十大正规网堵平台 was transformed this fall into a robot 跳舞 party.

No, the machines haven’t taken over (yet).

这只是我们的。 Electronics 工程技术 (EET) students showing off their programming skills with a robot 跳舞-off for 十大正规网堵平台’s Tech Month.

EET students from every 十大正规网堵平台 campus were invited to participate in the robot 跳舞 competition. The university provided the robots; the students programmed the moves. The top three finalists – from the 哥伦比亚, 罗利 and 弗吉尼亚海滩 campuses – were 发布在社交媒体上 for the public to vote for their favorites.

Mikhail Shives and Larence Ayers from the 弗吉尼亚海滩 campus took home first prize for their original robot 跳舞 moves and music.

“In terms of inter-campus competitions,” said 弗吉尼亚海滩 校园 President Andy Gladstein, “我们不败!”

Shives and Ayers were excited to win a pair of Raspberry PIs, an extremely customizable piece of machinery about the size of a credit card. When asked what they planned to do with them, Ayers excitedly answered “Literally whatever we want. 它是开源的!”

The competition was fierce, with two other finalists boasting custom-made outfits and busting some pretty sweet moves. But the duo was confident from the beginning of the endeavor.

“Mikhail is a very good programmer ... but he doesn’t know how to 跳舞,” said Ayers. “I 跳舞.”

“We figured out that 120 beats per minute was a good standard to match songs to,” said Shives. “然后这些动作就很容易了.”

The pair also had a secret weapon: custom music composed by Shives.

“I’ve been in bands with my brother since high school,” he said. “It’s mostly just a hobby.”

Both students are in their first year of the Electronics 工程技术 degree program at 十大正规网堵平台 in 弗吉尼亚海滩, VA.

When asked what the biggest surprise of their learning experience at 十大正规网堵平台 has been, Ayers declared “Everything!” Shives pondered a moment before describing how much he enjoyed the experience of designing products on AutoCAD software.

As the winners claimed their prizes to the cheers of their classmates, it was clear that these two have bright futures ahead of them.