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02/25/2005 Entry: ""

Here's some more robot team coverage:

Another minor obstacle was discovered the day before during a scrimmage with other teams in Washington, D.C. The robot's arm hit its computer's off switch.

This is about half the story. Full story: scrimmage matchs starts, but our bot doesn't move. What's wrong ? Alas, no one turned on the power ! Once other bots are out of the way, a student runs out and flips the switch. Said bot moves about ten feet forward, it's arm raises up and then flips backwards. It falls on the power switch and turns itself off again. Hilarity ensues.