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The '''Defcon Robot Contest''' is a [[robotics]] competition which is held at the annual [[DEF CON (convention)|Defcon]] computer security conference in [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]].

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===Defcon 14: (2006)===

Since the previous contests proved to be too expensive, the Defcon 14 rules were changed to make it easier for the smaller teams to compete. The requirement for battery power was dropped, but the requirement to be fully autonomous was enforced. The goal was to shoot down 1, 2, and 3  inch white targets from 10 feet away. 6 teams entered and all teams were able to shoot down many targets. Team Octopi, a team of four computer science and computer engineering students from The [[University of Utah]] won the contest. They shot down 28 targets in 37 seconds.

===Defcon 15: (2007)===

This year's task was very similar to Defcon 14, with only minor changes. The main change was that targets were no longer infrared (so no special IR camera was required). Also, to make it more exciting, the format was changed from timed match to head-to-head match (double elimination). The winners were Team Octopi again, shooting 24 targets in 16.6 seconds.

Team Octopi's bot has shown significantly better results than other teams (second place was 35.6 seconds, almost twice as slow), so to encourage more people to compete thay have promised not to participate in next year's competition.

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Since Defcon 16, the prize includes Black Badge, which gives lifetime unlimited entry to all future Defcons.

=== Links ===

*[http://defconbots.org Official Contest Page]

*[http://defconbots.org/defcon13/results.php Winners of the Defcon 13 robot contest]