AVC 2013 recap
We came, we saw, we raced. And some of us got hit by robots.
Happy 2.3-week anniversary of the 2013 Autonomous Vehicle Competition!
We're still basking in the glory of the event's biggest, best incarnation yet at the Boulder Reservoir on June 8th. We can't believe how well it went, and we want to say thank you again to everyone who came out for some sweet, sweet robot action! And an extra thank you to our competitors; you guys put on a great show, and we were honored that you all worked so hard for our favorite day of geekdom. We had record-breaking numbers of teams (87) and spectators (over a thousand), and we got a ton of awesome photos, a few robust sunburns, and the usual robot-related injuries. And not a single plane ended up the lake, somehow! Let's take a walk down memory lane.
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A competition's not a competition without a few winners, and this year we had a whole heap - congrats! (For a review of the vehicle classes and rules, check out the official AVC page.) Hopefuls take note, these are the teams to beat next year:
Ground Winners
- Micro/PBR 1st: Road Runner
- Micro/PBR 2nd: WNCC
- Micro/PBR 3rd: Team Wild Circuits
- Peloton 1st: CDC
- Peloton 2nd: Team Minuteman
- Peloton 3rd: Team Bebop
- Non-Traditional 1st: Team Lukas
- Non-Traditional 2nd: Home Brew
- Non-Traditional 3rd: June 7th All Nighters
- Student 1st: Dragons
- Student 2nd: Evergreen Nerds, asdb
- Student 3rd: Short Circuit - QED
- Doping 1st: Netburner
- Doping 2nd: 0x27
- Doping 3rd: Savage Solder
- Best Dressed: QED
- Rookie: Electric Marmot
- Engineer's Choice: Home Brew
- Crowd Choice: Class 5 Society
- Purple Heart: Team Ramshackle
Aerial Winners
- Aerial 1st: Team Dave C
- Aerial 2nd: Building Exercise
- Aerial 3rd: Special Delivery
- Kill Switch: CSDSM&T
Well done everyone - we had a great day and we can't wait to see what you guys come up with next year! See you in 2014!
