CMU Mobot Races
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Monday, 28 of April , 2008 at 12:53 am
Since 1994, Carnegie Mellon has been running the Mobot Slalom competition, where home built autonomous robots follow a white line through a sequence of gates as fast as they can. To complicate matters, the lines diverge and converge at several points, requiring the bots to have some sort of built-in reasoning. They also have to deal with uneven terrain, inclement weather, and have to fit through the 18 inch square gates. There’s this rule about the design of the bots:
“Animals (except primates) may be used to assist with vehicle control as long as such use is humane (does not harm the animal in any way) and conforms with applicable University regulations.”
Intriguing… Too bad the website doesn’t elaborate.
[ Mobot Slalom ] VIA [ Communist Robot ]
Category: DIY, Competitive
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Comment by bla
Made Thursday, 1 of May , 2008 at 7:17 am
Have you paople dozed off? Where’s the news about the 10 motor wall.e robot?