Robot Showcase

Michael Overstreet

Mike is a computer programmer by day and an amateur roboticist by night. Mike and his humanoid robot Boomer have competed in the last 11 Robogames and have won multiple bronze, silver and gold metals. For the past 9 years he has been experimenting with 3D printed robot designs at his local hackerspace which he is a founding member of. He is an active member of the 3D printer community and he is working on his own 3d printer design. He also has been a grass roots supporter of the Kansas City Maker Faire as well as attending most of the national and international Maker Faires. People who are interested in his adventures in robotics should check out his blog "I, Bioloid". He is currently exploring open-source 3D printed robotics and using the ROS (Robot Operating System) with his robots. Social media accounts: www.linkedin.com/in/michael-overstreet-5122191b https://www.facebook.com/moverstreet08 Twitter: https://twitter.com/i_bioloid My Blog: http://mike-ibioloid.blogspot.com/ Publications: MAKE: 3D Printing November 2013 by Maker Media. Cloning the DARwIn-OP, 3D-print a $12,000 humanoid robot — for half that price. publication date Apr 23, 2013 publication by Maker Media. DARwIn-OP Cloning (3D printing—a case study) publication date Nov 8, 2012 publication description Robot Issue 38 January/February 2013 STEAM/STEM events: Robogames: years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,2012,2013,2015,2016,2017,2018 Kansas City Maker Faire: years 2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018 Korean Science Festival Daejeon: years 2018 Tokyo Maker Faire: years 2016,2017,2018 New York Maker Faire: years 2011,2012,2013,2014 Bay Area Maker Faire: years 2011,2012,2013,2014 Detroit Maker Faire: years 2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 Wichita Maker Faire: years 2016,2017,2018 St. Joseph Maker Faire: years 2018 Barnes and Noble Maker Faire: years 2015,2016,2017 Midwest RepRap Festival: years 2016,2017,2018 Kshitij, IIT Kharagpur: years 2017 Awards: Robogames medals: Stair Climbing - Bronze - 2007 Biped Race (light weight) - Bronze - 2008 KungFu (lightweight) - Bronze - 2009 FreeStyle/Acrobatics - Gold - 2009 Stair Climbing - Gold - 2009 Biped Race - Bronze - 2009 Team USA, 3:3 Android Soccer - Silver - 2010 Autonomous Obstacle Run - Silver - 2011 FreeStyle Kit - Bronze - 2012 Autonomous Obstacle Run - Gold - 2012 FreeStyle/Acrobatics (Original)- Gold - 2016 Team USA, 3:3 Android Soccer - Silver – 2016 KungFu (lightweight) - Bronze – 2017 Team USA, 3:3 Android Soccer - Gold – 2017 FreeStyle/Acrobatics (Kit)- Bronze - 2017 FreeStyle/Acrobatics (Original)- Gold - 2017 KungFu (lightweight) - Bronze – 2018 Team USA, 3:3 Android Soccer - Bronze – 2018 FreeStyle/Acrobatics (Kit)- Silver - 2018 1st Hitec Humanoid Robotics Cup 2008 Best humanoid robot under 3 kg. Maker Faire Maker of Merit awards: Kansas City Maker Faire 2018 World Maker Faire 2014 World Maker Faire 2014, Yes, I won two that year Detroit Maker Faire 2014 Kansas City Maker Faire 2014 Bay Area Maker Faire 2013 World Maker Faire 2012 Detroit Maker Faire 2012 World Maker Faire 2011 FreeStyle/Acrobatics (Kit)- Silver - 2018 1st Hitec Humanoid Robotics Cup 2008 Best humanoid robot under 3 kg. Maker Faire Maker of Merit awards: Kansas City Maker Faire 2018 World Maker Faire 2014 World Maker Faire 2014, Yes, I won two that year Detroit Maker Faire 2014 Kansas City Maker Faire 2014 Bay Area Maker Faire 2013 World Maker Faire 2012 Detroit Maker Faire 2012 World Maker Faire 2011