Sorry to announce, but we have canceled Bot Brawl 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. We hope to see you in 2021.

June 3, 2020 at 8:07 pm | Announcements, Brawls & Boogaloos | No comment

As of right now, we do NOT know when we will be able to host Bot Boogaloo 2020! We hope to host one this year. We plan to give a three month notice before we host it. We encourage you to work on your robot(s) so you are ready to go. Below is a description of the event with pertinent details. If you have questions, contact Bruce at president@circpeoria.org

It will be similar to our past events with only slight modifications. We hope to again have it at Illinois Central College in East Peoria, Illinois, in room 212/213 of the Academic Building. It has worked out well to host it there, so we’ll do it again.

Parking will be available in Lot V. If it is full, Lot C will work well. Note that College Drive is a one way road going counter clockwise around the campus.

The competition will start around 10:00 AM and finish in the early afternoon. People can arrive as early as 8:30 AM. Contestant check in is from 9:00 AM to 9:40 AM. The order of events will be weather dependent. We will have the indoor events when rain is most expected and the RoboMagellan will be held outdoors when rain is least expected. The final decision will be made Saturday morning between the organizers and contestants.

We will accept mail-in entries. If you are mailing in an entry, email me so we can anticipate your robot(s). Bruce at president@circpeoria.org

Registration will be opened once we make a final decision in mid-May. You will be able to register via BuildersDB. Walk ins are welcome Saturday morning during the check in time. Please email me if you plan on entering Saturday morning. It’s not mandatory, but it will help us plan and get better organized. Bruce at president@circpeoria.org

Events

An entry fee of $20 is charged for each robot preregistered, or $30 if not preregistered. Day of the competition walk ins are welcome. Art Bot entrants are not charged. There is no charge for people just watching. It’s only the robots that we charge.

Sumo: Autonomous sumo bots (example video):

Mini Sumo (500 g)

Mega Sumo (3 kg)



Line Course: Autonomous line following bots (example video):

Line Following

Line Maze

Cone Stalking: Autonomous indoor cone touching bots Cone Stalking rules

Art Bot: Something fun and free form that does not require a registration fee. Art Bot rules

RoboMagellan: We’ll use Seattle Robotics Society’s RoboMagellan rules

April 8, 2020 at 8:04 pm | Brawls & Boogaloos, Competitions | No comment

The April meeting will be held online. We will be using Google Hangouts. All active members have been invited. If you would like to attend, contact Bruce Stott at president@circpeoria.org and he’ll invite you. We will try to follow the same format as a regular meeting: 1) Show and Tell, 2) Tech Talk: Mike will continue his talk on PID control, 3) Business, and 4) Build Session. It’ll be different and hopefully interesting to meet this way.

April 7, 2020 at 5:56 pm | Monthly Meeting Recaps | No comment

Our March meeting will be back at RCL, aka River City Labs. They are located at 7916 N.Hale Ave., Peoria, IL 61615. Use the white door on the north side of the building.

And yes, we’ll meet at 5:00 PM. The meeting will last until we decide that we have had enough. Attendees can leave anytime they desire. One does not need to be a member to attend.

Agenda:

1) Show and Tell – Share current projects.

2) Tech Talk – “PID Control” multi-part series with Mike.

3) Business – Plan club activities.

4) Build Session – Work on team or personal projects.

March 11, 2020 at 11:17 am | Monthly Meeting Recaps | No comment

Due to the weather, we rescheduled the February meeting to Wednesday, 2/19/2020. We’ll meet at Germantown Hills Library meeting room at 5:00 PM. The meeting room is to the left as one walks into the library. Agenda: 1) Show and Tell, 2) Tech Talk: Mike will talk about PID Control, and 3) Beloved Business Stuff. There will NOT be a build session due to lack of time and being in a library instead of a shop. We will need to be out by 6:45ish at the latest, though the library would like us out by 6:30. (They close the building at 7:00). Hope to see you there.

February 12, 2020 at 3:41 pm | Monthly Meeting Recaps, Uncategorized | No comment

Due to our schedules becoming more congested and conflicted than normal, we have decided to cancel the CIRC December meeting. The January meeting is on Wednesday, 1/8/2020, at 5:00 PM at River City Labs. See directions on the Meetings page.

December 16, 2019 at 8:59 am | Monthly Meeting Recaps, Uncategorized | No comment

We moved the December meeting date to the third Wednesday, 12/18/19. It will still start at 5:00 PM and be held at River City Labs, 7916 N.Hale Ave., Peoria, IL. The new twist we will add to the meeting is to have a build session after the meeting. This means that our general meeting agenda will be

Show & Tell Tech Talk Business Build Session

Hope to see you there.

December 8, 2019 at 7:50 pm | Uncategorized | No comment

Our Bot Boogaloo was a lot of fun this Fall. We had some new faces along with all the contestants from last Spring. Some of the old rivalries got to go at it again to settle scores and some new rivalries were surely started. Plenty of us had sensor and/or program logic issues to give us more humble pie then we wanted. Still, we all had a great time competing and talking robotics.

When the competitions were over, a group sat down to have a build session and talk more robotics. This worked out well and we will make it more of a part of our next Boogaloo in the Spring 2020.

Sumo Results:

Timed event results with times:

November 9, 2019 at 7:00 pm | Brawls & Boogaloos | No comment

CIRC hosted their second Bot Brawl of the year! Harper Experience Day Bot Brawl 19 was held on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Harper College in Palatine, IL. We were located in the cafeteria located on the first floor of building A. This event was held as part of Harper Experience Day and Harper Maker Fest. This was the first time that CIRC hosted a Bot Brawl as a part of these events and it was a great time for all. There were maker demonstrations and maker exhibits going on all day long in addition to the Bot Brawl.

The only event with an award was Antweight (1 lb) RC Combat. We also had fun and exhibition matches based on what contestants brought.

Rules: RC Combat Rules

Competition Schedule:

Combat Results: We ran a round robin bracket where robots were scored 1 for a win, 0 for a loss, and 0.5 for a tie. Ties were decided by the judges. For the rumble, Shenzou was the last robot standing. Great job everyone.

August 28, 2019 at 1:11 pm | Announcements, Brawls & Boogaloos | No comment

We have moved the September meeting 1 week forward to Wednesday, September 4, 2019. Same time. Same place. 5:00 PM at River City Labs, 7916 N.Hale Ave., Peoria, IL 61615. Use the white door on the North, or left, side of the building. Members and non-members are welcome to attend. We will have our show & tell where participants share their progress on different projects, a technical talk where Mike will present the 2nd half of “Using Zumo Line Sensors”, the update on Wheel-E progress, and then everyone’s favorite – Business. If you have questions, contact Bruce at president@circpeoria.org

August 24, 2019 at 9:57 pm | Monthly Meeting Recaps | No comment

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