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Robots playing the game of "Operation."

Category: The Art/Science (Non?)Divide Building
Posted on: October 10, 2007 2:35 PM, by David Ng

Had a coffee with a friend (Jon Nakane) who runs the UBC EngPhys Projects lab, and he told me about one of their most recent robot competitions held over the summer. Basically, this is bundled in a with an intense Robotics course that is a favourite of the engineering set (PHYS253 - Introduction to Instrument Design).

Anyway, this year the contest was to make an autonomous robot that could play the game of "Operation." It's pretty hilarious. Check out the YouTube video below:

I wonder what type of competition they will have next year? In previous years, they've had "HockeyBots", "RescueBots", "BusBots." Any suggestions? - the zanier the better I think.

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