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.
