October 31, 2007
Happy Halloween!
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We saw the Snap-o-lantern from Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories and decided that we had to build our own using the XBC. It’s just one of the many ways to use your controller between seasons.
If you’re using the XBC for projects outside of the Botball season that you’d like to share with the Botball community, we’d love to hear from you!
And the Halloween* Create Goes to…
Team 08-0004 at DeWitt Perry Middle School in Carrollton, TX
Congratulations! The Create will be awarded to the team at their regional workshop or after the team has completed the payment process for the 2008 Botball season, whichever comes first.
Sad that your team didn’t win? Don’t fret - there are more drawings planned:
- November 30
- December 20
Every team registered by midnight (Central Time) the day before a scheduled drawing will automatically be entered in the drawing for the free Create. The earlier you register, the more chances you have to win!
* Poltergeist not included.
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September 28, 2007
And the first team to win a Create is….
Team 08-0052 - Blow Pierce Junior Academy from Washington, DC!
Congratulations! The Create will be awarded to the team at their regional workshop or after the team has completed the payment process for the 2008 Botball season, whichever comes first.
Sad that your team didn’t win? Don’t fret - there are several more drawings planned:
- October 31
- November 30
- December 20
Every team registered by midnight (Central Time) the day before a scheduled drawing will automatically be entered in the drawing for the free Create. The earlier you register, the more chances you have to win!
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July 24, 2007
Don’t forget about the CAD Contest!
The 2007 Botball and Beyond CAD Contest is underway!
Teams can create movies, animations, and image sequences that show case their Botball strategies and their CAD skills. If your team wants to take a shot at the accolades and free Solid Works software that the winners will receive, you have 1 day before the August 1st deadline.
Missing some parts?
We’ve added lots of new and updated parts files to the Botball and Beyond CAD Contest area of the team home base. A complete set of the components included in the 2007 Botball kit is now available for download for most part categories, as well as a new model of the XBC.
Made some parts?
Feel like showing off? If you’ve modeled some of the kit parts that we haven’t made available for download, and you want to share them, send them to us and we’ll add your name to the credits if we use them.
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June 19, 2007
iRobot Create Challenge
Long summer days got you thinking, “Man, I wish I was back in the lab!” ? Then the iRobot Create Challenge might be just what you’re looking for. Use your engineering skills and the iRobot Create Programmable Robot platform to win glory and prizes. The entry deadline is August 31st.
Do you have some brilliant ideas, but no hardware? Check out iRobot’s Scholarship sub-contest where you can post your ideas for a chance to win an iRobot Create Kit for the competition. Deadline for the scholarship contest is June 28th, 2007.
If you need to buy a Create for the contest, you can help support Botball by making your purchase using our iRobot affiliate link.
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February 15, 2007
Sir Pinchalot gets some juice
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Check out this cool video taken during the 2007 Texas Regional Workshop. Apparently, Sir Pinchalot’s beverage of choice is apple juice!
You can also check out photos taken during the Texas Workshop on BOTGUY’s Flickr page.
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February 12, 2007
BOTGUY’s Photo Diary - HASTI 2007
BOTGUY traveled to Indianapolis on February 7-9, 2007 to attend the Hoosier Association of Science Teachers in Indiana Conference (HASTI).
When he wasn’t working in the BOTBALL® booth and talking to Indiana science teachers, he was busy making friends with the other exhibitors at the conference. Click on the picture to check out his photo diary and all his new ‘buddies’.
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January 23, 2007
R&D Initial Deadline Friday, January 26, 2007
The first deadline for the 2007 Research and Design Website Challenge is Friday, January 26, 2007 at 3 pm CST. Any BOTBALL® team that wishes to participate in the challenge must ‘opt in’ on the “ team options” area of botball.org.
After a BOTBALL® team has ‘opted in’ they must then upload at least an outline of the planned research and design including the team’s name and number. However, it would be to the team’s benefit to upload as many live and working technical components as possible so our technology team can review your site for compatibility and functionality. The technology team will review the website and send the BOTBALL® team a report within 3 business days of the deadline.
After receiving a report from the technology team, the BOTBALL® team will have until February 8, 2007 to make revisions and finish the Research and Design entry. The final deadline is scheduled for 3 pm CST on February 8, 2007. After that time the website will be locked and no further changes can be made.
Please keep in mind - if a BOTBALL® team does not go to the “team options” area and select “yes” to opt in on or before 3 pm on January 26th, the team will not be eligible to participate in the Research and Design Website Challenge.
To be taken directly to the “team options” page, click here.
For more information about the 2007 Research and Design Website Challenge topic, click here.