Category Archives: SumoORE

Videos from the CNRG/Ottawa Robot Games 2011

I finally finished uploading all the CNRG/ORE Robot Games videos to Youtube! Time Lapse of the entire event: MiniSumo Line Racing Part 1 Line Racing Part 1 Line Following Levels 1 and 2 Line Following Level 3 Line Following Level … Continue reading

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Building a Prusa Mendel and new SumoORE PCBs

Well, with the Ottawa robot games over and done with this year, I’ve been able to turn my attention to the 3D printer that I’ve been ordering parts for. As previously posted, this thing has been on the backburner since … Continue reading

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CNRG/ORE Ottawa Robot Games 2011 were awesome!

Wow!!!!! Saturday went fast! I had tons of fun. Congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to the volunteers that came out today to help me along (Rob, Norm, Albert and Luc!). Thanks to everyone that came … Continue reading

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Prusa Mendel parts starting to arrive

I’ve got a 3D printer build on the backburner. I picked up a set of the printed parts for a Prusa Mendel RepRap earlier this year from Paul over at MakerEngineering.com for a price that I couldn’t resist. My plan … Continue reading

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Built a new batch of SumoORE minisumo controllers

Building up one last batch of SumoORE minisumo controllers before the CNRG/Ottawa Robot Games on June 11th. Still need to solder on the IR detectors/transmitters, but I generally wait until I’ve got them in the chassis before doing that. I … Continue reading

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CNC’ing SumoORE Chassis

Took a video of the latest chassis being cut on the CNC machine.  I’ve made some small changes to the chassis to make it fit together a little more snugly, added a cutout at the front top plate to make … Continue reading

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5 SumoOREs out in the wild

There are 5 sumoORE robots roaming the wilds of Ottawa… Even had to part with my personal one! So tonight I sat down and built up a new one. New wheels showed up from Solarbotics so this time I went … Continue reading

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