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Autonomous Snowplows Will Compete this January

Annual Competition Set for Jan. 19-20 We might not have much snow on the ground in the Twin Cities, but that won’t stop this year’s Autonomous Snowplow Competition from taking place January 19 and 20 at Dunwoody College of Technology. Dunwoody will host teams from across the Midwest for the 14th Annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition. […]

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Dunwoody’s new autonomous snowplows capture first, second, and third at annual competition

12th Annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition was held Jan. 22 Nine autonomous snowplow teams from across the Midwest braved the cold on Saturday, Jan. 22 to test their technology against a row of snow at the 12th Annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition, hosted by Dunwoody College of Technology. The yearly event serves as an opportunity for universities, […]

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Newly designed robots set to compete in international snowplow competition

Dunwoody students rolled up their sleeves and spent the last several months designing and building three new autonomous snowplows from the ground up. The new ones will update and replace namesakes Wendigo, Wechuge, and Snow Devil in the 12th Annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition, held on the Dunwoody campus later this month. This type of upgrade […]

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Snowplow trophy boxes built in-house.

Alex Hall and Demian Troy, Pre-Media Technologies students in the Design & Graphics Technology department, were approached by their instructor about making trophy boxes to house the snow globes given to the winning teams from the 10th Annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition held on the Dunwoody campus this weekend.  “Pete [Rivard] told me he didn’t want a regular […]

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New teams and tech for Snowplow Competition

With temperatures that average below freezing, hours of sunlight that are few and far between, and ice skates a necessary mode of transportation, it is sometimes difficult to remember why we live in Minnesota. Especially in the dead of winter. But when the first snowflakes started to settle around the Dunwoody campus late this fall, […]

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Dunwoody Hosting Annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition

Warming house and ice sculpture also part of this great winter event on Sat., Jan. 18 Looking for a fun, family-friendly winter activity this Saturday? Stop by Dunwoody College to see 10 teams compete for the top spot in the 10th Annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition! Dunwoody is hosting the event for the first time this […]

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Dunwoody Snow Plow teams earn first, third place at Autonomous Snowplow Competition

Dunwoody students receive sportsmanship award fifth year in a row Dunwoody students welcomed the cold temperatures and falling snow once again this past January as students competed in the ninth annual Institute of Navigation (ION’s) Autonomous Snowplow Competition. The yearly event serves as an opportunity for universities, colleges, and the general public to showcase hand-built […]

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Robotics & Manufacturing students compete, help out teams at Autonomous Snowplow Competition

Dunwoody students receive sportsmanship award for fourth year in a row. While most don’t necessarily relish the idea of snowstorms and clearing driveways…there are some folks who do. And you’ll likely find them at the annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition. Dunwoody Robotics & Manufacturing students have competed in the Institute of Navigation (ION’s) Autonomous Snowplow Competition, […]