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2003 Western Canadian Robot Games Results and Prize Distribution

  
Event 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th (If present) Event Notes
Autonomous Sumo (3kg) Mark McKenzie / "Dr. Evil" (returning 2002 Champ!) Richard Rusterholz / "Spyder Myte" Rui Caldeiras / "Rhino Bot V2"   Two 20cm 3kg robots face off in a shoving match, using only the brains given to them.
$200.00 from WCRG $150.00 from WCRG $75.00 from WCRG  
Fluke 16XL from Fluke Fluke 5XL from Fluke Secret Motor Driver Kit $75.00 from Solarbotics  
Wes50 Soldering Iron and Portable Parts Carrier from Active Components Calgary 5V Regulator Kit and NiMH Battery charger and batteries from HVW Technologies Side Cutter from Active Components Calgary  
MultiSim / Ultiboard Software from Electronics Work Bench Computer Tool Kit from Active Components Calgary 5V Regulator Kit and NiMH Battery charger and batteries from HVW Technologies  
5V Regulator Kit from HVW Technologies "Junkbots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels" Book from Solarbotics    
Total Prize Value: $673 Total Prize Value: $313 Total Prize Value: $167  
Mini Sumo (3kg) Dave Hylands / "Maruader" Don Papp / "Double your Pleasure" Ron Sveen / "Pi Two" Jessica Billers / "Mini FP" Two 10cm 500g robots face off in a shoving match, much like full robot sumo, except on a smaller 77cm ring
$200.00 from WCRG $150.00 from WCRG $75.00 from WCRG  
Fluke 16XL from Fluke Fluke 5XL from Fluke Secret Motor Driver Kit $75.00 from Solarbotics $50USD Gift certificate    from Mondo-Tronics
Wes50 Soldering Iron and Portable Parts Carrier from Active Components Calgary 5V Regulator Kit and Bot Wheel kit from HVW Technologies Screwdriver kit from Active Components Calgary  
MultiSim / Ultiboard Software from Electronics Work Bench Screwdriver kit from Active Components Calgary Bot Wheel kit from HVW Technologies  
5V Regulator Kit and Bot Wheel kit from HVW Technologies "Junkbots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels" Book from Solarbotics FRED Photovore Kit from Bug'n'Bots  
  MultiSim / Ultiboard Software from Electronics Work Bench    
Total Prize Value: $673 Total Prize Value: $431 Total Prize Value: $202  
Wellhead Blowout Fire Extinguisher Colin Gann / "Rhino" Logan Reese / "Fire Putter Outer GX" Mike Ball / "FlameBot"   Find a flame in a maze and extinguish it as quickly as you can, without getting nailed with time penalties.
$200.00 from WCRG $150.00 from WCRG $75.00 from WCRG  
Fluke 37XL from Fluke Fluke 5XL from Fluke Computer Tool Kit and Screwdriver Kit from Active Components Calgary  
Wes50 Soldering Iron   from Active Components Calgary Hex Pummer Kit from Solarbotics Stamp Stack Microprocessor Kit from HVW Technologies  
MultiSim / Ultiboard Software from Electronics Work Bench MultiSim / Ultiboard Software from Electronics Work Bench FRED Photovore Kit from Bug'n'Bots  
FRED Photovore Kit from Bug'n'Bots 5V Regulator Kit and Atom Stack Microprocessor kit from HVW Technologies    
Total Prize Value: $778 Total Prize Value: $439 Total Prize Value: $228  
BEAM Solaroller Craig Limber / "Zip" Tom Gray / "Minim"     The Solaroller event is judged on quickest to cover a 1 meter distance, or the total  distance travelled in 3 minutes.
$75.00 from WCRG $50.00 from WCRG    
Photopopper Kit from Solarbotics "Junkbots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels" Book from Solarbotics    
Portable Parts Carrier and Side Cutter from Active Components Calgary Side Cutter from Active Components Calgary    
One year Subscription from Nuts and Volts Magazine Hex Pummer Kit from Solarbotics    
5V Regulator Kit from HVW Technologies      
Total Prize Value: $260.50 Total Prize Value: $137    
BEAM Photovore Scott Martin / "Stone Enge" Stephen Holman / "Falcon 10" Mike Ball / "Tiny Giraffe"   Two robots face off from diagonal corners in a race to the middle of an arena only using solar energy.
$75.00 from WCRG $50.00 from WCRG $25.00 from WCRG  
Fluke 16XL from Fluke Fluke 5XL from Fluke Screwdriver Kit from Active Components Calgary  
"Junkbots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels" Book from Solarbotics Secret Motor Driver Kit $75.00 from Solarbotics Hex Pummer Kit from Solarbotics  
Portable Parts Carrier from Active Components Calgary Computer Tool Kit and  from Active Components Calgary FRED Photovore Kit from Bug'n'Bots  
AIRRS sensor and Bot Wheels kit from HVW Technologies 5V Regulator Kit and AIRRS Sensor from HVW Technologies    
Total Prize Value: $308 Total Prize Value: $200 Total Prize Value: $190  
Walker Triathlon Challenge Scott Martin / "Proto-X-Us" Mike Ball / "T-Cubed" John McDonald / "Dubo"   The Triathlon consists of an obstacle course, flat course race, and hall navigation, with the highest scores earned in the order listed above. The overall point total determines the winner.
$75.00 from WCRG $50.00 from WCRG $25.00 from WCRG  
Fluke 16XL from Fluke Fluke 5XL from Fluke Gear Motor Assortment from Solarbotics  
Bicore Experimenter's PCB from Solarbotics Hardcover "TableTop Machining" from Sherline Machine Tools Side Cutter from Active Components Calgary  
MultiSim / Ultiboard Software from Electronics Work Bench Computer Tool Kit and Side Cutter from Active Components Calgary FRED Photovore Kit from Bug'n'Bots  
Portable Parts Carrier from Active Components Calgary 5V Regulator Kit from HVW Technologies    
Total Prize Value: $403 Total Prize Value: $212 Total Prize Value: $170  
Line Follower Dave Hylands / "Maurader" Howard Stribbell / "Teacher's Pet" Jim McGinn / "Lori" Dakota Matson / "Blackie" Build a robot to follow a black line around an  increasingly difficult course.
$75.00 from WCRG $50.00 from WCRG $25.00 from WCRG  
Fluke 10XL from Fluke Fluke 5XL from Fluke Secret Motor Driver Kit $75.00 from Solarbotics  
MultiSim / Ultiboard Software from Electronics Work Bench Photopopper Kit from Solarbotics Screwdriver kit from Active Components Calgary  
Wes50 Soldering Iron   from Active Components Calgary Computer Tool Kit rom Active Components Calgary Basic Stamp Stack and Bot Wheels kit from HVW Technologies  
Portable Parts Carrier from Active Components Calgary 5V Regulator Kit, Bot Wheels Kit, and Atom Stack Microprocessor kit from HVW Technologies    
Bot Wheels kit from HVW Technologies      
Total Prize Value: $497 Total Prize Value: $292 Total Prize Value: $152  
Founder's AwardBrad Baillod (the creator of that killer hexapod used on the 2003 promotional literature/shirts).

Total Prize Value: $350

Awarded by WCRG founder, Craig Maynard of JCM Inventures

...and special thanks to our chief sponsor, Alberta Science and Innovation for allowing us (the WCRG) to provide the generous cash prizes, and to Active Components Calgary for a very generous selection of prizes.