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Other Spring Carnival events might receive more hoopla. Buggy and Booth participants likely spend more time preparing for and working on them. But MObile roBOTs (commonly called "Mobot") enthusiasts don't seem to mind.
"Most people are focused on school and exams," said John Palmisano, a mechanical engineer and 2004 computer science graduate, who won the competition multiple times. "If people sleep the night before, it usually means they gave up."
For the participants and crowds — yes, crowds — that line the sidewalk in front of Wean Hall where, for the past 25 years, the Mobot Slalom Race has taken place, it's an unmissable event. Neither rain, nor snow, nor high winds keep the Mobot faithful from watching these autonomous robots crawl along the wavy white-lined course in a quest to see which one clears its 14 gates first. Lucky for recent competitors, the walkway where the race occurs received a much-needed paving a year and a half ago.
