Posted by Lem on November 27th, 2008
One of the things we really enjoy about publishing Robots Dreams is that our readers are extremely knowledgeable, passionate, and aren't afraid to tell us that we don't know what we are talking about. Less than an hour after we wrote about the McLaren F1 race car using the same design approach as Momoco8, the vacuum assisted micromouse robot, Fred took us to task for overlooking the incredible Chaparral 2J:...
Posted by Lem on November 27th, 2008
We were so impressed by the vacuum assisted performance of the Momoco8 micromouse robot that we had to check and see if the same design approach had ever been successfully applied to real life size race cars. It turns out that it had! The McLaren F1, which held the record as the fastest street legal production car in the world from 1994 to 2005, was equipped with fans to decrease...
Posted by flickr on November 25th, 2008
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Posted by flickr on November 25th, 2008
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Posted by flickr on November 25th, 2008
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Posted by Lem on November 25th, 2008
Wall.E cake Originally uploaded by Jellycakes.
Posted by Lem on November 25th, 2008
The most innovative and interesting micromouse robot design we saw in action last weekend had to be Momoco8, designed by Shinichi Kome. In the video below you'll notice a sound that is very similar to a tiny vacuum cleaner - which is almost exactly what it is. Momoco8 uses a ducted fan to create a vacuum that provides great traction as the robot zips around the maze at high speed....
Posted by Lem on November 25th, 2008
Expert Category - Final competition maze and successful paths David Otten, probably the most well known and dedicated micromouse competitor in the US, put together a report on the All Japan Micromouse 2008 competition last weekend. From David's report: 87 mice participated in the expert category while 102 mice participated in the separate freshman category. Unofficial Results of the 2008 All Japan Expert Micromouse Contest* Mouse Name Designer Country Time...
Posted by rajbot on November 25th, 2008
I love this pic of my mom at Pyramid Lake that my dad sent from his iPhone while they were wandering around Nevada. Next year they’ll probably go to Burning Man without me.
Posted by Lem on November 24th, 2008
DSC_5707 Originally uploaded by next0001.From a robot exhibition taking place in Taiwan.
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