However, as Randy explains how he gutted 25 consumer electronics devices to build his little beast, you realize the incredible dedication and hours of labor that went into every tiny movement ViCtoR makes. First off, done is a relative term. An informal poll showed that most builders are actually never done. Welcome to the world of the perpetual tinkerer. As an incentive to encourage these guys to finish their projects, yearly contests pit SRS creations against robots from around the world.
Contestants enter events such as sumo wrestling, maze solving, or fire fighting.
At the Trinity National Robot Fire Fighting Contest, SRS robots won third and fourth place. Isa Harrison and her dad built a Japanese class sumo-bot that won first place at the Western Canada Robot Games in Calgary. Isa also took second place in a solar-powered robot race car contest. Award-winning robots are proudly displayed and adorned with medals. However, they are not put out to pasture.