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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A talented team of four engineering students from |
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The University of Texas at Dallas took top honors in its division at |
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the 2011 BattleBots/BotsIQ Nationals, held in Miami Beach from |
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February 23 through 27; and |
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WHEREAS, This annual competition features fighting robots |
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created by teams of high school and college students; the robots |
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compete two at a time in a closed arena, battering each other until |
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one of the mechanical warriors is immobilized or destroyed; in the |
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process of designing, building, and maintaining their battlebots, |
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students gain experience in working as a team, meeting deadlines, |
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and working within tight budget and weight constraints; and |
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WHEREAS, The victorious battlebot created by the UT Dallas |
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team is named Blender and includes a whirling, steel-toothed disc |
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of military-grade titanium that rotates at nearly 100 miles per |
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hour; in a shower of sparks, it triumphed against opponents with |
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such fearsome names as Witch Doctor and Doomsday, taking first |
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prize in the college 120-pound weight class; and |
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WHEREAS, Combining the complementary skills of two |
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mechanical engineering students and two electrical engineering |
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students, the team consisted of Zach Heins, Alex Kollaja, Nikkan |
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Yadegary, and Stuart Yun; these resourceful competitors benefited |
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from the guidance and encouragement of UT Dallas engineering |
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professor Dr. Cy Cantrell; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the UT Dallas battlebot team have |
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earned great distinction for themselves and their school through |
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their ingenuity, knowledge, and hard work, and they are indeed |
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worthy of special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the battlebot team |
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from The University of Texas at Dallas for their victory at the 2011 |
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BattleBots/BotsIQ Nationals and extend to them sincere best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |