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SRS Robomagellan in Chicago

prof_brainoprof_braino Posts: 4,313
edited 2012-05-24 13:40 in Robotics
Did y'all hear about SRS Robomagellan competition?

The Chibots Chicago Robotics club is hosting another event this year.

http://www.chibots.org/?q=node/1696

It's a scaled down (more affordable) version of the DARPA challenge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA_Grand_Challenge

Represent!

Comments

  • Mike4421Mike4421 Posts: 131
    edited 2012-05-21 19:55
    neat post...
  • prof_brainoprof_braino Posts: 4,313
    edited 2012-05-22 05:43
    Let me add the this is open to anybody that wishes to participate, and is not limited to propeller based solutions.

    Some of these guys use a full PC as brains, and only get so far, and some guys use only a micro controller, and win.

    Anybody think their prop + GPS solution can navigate to a bunch of traffic cones spread across a park?
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2012-05-23 09:59
    Nifty. What's the smallest/cheapest GPS sensor that interfaces easily to a uC?
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2012-05-23 19:35
    Erco, Parallax sells a GPS sensor for $35, it is quite small and it only needs two pins. I just bought it and plan to add it to my wooden 4x4. There are a number of open source solutions for parsing the data and computing routes with one.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2012-05-24 13:40
    $35 is good, 'cuz I can't afford this: http://www.microstrain.com/inertial/3dm-gx3-45
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