Lego-bot UNO

Currently at an impasse in our programming, we have nearly perfected the maze program and we are in progress with the dance, our dance begins off a touch sensor in which it makes several random movements acting as if it were on drugs giving it a sense of comedy. Our maze has a set few movements that are constantly looped these movements include Right (x2) left (x3) right (x3).

Lego-bot UNO

We are have little success wipth the programming of our robot our maze program is still in its alpha stage and our dance that is powered by a sound sensor is remaining on the frits.

Lego-bot UNO

We have started our robots dance, as we have to make him dance as he escapes from a maze. This has presented itself as a challenge but we're on the way to victory.

Lego-bot UNO Update

Lego-bot UNO update
We have made some major modifications to Lego-bot UNO. We've had to modify the rear wheels multiple times due to then resistance it gave to the turning and because it kept collapsing. We also decided that we should reposition the ultrasonic sensor from up top to in front of the bot. This was a strategic modification as to it would allow our bot to maneuver through the maze more swiftly. We also have a good strategy going in to the maze. I will make sure to upload a video as a demonstration in the next post I make when we have the best measurements. These are the side, front and top views of Lego-bot UNO in it's current state:

Lucas Robotics Blog Entry #17 maze programming

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Second day in robot testing, we have programmed our first maze test for our Lego-Bot UNO, no successful practicing yet as our construction is still incomplete. Hoping for a close encouter with the beyond as we finish our robot and send it into the maze. No knowing of what is on the other side

OVER AND OUT

Lego-bot UNO

Lego-bot UNO in progress. Construction is coming along quite nicely and we are discussing how we could program the Lego-bot UNO through a maze environment. We've started data logging/testing using speed and light sensors. We will soon be testing with then sound sensors and then we should be all good to get Lego-bot UNO working rather smoothly. I will be posting more as our status becomes closer to completion.

Lucas Robotics Blog Entry #15 Autonomous Robots

MIT's Robust Robotics Group built the airplane from scratch; it relies a digital map of its environment, along with a laser rangefinder, accelerometer, and gyroscope, to avoid collisions.
For decades, academic and industry researchers have been working on control algorithms for autonomous helicopters — robotic helicopters that pilot themselves, rather than requiring remote human guidance. Dozens of research teams have competed in a series of autonomous-helicopter challenges posed by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI); progress has been so rapid that the last two challenges have involved indoor navigation without the use of GPS.