The $99 Mini Challenge

The $99 Mini-Challenge, scheduled for Wednesday, 6 April, is open to undergraduates only. The race will begin at 12:30 pm (in tandem with Mobot Clinic counseling/discussions). The session will continue until 2:00 pm. To help participants understand the various components to building a mobot, we have decomposed the problem into two subsets, reflected in the following two races:

  • Mini-Slalom Challenge
    Area between the ramps, between Gates 2-8
    Fastest time to complete the designated course length
  • Decision-point Challenge
    Starting right before Gate 9 to end of race course
    Fastest time to complete the full decision-point course

The prizes include:

  • $99 The Mini-Challenge: Slalom Challenge (during Mobot Clinic)
  • $99 The Mini-Challenge: Decision-Point Challenge (during Mobot Clinic)

$99 Mobot Mini-Challenge 2011 Map – Poster

Past Winners

2011 Mini-Challenge Champs!
Daniel Jacobs, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sophomore
Time: 00:43.20 Mini Slalom Challenge (Gates 2-8)

2010 Mini-Challenge Champs!
AEPI (Undergraduate Class)
Nathaniel Barshay, Computer Science, Freshman
Time: 00:32.48 Mini Slalom Challenge (Gates 2-8)
Time: 01:05.24 Decision Points Challenge (Gates 9-11)

2009 Mini-Challenge Champs!
(Undergraduate Class)
Time: Mini Slalom Challenge

2008 Mini-Challenge Champs!
(Undergraduate Class)
Time: Mini Slalom Challenge

2007 Mini-Challenge Champs!
Whisk (Undergraduate Class)
Somchaya Liemhetcharat, Computer Science, Senior
Jonathan Wang, Computer Science, Junior
Time: 01:16.31 Mini Slalom Challenge

2006 Mini-Challenge Champs!
Pajamas (Undergraduate Class)
Daniel Dewey, Computer Science, Freshman
Joseph Gannon, Computer Science, Freshman
Time: 01:20.00 Mini Slalom Challenge

2005 Mini-Challenge Champs!
Corn Flake (Undergraduate Class)
Jack M. Wu, Computer Science, Junior
Michael N. Dille, Computer Science, Junior
Brian Thompson, Computer Science, Junior
Time: 00:44.43 Mini Slalom Challenge

2004 Mini-Challenge Champs!
TEAM MonkeyCart 2 (Undergraduate Class)
Jack M. Wu, Computer Science, Sophomore
Michael N. Dille, Computer Science, Sophomore
Time: 00:35.52 Mini Slalom Challenge
TEAM Rattle & Hum (Undergraduate Class)
John Bellinger, Mechanical Engineering, Senior
Time: 00:39.69 Decision-Point Challenge

2003 Mini-Challenge Champ!
TEAM KuhMan (Undergraduate Class)
Sebastian Scherer, Computer Science, Junior
Time: 1:26.03 Mini Slalom

2002 Mini-Challenge Champs!
TEAM DUI JR. (Undergraduate Class)
Alok Ladsariya, Computer Science, Senior
Anthony Rowe, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Junior
Time: 00:46.1

Second Place Winner
TEAM "Unnamed" (Undergraduate Class)
Peter Abeles, Physics, Senior
Time: 01:25.1

2001 Mini-Challenge Champs!
TEAM HARLEY-3 (Undergraduate Class)
Ian Nieves, Computer Science
Ashish Venugopal, Computer Science