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They competed at robogames 2011.
If anyone's interested, the show (Killer Robots: Robogames 2011) is airing tonight at 10pm and 1am on the Science Channel. 60 minutes of robot mayhem!
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If only I got the Science Channel!
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It's hard to estimate the number of hours that went into it, but it is no more complicated than your average FIRST robot.

I'm using a 2004 IFI control system which has held up well so far (I've heard their weak point is the DB9 cables going bad. 98% of the other teams use a 2.4Ghz RC Airplane or Car system.
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