Starting next week is the FIRST Robotics Championship for the 2013 season. The team I am mentoring was fortunate enough to double qualify with a win in Toronto as well as the Rookie All-star award.
I'm curious who else here on Newgrounds is a part of FIRST. I was talking to Archawn and it turns out he's a part of it and will be at the championships as well. The championships are taking place in St. Louis at the Edward Jones dome starting April 25th and is free to attend, so if you're in the area, come in and say hi!
Here's a quick video for those who are unaware of what competition is like:
MSGhero
That's a lot more interesting than the robot I had to make for my ME class
Mattster
It's absolutely fascinating. Average weight of these bots are 100-120(max) lbs. When I first heard about it, I laughed and thought it was like Lego Mindstorms... Oh how I was surprised.