Min7 Micromouse Robot Solves Maze In 3.921 Seconds 58
An anonymous reader writes with this note about the winner of an annual Micromouse Robot Competition, writing
"The current champion is one Ng Bent Kiat, who works at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic focusing on embedded systems and robotics. His skill and knowledge in the field of robotics shows in his winning mouse robot called the Min7. Min7 is the first 4-wheeled robot Ng has created. It weighs just 90 grams and measures 10 x 7.5 x 2.5cm. It has a straight line speed of 3.5m/s and uses a 20MHz Hitachi 2633R processor for a brain. The Micromouse Robot Competition is a two-stage process. The robots first enter the maze and have a chance to map it out. They then get a second timed run where the object is to solve the maze as quickly as possible. Min7 managed to navigate the maze in just 3.921 seconds."
all mazes are solvable (Score:2, Informative)
pick a wall. follow it. speed is only important if you don't like being in the maze - that whole "efficiency" nonsense from the calvinists.
Misleading Title (Score:5, Informative)
Mouse solves maze in 1 minute and twenty odd seconds, then navigates through its stored map in three seconds. Watch the two linked videos.
Re:Compared to what? (Score:5, Informative)
there's a video.
I guess the point is that it's pretty speedy once it has made the map.
also, it skips some parts of the map(when mapping), so there's some intelligence there..
but it's not really SCI FI OH WOW WOW. surely makes a nice addition to the cv and piques interest from employers though..
Re:all mazes are solvable (Score:5, Informative)
Err. No.
Wall following only works if there is only one possible route to the centre without back tracking. With more than one route (as per these mazes), wall following will cause you to go around in circles and will never solve.
Re:Misleading Title (Score:5, Informative)