Meta Netflix MyOme Robot Battling
Meta Netflix MyOme Robot Battling events went spectacularly well with a top 100 time and a brand-new innovation in attack arm technology.
Meta kicked off things with a large event for 150 people at headquarters in Menlo Park. They hosted our Robot Build and Battle event in a large ballroom in MPK 21. This marked our 70th event at Meta and it lived up to expectations. The event included several modifications, lively battles, and another happy group. This was the team’s first in person meeting together as a whole group, and we were honored they chose us to kick things off in the right direction!
Heading south the Netflix we encountered a group that built slowly but juiced up the innovation aspect of the event. We saw three innovations we had not previously seen, including one that really caught my eye: the floppy arm! (pictured above). The team designed the arm to be loose, and to create a sort of self-propulsion. As the robot moved side to side, the arm would whiplash and move as well. I have never seen this before, and it was surprisingly effective at popping balloons. I would definitely strike this up to a brand-new attack arm technology, diverging from the solid-state technology of all previous models.
Moving back north up to the south San Francisco area, we entertained MyOme engineers at the Westin San Francisco Airport. The venue was perfect with one table per team and ample room to battle. Being engineers, they were fiercely competitive to build the robot faster than each other. Indeed, the winning team had an ultra-fast build time of 32:10 (thirty two minutes and ten seconds), placing them 55th all-time, tied with Google.
Thousands of teams have competed in the robot build and battle event, so 55th is an incredible time and an amazing performance!
