Snowbots

Summary

The Snowbots team builds and programs small autonomous vehicles based on a 1/12 scale RC car chassis. These vehicles are intended to be test platforms for larger vehicles, and for competition in their own right.

Competition

Six vehicles in the Snowbots team competed in the 2009 Autonomous Robot Racing Challenge hosted by the University of Waterloo. Out of twelve robots registered to compete, we took second, third, fourth, and fifth places.

Videos

Here is Snowfury Mk.III (aka the "Wild Weasel") at the 2009 Robot Racing Challenge.

Team member Matt's blog has detailed coverage of the event, including photographs and videos.

Photographs

Snowtires in the shopSnowtires in the shop

Drag raceDrag race

At the starting lineAt the starting line

Waterloo 2009 group photoWaterloo 2009 group photo