Solarbotics WCRG mini-sumo workshop

Dave Hrynkiw
June 12, 2003

The night before WCRG, and all through the office, not a creature was stirring...except two dozen mini-sumo robots - AAAHH!

Thanks to Alberta Printed Circuits, we were able to sponsor a mini-sumo workshop to build 24 robots to compete in the next day's Western Canadian Robot Games.

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