“Zerkit” Thrills Crowd at Edina’s Homecoming Parade
By Team 1816, October 6, 2008
The 2008 Homecoming Float
The 2008 Homecoming Float
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The Green Machine’s 2008 competition robot, “Zerkit,” rode in high style in the back of a decorated pick-up truck in Edina High School’s annual Homecoming Parade. Controlled remotely by team members riding in the back, Zerkit showed off its fork-like manipulator, which during competition was able to guide, herd and toss a nearly 10-pound trackball. Team members also handed candy to the crowd lining the parade route, which snaked along Wooddale Avenue toward South View Middle School. Zerkit even attracted a few team super-fans, who cheered on the robot from parade’s beginning to end.
