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The Underdog Robot
Making its first appearance in the Dade County Youth Fair, "Blood Sweat and Gears" (BSG) was an unlikely champ. This robot was developed by Christopher Columbus High School Robotics Team members Alex Campanero, Christian Perez, Michael Ronconi, and Juan Moas. The trio worked on BSG for almost six months. During this time, group moral was not very high and fierce disputes were common. Success for the rickety robot was doubtful.

The Task Robot
BSG was created for the Task Robot competition at the Dade County Youth Fair. The Task Robot competition consited of a plexiglass cage filled with ten foam balls and a basket. Each robot's objective was to move more balls into a plasic bin than its opponent in two minutes and fifteen seconds. To prepare BSG for the competition, Team members Campanero, Perez, Ronconi, and Moas armed the 'bot with a hinged plexiglss basket system and pulley. Sporting blue roller-blade wheels, BSG was directed by several high-tech 311 servos and a Spectrum Radio Control. It was designed to corner balls, tilt the plexiglass basket, lift the basket, and then dump the balls into the bin by tilting the basket again.== The Team Robot == Each Team member had his own duty during competition. Juan Moas, designated Operator, steered the robot and controlled the motions of the basket. Christian Perez, Chief Loader, filled BSG's basket with stray foam balls. Alex Campanero,