Bain Capital Battle Robots
Bain Capital battle robots at Company Retreat. Due to our companions at Ethos Occasion Collective, we had been related with a enjoyable weekend retreat with up and coming stars for Bain Capital.
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The attendees had been bunkered up on the Lodge at Marconi on Tomales Bay (technically in West Marin) for rustic ambiance and a partial outside expertise. Our assembly room was excellent for constructing and battling robots, which was simply one of many nicely deliberate actions the attendees had on their weekend schedules.
The group was clearly excessive achievers as they immediately gelled as aggressive groups trying to construct the robotic quicker and higher than the opposite groups. They had been additionally keenly within the potential modifications potential with the robots. Many groups pushed the boundaries of what’s potential, dwelling “comfortably within the gray areas.” The outcome was that every of the 8 groups had a uniquely designed assault arm, and different modifications that supplied questionable benefit.
One staff completed in a remarkably quick time of 33:25 (thirty three minutes and twenty 5 minutes) inserting them 68th all-time between Google and Meta.
For the battles, we moved up one constructing to an open assembly room taped with twin shade tape for a highlighted striped look – courtesy of Nikki from Ethos. The battles had been tremendous enjoyable and fascinating, with loads of cheering and yelling. A time period referred to as “the IKEA Impact,” whereby a bunch feels an outsized attachment to one thing they construct, was on full show as groups examined their improvements and constructing competency in opposition to different groups in actual time!
The battles included 5 rounds of “factors primarily based battles” and a finale of the final bot standing! The finale got here down to 2 bots going head-to-head for about 3-mintues with relentless assaults on one another and even higher protection.
An enormous thanks to Ethos Occasion Collective and Bain Capital for inviting us to construct and battle robots!