Cybernetic Landwalker Challenge Highlights

The following photos were taken at the Sixth Annual Cybernetic LandWalker Challenge. This event was held on Saturday May 11, 2002 at DA Morrison Junior High School in Toronto


Sponsored by the Applied Science and Technology Teachers of Ontario, ASTTO, this challenge was open to all students from grades 4 to 10:


Level one: grades 4 - 6
Level two: grades 7 - 8
Level three: grades 9 - 10

Each team consisted of five students, a sponsoring teacher, an industrial sponsor and an engineer/ technician volunteer. The LAND WALKER was required to use a given motor (supplied) to make an artificial life form which would meet each of the following benchmarks:
                


i) Walk on a flat surface
ii) Walk on astroturf
iii) Walk on sand
iv) Walk up an inclined hill (20 degrees)
v) Walk over an object
vi) The Endurable Walker -uses only one battery throughout the testing period

Students were also be required to submit a Design Portfolio as part of the competition. The portfolio was an engineering report which described the design and construction of the LAND WALKER.



Congratulations!
Congratulations to all of the teams which particpated in the days events. Every landwalker was unique and rose to the challenges provided. Fortythree (43) teams entered the competition. The winners for each division were as follows:

   Grades 9 and 10 Champs:
    First Place, Malvern CI - Black Knights
    Second Place, DA Morrison Jr. HS- Blood Sucker
    Third Place, Pleasant View Jr. HS - Fused

   Grades 7 and 8 Champs:
    First Place, Don Valley Middle School - Hyper Android
    Second Place, Don Valley Middle School - Jaguars
    Third Place, Don View Middle School - Creepy Crawlers

   Grades 4 to 6 Champs:
    First Place, Blantyre PS - Team 1
    Second Place, Blantyre PS - Team 2
    Third Place, Withrow PS - Walkers



Special Thanks!
Thanks goes out to the many people who helped make this event work:

  Our Coordinator and Organizer - George Heighington
  Our Host School Coordinator - Sharon Lang, D.A. Morrison
  Score Keeper - Chris Doucette
  Master of Ceremony and Time Trial Judge - Cheryl Lovell
      
  Portfolio Judges - Doug Patillo, Virgil Parvu, Terri Wilkinson, Marilyn Orslick
           
  Our Helpers - Lena and Lisa
      




Acknowledgements!
ASTTO would like to acknowledge and give special thanks to:

The Professional Engineers of Ontario for their funding support
Radio Shack for supplying motors
Spectrum for supplying gears and pulleys


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