机器人战争
The goal is simple: destroy or render your opponent's robot immobile while avoiding damage to your own. 这是一个叫做“战斗机器人”的比赛,还有战猫, 俄亥俄州的学生队, recently organized the inaugural edition.
郭库·迪奥，硕士[25] 2024年6月5日
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竞争的加剧, which pits student-made robots against each other as part of a project for a first-year 机械工程 class, was part of the BattleCats organization’s efforts to increase the awareness of robotics-based competitions on OHIO's 雅典 campus.
Battlebots began as a television show and now describes the genre of robot-based contests that take place in large and small venues across the country.
The project for first-year 机械工程 students taught the basics of robotics engineering with an engaging twist.
为课程学分而战
布洛克Klamfoth, 计算机科学专业的大三学生, is the event and competition manager for the BattleCats. He joined the team in the spring of 2023 and described the event as one of his standout memories in the group.
“Being the announcer for the spring tournament was an unforgettable experience. 尽管我很紧张, I found the role exciting and something I want to keep doing in tournaments that the BattleCats team makes.”
事件, one of the organization’s newest initiatives, included an experiential learning component for freshman 机械工程 students, who participated for course credit. The semester-long project required the first-year students t蛇行的 Mechanical and Energy Engineering: Gateway course to build their own battlebots and compete against other battlebot enthusiasts to see which bot would come out on top.
凯莉·斯图尔特和乔赛亚·塞克尔, freshmen in the 机械工程 class, participated in the contest and placed third and first respectively..
“They chose battlebots because building those robots is a small-scale project, 电子设备也很简单, so it was a good way for us to get used to building, 创建, 和连接,塞克尔说。.
The initiative allowed the students to solve design issues for functionality purposes as they built their bots to compete with a specific timeline in mind.
“We got more hands-on experience because of how small the robots had to be,” Stewart said. “我们两人一组工作, 所以每个人都有事可做, and we all contributed to building our bots for the tournament significantly.”
The final showdown brought spectators of all ages.
Each robot comes with a special set of skills.
Students designed and built their competition robots over the course of the semester.
“一次不可思议的经历”
The BattleCats organization formed in 2012 and currently count a membership of 38 students. The values of the community emphasize creativity, competition, and teamwork. 这个团队, competitive in its nature and the sport it is involved in, participated in an event held by a group called Xtreme Bots last year and came in second place.
“It’s been an incredible experience being a part of this organization,克拉姆福思说. “As someone who wants to work on things like robotics after college, working on this team has given me an idea of what that career will be like.”
As the competition manager, Klamforth coordinates the group’s participation in local tournaments. He described the tournament experience as “formative” for its impact on team unity and inclusion.
“It helped give us inspiration on how to work as a unit and function like that,” he said. “Even though there are numerous roles within the team, 包括电气, 机械主管和团队主管, competitions have allowed us to function as a unit seamlessly.”
Their main challenge in competitions has been ensuring they always have a backup plan.
“You can never be too sure going up against other Battlebots, 所以有B计划是有帮助的,克拉姆福思说.
There are numerous things to look forward to from the BattleCats team. They are working on new Battlebot tournaments for the 2024-2025 school year, including the second version of the spring tournament and a possible bot racing competition. They will also be producing creative and exciting bots for future tournaments. Anyone interested in Battlebots can find their information on the American Society of Mechanical Engineers page.