HBRC Challenge Phase III - Decompression

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Oh, what a night!

    We had our share of technical difficulties, but I really appreciate everybody hanging in there with us. By the end of the day, I thought it was a fun, memorable, and productive meeting. 10 robot enthusiasts in-person at Maker Nexus + 18 online via Zoom. Nine presenters and 13 homebrewed robots!

    

    Video coming soon!  :-] 

**Camp Peavy**  

• Buggy3 — TableBOT Challenge Phase III  

• Smarty3 — FloorBOT Challenge Phase I  

https://youtu.be/giE8g8ZbT0c 

• Rodney Jr. — Machine Intelligence, Run-What-Ya-Brung!

**Al Margolis**  

• Donkey Car — FloorBOT

**James Phelan**  

• Stormy  

• FloorBOT Exploration  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo1sceOkqcI&t=429s 

**Dr. Alan Federman**  

• Ubiquity Mini  

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BCyIEzOs9JeCfeMFg3lDsbZL-EfRl4Dj/view?usp=sharing   

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t9QiPfO_9XsoWT3EYTAYz0hp-o_mK-xN/view?usp=drive_link 

**Mike Wimble**  

• Titania — Status as of September 30, 2026  

https://youtu.be/b5cBbkLcDz8?si=ulXI5OaUNglIzkeg 

**Steve Nelson**  

• Ride of Chucky  

• Skateboard Chucky  

• Beer2-D2

**George Taylor**  

• Flea Market ESP32 Feather + Display — MicroPython  

• HomingBOT — Finding a GPS coordinate and driving home

**Hivesh**  

• Solo Arm  

• What's the One Thing You Would Expect From Your Personal Robot?

**Marco Walther**  

• Swamppy

Jimmy the Alien At Maker Faire - Bay Area 2026

https://youtu.be/YKG-iYCiYCA?si=iJ3R6l88w06eSFoi 

Bay Area Maker Faire

https://photos.app.goo.gl/nLioX4nkaCd9YsnQ6 

    Thanks to everyone who presented, participated, and stuck with us through the technical gremlins. And special thanks to Kyoung and Thomas for being there! That's what the HBRC Challenge is all about: building robots, showing what you've built, challenging and learning from each other.

Thanks and Enjoy!

Camp