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Im going to go with 3.

a tex mex restaurant(awsome fajitas BTW)
the local barbershop(they would only sponser us if the below sponsered us)
and the local vacuum shop(they would only sponser us if the above sponsered us)

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they're not really weird or crazy but sara lee has sponsored 1038 in the past...and puffs tissues sponsored us this year...not really sure how they relate to robotics

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We have Dr. Greg Olsen, a local resident as well as the 3rd ever Private Astronaut. He went to the International Space Station and while he was in space he sent us an email saying that he'd like to sponsor us. Pretty cool, but we had to wait for the check until he came back to earth.

It's pretty cool, but the Clown is kinda tough to beat, I'm guessing he gives free training to 25 (not like they need it).

[Off Season Plug]By the way, if you come to Monty Madness, you'll get to see Greg Olsen as our keynote speaker. [/Off season Plug] [related note] the $100 enterence fee deal ends March 31 so sign up quick! [/lots of off topicness]

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For those of you that are saying you are not sure how robots have anything to do with a product, try thinking about how the products are packaged and/or manufactured. In the above, I'm pretty sure that they don't have a person with scissors cutting each tissue. A robot/machine is responsible for it.

Many food products are the same way. There was a tv show on the Food Network (name escapes me) that would show some of the equipment that was used to make candies or package the food items. How much better can you get than combining food with machines?

As for my teams, I think the craziest sponsor is actually the non-sponsor. Too bad many companies/businesses still don't see all the benefits of this program.

indieFan

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The show's name is Unwrapped. They show how many popular food items are made and packaged. They also usually show a little bit about the history of the item.

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OUr team is sponsored in part by C-STAR HORSE FARM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT. thats pretty far from any robotics needs.

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One of our sponsors - Missouri Doodles. From their website:

Missouri Doodles breeds superior miniature Labradoodles and Goldendoodles


DeAnnaC

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our craziest sponser.. was last year. This company Precision Edge, gave us 1000+ of these little Medallion

all for free with their robotic lazer cutters (go Fanuc robotics!)... .they are a company which primarily makes surgical tools... so that in itself was pretty crazy ide think.

-kevin

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I've always drempt of having a Pepsi sponer so that you could get free mountain dew... *drool*

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Yeah Pepsi would be sweet

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One of our sponsors is the division of Philips Medical that makes Sonicare toothbrushes. This isn't that strange, though, since every robot needs clean (gear) teeth.