H.R. No. 2715
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A talented team of four engineering students from
The University of Texas at Dallas took top honors in its division at
the 2011 BattleBots/BotsIQ Nationals, held in Miami Beach from
February 23 through 27; and
WHEREAS, This annual competition features fighting robots
created by teams of high school and college students; the robots
compete two at a time in a closed arena, battering each other until
one of the mechanical warriors is immobilized or destroyed; in the
process of designing, building, and maintaining their battlebots,
students gain experience in working as a team, meeting deadlines,
and working within tight budget and weight constraints; and
WHEREAS, The victorious battlebot created by the UT Dallas
team is named Blender and includes a whirling, steel-toothed disc
of military-grade titanium that rotates at nearly 100 miles per
hour; in a shower of sparks, it triumphed against opponents with
such fearsome names as Witch Doctor and Doomsday, taking first
prize in the college 120-pound weight class; and
WHEREAS, Combining the complementary skills of two
mechanical engineering students and two electrical engineering
students, the team consisted of Zach Heins, Alex Kollaja, Nikkan
Yadegary, and Stuart Yun; these resourceful competitors benefited
from the guidance and encouragement of UT Dallas engineering
professor Dr. Cy Cantrell; and
WHEREAS, The members of the UT Dallas battlebot team have
earned great distinction for themselves and their school through
their ingenuity, knowledge, and hard work, and they are indeed
worthy of special recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the battlebot team
from The University of Texas at Dallas for their victory at the 2011
BattleBots/BotsIQ Nationals and extend to them sincere best wishes
for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2715 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House