The competition at the design expo was pretty exciting! And we're pretty happy with how we did.
We tied our first match, against 'The Molemen,' with one ping pong ball each. They were seeded 15 spots above us, but, with its massive bulk, our machine really got in their way. Click here for the video. Both teams moved on.
Our opponent in our second match was 'Your Ad Here.' This time, our machine wasn't very mobile, having a hard time with one of its wheels, and it kind of got in its own way, but our opponent's car seemed to stop working partway through. You can see in the video how our car rolls easily in and out of the holes.
It's hard to keep track of everything in the video of our last match. Our machine had its best performance yet, scoring a number of ping-pong balls, even after it actually loses a wheel by the tower! We didn't even notice for most of the match. However, we were no match for the impressive number 1 seed 'Aquatone,' which scored a number of much heavier squash balls.
Can you see Balls of Fury there in the top 8?
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| inches from "WINNER!" |
So we're pretty happy. Just look at Selman's face:
(^Very funny Ester)
(^how can you spell my name wrong - it's right there)
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| left to right: Connor (our GSI), Dan, Carlea, Esther, Selman |
