Engineering students showcase talent in Robot Wars

 | 12/09/2005

Lipscomb University's junior and senior engineers participated in "Robot Wars, Episode II: Attack of the Maze" as part of course curriculum. The project required student teams to navigate microprocessor-based robots through a maze and around an object without the use of a remote control. The event provided a demonstration of engineering skills the students have learned throughout the semester.

Benjamin Ness, senior, and Mike Sherman, junior, produced a robot that was completely self-contained and that used infared sensors to navigate through the obstacle course.

"This project enabled us to learn practical knowledge about micro-controlled programming and assembly programming," said Ness and Sherman. "Most importantly, we learned about patience! We are just glad that our robot worked."

For more information about Lipscomb's College of Natural and Applied Sciences, contact Ben Hutchinson, dean, by e-mailing ben.hutchinson [at] lipscomb.edu.