DPRG’s RoboColumbus Outdoor Rover competition for 2023 was held on November 18. The competition was hosted by the Edward’s family, which is greatly appreciated by DPRG. The morning started out with the course layout. Donuts and coffee were provided for the judges and competitors. While the course details were finalized and the cone waypoints handed out, competitors made final checks on their robots and used the practice cones to set up vision systems. At midday, pizza was served, then the competition started. Each competing robot was allowed 3 runs. Winners were based on the best runs of each robot. Everyone had a good time.
Results:
| Competitor / Robot | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 |
| Scott Gibson / B.E.L.C.H 1st place | Targ 3 Chall 3 6 Home 0 | Targ 3 Chall 3 8 Home 2 | Targ 3 Chall 3 6 Home 0 |
| Ray Casler / Not Named mug winner | Targ 0 Chall 0 0 Home 0 | Targ 3 Chall 0 3 Home 0 | Targ 0 Chall 0 0 Home 0 |
| Paul Bouchier / MowBot 2nd place | Targ 0 Chall 0 0 Home 0 | Targ 2 Chall 0 4 Home 2 | Targ 2 Chall 0 5 Home 3 |
| Scott Gibson / T.U.R.D 3rd place | Targ 0 Chall 0 0 Home 0 | Targ 3 Chall 0 4 Home 0 | Targ 0 Chall 0 0 Home 0 |
| Raj Prabhakar / Not Named | Targ 0 Chall 0 0 Home 0 | Targ 0 Chall 0 0 Home 0 | Targ 0 Chall 0 0 Home 0 |
Robot Interviews:
Paul Bouchier – MowBot: https://youtu.be/YolhCBCL1M0
Raj Prabhakar – not named: https://youtu.be/y2wCjd1kKZo
Ray Casler – not named: https://youtu.be/V-3ihW_hVs0
Scott Gibson – B.E.L.C.H: https://youtu.be/VLsHgy2Qr9w
Scott Gibson – T.U.R.D: https://youtu.be/AgF3U74yt9k
Robot Run Videos:
Paul Bouchier – Mowbot run-1: https://youtu.be/i_Vaz9umCDk
Paul Bouchier – Mowbot run-2: https://youtu.be/7xMSVBU_tXM
Paul Bouchier – Mowbot run-3: https://youtu.be/PuKplhWdNf4
Ray Casler’s un-named robot run-1: https://youtu.be/5_KFftKTdU8
Ray Casler’s un-named robot run-2: https://youtu.be/t8kH0OlS9BA
Ray Casler’s un-named robot run-3: https://youtu.be/ZcI92QCcK7Y
Scott Gibson’s B.E.L.C.H. robot run-1: Run not recorded
Scott Gibson’s B.E.L.C.H. robot run-2: https://youtu.be/DWkmYp8ATOU
Scott Gibson’s B.E.L.C.H. robot run-3: https://youtu.be/0nnqIz4XzYo
Scott Gibson’s T.U.R.D. robot run-1: https://youtu.be/l3wp4BWpVxw
Scott Gibson’s T.U.R.D. robot run-2: https://youtu.be/lReMMvJhqbM
Scott Gibson’s T.U.R.D. robot run-3: https://youtu.be/2VgmgBYOIx8
Raj Prabhakar un-named robot run-1: https://youtu.be/Mw6jTA4_pjE
Raj Prabhakar un-named robot run-2: https://youtu.be/OqOZXEvrUEo
Raj Prabhakar un-named robot run-3: https://youtu.be/XyGGVH5PbN0
Robot run videos are very helpful in showing the unexpected tribulations that the robots endure while attempting the tasks of the competition. Even runs that did not go well often have lessons.