2001 Robo-Basho:  Sumatori Potato Bug

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Sumatori Potato Bug is the creation of Eric Ellis, Matt Greeff, Brice Jensen, Bryce Neilson, and Chris Smith.  The potato bug uses six four-bar linkages for walking and pushing, a lifting belt for tipping their adversary, a sonar sensor for locating their opponents, and IR detectors for sensing ring location.


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The Potato Bug without its skin.