Thursday, August 7, 2008

And in the end...

We got 14th! Which, let's face it, is not as good as last year, when we got 11th. Nor is it as good as we were hoping we'd do with our fancy hydrophones. But hey, it was quite the ride. Read more in this excerpt from the Dallas Morning News story about us:
http://smu.edu/newsinfo/excerpts/robotics-club-dmn-5aug2008.asp.

We were estatic, however, that our friends at the University of Texas at Dallas ended up getting 2nd place. (And they only got 2nd place because they did exactly what the 1st place team did just a little slower.) Go UTD!

It's sad to know that we won't get another shot at the competition, since almost all of our team members are graduating. Many of the other teams encouraged us by saying, "Oh don't worry, you'll get it to work next year for sure." When we informed them that we wouldn't be returning, though, they had a new idea: "Well in that case...can we have your robot?"

She may have had a few bugs, but one thing's for sure. Seahorse III was and is the sexiest 'bot around.

If you've been following this blog, please leave a comment to tell the guys of the Robotics Club--once last time--just how they rock!

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