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Meet the Sehome Seamonsters FRC (First Robotics Competition) Team 2605 (Video)

Posted by Roblimo on from the slide-to-the-left-slide-to-the-right-forward-backwards-fight-robot-fight dept.

We've seen FIRST robotics competitions on Slashdot before. But Kraken-themed FIRST robots? And a good look at what goes into making a competitive robot? For that, Timothy went to Sehome High School in Bellingham, Washington, where members of their Seamonsters robotics team (AKA FIRST Robotics Competition team # 2605; it's a team number, not a date) gave him a good look at their robot's guts, along with showing him how it's controlled and how they organize the 25+ people who work to build and run their robot(s). If you're thinking about joining or starting a FIRST team, this video is essential viewing for you. It's also essential if you just like the idea of robots competing with each other at pyramid-climbing and Frisbee-style disc-throwing. Go, bots, go! Update: 05/08 22:16 GMT by T : Correction: I didn't go to the high school — much simpler, I met the robot creators (and their disk-chucking robot) at LinuxFest Northwest, where they had an impressive demo room set up.

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  1. It's amazing what kids can do. by Puls4r · · Score: 1

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-4GWVEvc5A/

    http://www.fightingpi.org/

  2. Battlebots, anyone? by Nrrqshrr · · Score: 1

    Anyone remember that show called BattleBots? That became later Robot Wars? As a kid I used to love that, never missing a single episode... Too bad it got canceled in favor or shows I won't even dare name. It was a huge inspiration for me and all the kids I used to talk about it with.

    1. Re:Battlebots, anyone? by ThorGod · · Score: 1

      It's very similar to that. There's that other show, now...forget the name.

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  3. Getting your team highlighted on /.? by ThorGod · · Score: 1

    Nice outreach.

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  4. Nice work! by SternisheFan · · Score: 1
    That's quite an achievment for those young people, I'm very impressed. They have a good grasp of programming (in C++) and modern electronics, all combined to make an impressively cool frisbee launcher/ reloader. Shows a lot of ingenuity and design work all placed in a workable mobile package. Well done! Much luck for them all in their future endeavors.

    (Just please, don't design and build any Terminators, because they'd work so well!)

  5. No tentacles! by dunsel · · Score: 1

    I was expecting more tentacles. Seamonster = Tentacles