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Uh Oh!
DefconBots Cancelled! Unfortunately I've decided that we'll have to put the contest on hold for a year. I just don't have the time or the drive to make it a great contest... So, as of April 13th, there won't be a contest this year. If anyone would like to step up to run the contest I'll happily hand over full control, you can contact me or Russ (contest goon) to volunteer!

I'm really sorry for the teams that put work in already. What I would suggest is to bring the bot as a demo, people *love* seeing robots, and it's a great way to meet people. Just convert it to shoot confetti or pour drinks or something. I can also highly recommend the RoboGames event in San Francisco in June. I've competed there several times and it's a great event!

2009 Rules2009 Event at Defcon 17
Results Congratulations Team Yozhik, fastest time was 15.7 seconds! Full Results
DiscussionDiscussion Forums are located at The Defcon Forums

Past Events:

2008 (Defcon 16)Build a shooting gallery robot, elimination tournament
2007 (Defcon 15)Build a shooting gallery robot, elimination tournament
2006 (Defcon 14)Build a shooting gallery robot, timed tournament
2005 (Defcon 13)Build a mobile robot that can traverse an arena picking up ping pong balls, then shoot down cans with them.
2004 (Defcon 12)Build a mobile robot that can pick up ping pong balls and transport them across an arena.

Questions? kallahar@kallahar.com