In November 2008, The Robotics Society of Southern California held its annual Talent Contest. The audience grades each entrant for 4 categories:

Each year we hold a contest which is open to anyone to show their favorite project.  The winners are chosen by the audience considering factors such as: Software, Electronics,  Hardware and overall appeal. You can find the rules here.

Our RSSC club in Fullerton used to collaborate with the SDRS robot club in San Diego, which does not exist anymore. In 2001, a Talent Show and a Minesweeper contest was held. Here are some pictures I found in the archives from the Talent Show portion:

By Arthur Ed LeBouthillier

This article was published in the December 1999 issue of The Robot Builder.

by Jim Ubersetzig

This article appeared in the November 1999 issue of The Robot Builder.

This article is a follow-up on the article "A Circular Navigation System [Part 2]"

by Jim Ubersetzig

This article was published in the October 1999 issue of the Robot Builder.

This article is a follow-up to "A Circular Navigation System [Part 1]"

by Jef Mangelschots

by Jef Mangelschots

During the February 2010 RSSC meeting, a small discussion on the pro's and con's of range sensors, particularly IR and ultrasonic, was held. This article gives a short overview of that discussion:

Jim Ubersetzig

This article was published in the September 1999 issue of The Robot Builder.

This paper, originally published in December 93 and reprinted with permission, covers the theory required to understand the construction article in next month's newsletter. The construction article will describe the robot navigation system Jim Ubersetzig demonstrated at the April 99 RSSC meeting.

by Tom Thornton

This article appeared in the June 1999 issue of The Robot Builder.

Background

One traditional method of range finding is based on triangulation. To use triangulation, you must know the baseline distance between the light source and the sensor, as well as the angles the sensor and source make with the baseline between them. Figure 1 shows one possible configuration for a triangulation range finder.

by Arthur Ed LeBouthillier

This article appeared in the June 1999 issue of The Robot Builder.

by Jim Ubersetzig

This article was published in the April 1999 issue of The Robot Builder.

This is a follow-up to the article "Dual Sensors for a STAMP".

Introduction

Have you ever wanted to add sensors to your robot - but weren't sure how to do it ?

This article was first published in the May 1999 issue of The Robot Builder.

 by Jim Ubersetzig

Have you ever wanted to add sensors to your robot - but weren't sure how to do it ? In this article I will show you how to build a distance measuring sensor for your robot. The sensor could be used by the robot to avoid running into walls or obstacles.

by Jim Ubersetzig

This article was published in the March 1999 issue of the Robot Builder. 

Introduction

Have you ever wanted to add sensors to your robot - but weren't sure how to do it ? In this two-part article I will show you how to build a pair of inexpensive sensors which share a Basic Stamp 1 computer.