date by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mod parent up +1 pwned.

  8. Re:Look out!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item =5763715935/

  9. Cluster... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic



    Imagine a Beowulf Cluster of these high school kids...

  10. Phoosiers by epine · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    l0ameness f1odder la2meness fo3dder lam4eness fod4der lame5ness fodd5er lamene6ss fodd6er lamene7ss fodde7r lamenes8s fodd9er lameness9

  11. Ha! by rdwald · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ha!

    Sincerely,
    Caltech