2008 Contest
The 2008 national contest had the task of building a hamburger with a meat patty, two vegetables and two condiments in 20 or more steps.
The winner for 2008 was the Purdue Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE) Rube Goldberg Team from Purdue University. This was their third win in the past four years. The team included 17 members from different fields of engineering and aviation and was led by Captain Drew Wischer and by Assistant Captains, Zach Umperovitch and Greg Bauman.
Texas A&M University took 2nd at the competition and University at Buffalo placed 3rd.
Texas A&M was voted as the best overall machine but was not awarded first place because they did not have a complete flawless run.
Other teams that competed included Ferris State University (2007 champions), Big Rapids, Michigan; Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan; Penn State Brandywine, Media, Pennsylvania, and the University of Texas at Austin.
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