2002
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2002 WCRG Sponsors

 

2002 Official Games Results!

Event

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

Notes:
R/C Sumo
Darrell McDonald
"D-Mac Attack"
Chris Chetelain
"Hitman"
William Dominie
"Bobby"
2 9x9" 5lb robots face off in a shoving match.
$75.00 from WCRG
Fluke 16XL from Fluke
4 Ch RC System from PM Hobbycraft
MultiSim / Ultiboard Software from Electronics Work Bench
$100 Gift Certificate from Active Components Calgary
$50.00 from WCRG
Fluke 5XL from Fluke
L298 Motor Driver Kit from HVW Technologies
Econo LCD Kit from HVW Technologies
$25.00 from WCRG
Portable Parts Carrier from Active Components Calgary
Active Golf Shirt from Active Components Calgary
L298 Motor Driver Kit from HVW Technologies
Autonomous
Mark MacKenzie
"Dr. Evil"
Roger Korus
"Event Horizon"
Sunny Tang
"Black Jack"
2 9x9" 5lb robots face off in a shoving match, using only the brains given to them.
$200.00 from WCRG
Fluke 5XL from Fluke
Portable Tool Kit from Active Components Calgary
Stamp Stack Kit from HVW Technologies
$300.00 from WCRG
Fluke 110 from Fluke
20x4 LCD from HVW Technologies
MultiSim / Ultiboard Software from Electronics Work Bench
$100.00 from WCRG
Cordless Soldering Iron Kit from Active Components Calgary
Active Golf Shirt from Active Components Calgary
Econo LCD Kit from HVW Technologies
Mini Sumo
Dave Hylands
"Marauder"
Norman Wieser
"Mini-Might"
Jonathan McLellan
"Bandit"
10x10cm 500g Sumo Wrestlers face off in a junior version of Autonomous Robot Sumo Wrestling.
$200.00 from WCRG
Fluke 16XL from Fluke
ScoutWalker 1 Kit from Solarbotics
MultiSim / Ultiboard Software from Electronics Work Bench
A $100.00 Gift Certificate from Active Components
$150.00 from WCRG
Fluke 5XL from Fluke
Portable Parts Carrier from Active Components Calgary
SolarSpeeder Kit from Solarbotics
$75.00 from WCRG
Cordless Soldering Iron Kit from Active Components Calgary
Active Golf Shirt from Active Components Calgary
Airrs Sensor Kit from HVW Technologies
BEAM Photovore
Mike Ball
Scott Martin
Tom Gray
2 robots face off from diagonal corners in a race to the middle of an arena only using solar energy.
$150.00 from WCRG
Fluke 5XL from Fluke
Deluxe 1Bicore Experimenter's Kit from Solarbotics
MultiSim / Ultiboard Software from Electronics Work Bench
$100.00 from WCRG
27XT Multimeter from Active Components Calgary
Stamp Stack Kit from HVW Technologies
Portable Tool Kit from Active Components Calgary
$75.00 from WCRG
Active Golf Shirt from Active Components Calgary
Airrs Sensor Kit from HVW Technologies
L298 Motor Driver Kit from HVW Technologies
BEAM Solaroller
Dave Simmons
"Lego Beast"
Jeff Robertson
"Nemesis"
Kyle Simmons
"Flash"
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
Fluke 5XLfrom Fluke
MultiSim / Ultiboard Software from Electronics Work Bench
Book "Robot Builder's Bonanza" from HVW Technologies
$50.00 from WCRG
Stamp Stack Kit from HVW Technologies
Portable Tool Kit from Active Components Calgary
Bicore Experimenter's Kit from Solarbotics
$25.00 from WCRG
Bicore Experimenter's Kit from Solarbotics
Portable Parts Carrier from Active Components Calgary
L298 Motor Driver Kit from HVW Technologies
Walking Robot Triathlon

