[dba-Tech] OT: Robot Solves maze in a stunning 3.9 seconds

Jim Lawrence accessd at shaw.ca
Fri Nov 25 11:48:08 CST 2011


Well if Noah could build a set of robots that could mow people's lawns that
would be impressive. ;-)

The current group of those devices just seem to run a random route,
criss-crossing the same spots a number of times until they have to stop and
recharge. If there are a number of such robots on the lawn, they don't seem
to communicate that the other has completed a section.

Eventually, they will finish doing the lawn, but the day would have to be
very sunny, you would start early and they would take all day.

What would be nice is if such a robot(s) could start a one place, work
together in groups and work across the lawns in a logical order leaving nice
patterns on the grass. ...And most importantly, keep to the lawn area.

Now that would be an impressive maze challenge IMHO.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 8:51 AM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] OT: Robot Solves maze in a stunning 3.9 seconds

In fact a review of the two vids shows the same contestant #131.

R
 

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 8:48 AM
To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] OT: Robot Solves maze in a stunning 3.9 seconds

Hi Rocky

Thanks to Noah. Now it makes sense.

/gustav


>>> rockysmolin at bchacc.com 25-11-2011 17:30 >>>
I showed it to Noah, my in-house robotics consultant (remember, he bragged,
how they took second last year in the First robotics international
competition in Saint Louis?).

He guesses the second one is the trial run for the same robot which is
mapping out the maze.  The top vid is then the competition to see how fast
your robot can run the maze with the map it previously mapped.  The software
challenge there I suppose is to find the shortest path.  The mechanical
challenge would be to build the most fastest and most agile robot.

Thanks for the link - he's now looking for mouse maze competitions in San
Diego.  We also looked at the soccer playing robots.  


R
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 7:15 AM
To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] OT: Robot Solves maze in a stunning 3.9 seconds

Hi Arthur

The first one seems to "know" which route to go. How is that?

/gustav


>>> fuller.artful at gmail.com 25-11-2011 15:48 >>>
This must be seen to be believed.

http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/min7-micromouse-robot-solves-maze-in-3-92
1-seconds-20111122/ 

The second video shows another robot in the competition, which by comparison
looks moronic.
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