(Obstacle / Flat / Hallway)
Grant McKee
"W1.0"
Alex Thomas
"Walker 1"
Mike Ball
"T3"
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.
Boe Bot Full Kit from HVW Technologies and Parallax
Fluke 16XLfrom Fluke
Stamp Stack Kit from HVW Technologies
A $100.00 Gift Certificate from Active Components Calgary
Fluke 5XLfrom Fluke
Photopopper Photovore Kit from Solarbotics
Airrs Sensor Kit from HVW Technologies
Cordless Soldering Iron Kit from Active Components Calgary
Portable Tool Kit from Active Components Calgary
Hex Pummer Kit from Solarbotics Ltd.
Innovation Machine / Robot Art
Scott Martin
"Borg Hive Collection"
Tom Gray
"ClockBots"
Grant McKee
"Solar Inverter"
This event was judged by the audience who used their ticket stubs to vote on a piece they liked, while also entering the door-prize draw.
Book "Desktop Machining" from Sherline Machine Tools
A US$50 Gift Certificate from Mondo-tronics
27XT Multimeter from Active Components Calgary
A $100.00 Gift Certificate from Active Components Calgary
Book "Desktop Machining" from Sherline Machine Tools
MultiSim / Ultiboard Software from Electronics Work Bench
Portable Tool Kit from Active Components Calgary
Portable Parts Carrier from Active Components Calgary
Cordless Soldering Iron Kit from Active Components Calgary
Bicore Experimenter's Kit from Solarbotics
Wellhead Blowout  Extinguisher
Logan Reese
"Flame Putter Outer"
Colin Gann
"Rhino"
Manuelle Croft, Manon Fortin, Suzie Loubert & Nathalie Poirier
"UQAR"
Find a flame in a maze and extinguish it as quickly as you can, without getting nailed with time penalties.
$300.00 from WCRG
Fluke 110 from Fluke
Boe Bot Full Kit from HVW Technologies and Parallax
A $100.00 Gift Certificate from Active Components
$200.00 from WCRG
Fluke 5XL from Fluke
Portable Parts Carrier from Active Components Calgary
20x4 LCD from HVW Technologies
$100.00 from WCRG
Portable Parts Carrier from Active Components Calgary
Active Golf Shirt from Active Components Calgary
Photopopper Photovore Kit from Solarbotics
Line Follower
Dave Hylands
"Maurader"
Jim McGinn
"Lori"
Kristoph Minchau
"Queen"
Build a robot to follow a line around an  increasingly difficult course.
$75.00 from WCRG
A US$50 Gift Certificate from Mondo-tronics
27XT Multimeter from Active Components Calgary
SolarSpeeder Kit from Solarbotics
Stamp Stack Kit from HVW Technologies
$50.00 from WCRG
Stamp Stack Kit from HVW Technologies
L298 Motor Driver Kit from HVW Technologies
MultiSim / Ultiboard Software from Electronics Work Bench
$25.00 from WCRG
Cordless Soldering Iron Kit from Active Components Calgary
L298 Motor Driver Kit from HVW Technologies
Photopopper Photovore Kit from Solarbotics
Solarbotics Formula SolarSpeeder Stephan Holeman Mike Ball Suzanne Quen This event was solely sponsored and run by Solarbotics Ltd.
ScoutWalker 2 Kit ($349 value) ScoutWalker 1 Kit ($239 value) Bicore Experimenter's Board ($45 value)
AM Innovations Lunatic Fringe "Open Source" by Darcy Dueck. Winner of a $100 Cash Prize from AM Innovations! This award is for the strangest, out-there sorta attempt at robotics. In this case, an autonomous sumo robot with a penguin taped on...
JCM Inventure's Founder's Award Jeff Robertson "Argus" - Winner of a $250 Cash prize and $100 coupon from JCM Inventures. This award is for "Best Overall Design" within the criteria of:

robot must be built by a student in Western Canada

robot must exhibit strong technical merit and innovative design

consideration will be given to the age and experience of the builder
 

...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.