RoboCup Rescue 2010

Internet is slow!

New images and hopefully videos will be available soon. The Internet at the messe is being terribly slow, and is not very reliable either!

Thu 15 Apr 2010, 16:08

The electronics stack is in place!

The electronics stack has now been finished. It has also been secured and wired into the robot.
Now all that remains is to make sure the wiring is correct and to mount the arm and the tele-operated robot should be done!

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There has also been a quick modification to the arm to enable it to be able to pick up objects. Feast your eyes on this wonderful end-effector!

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Wed 14 Apr 2010, 20:16

First autonomous test run

We have done the first few basic navigation tests. The navigation
algorithms haven't performed quite as well as planned as not much testing
has been done with the robot on sloped surfaces.

Once the navigation issues are resolved mapping looks hopeful!

There are a few small issues with the robot, such as when the robot
drops from one slope to the other the web-camera falls off. Also the
tracks have a tendency to try to slide off the pulleys.
All things that are on the to-do list for tomorrow!

Wed 14 Apr 2010, 20:03

We have arrived and started working!

We have now arrived and have set up at the competition in Magdeburg, Germany.
The arena should be finished by tomorrow morning to enable us to start testing.

Mechanical Status:

The autonomous robot is ready to be tested in the arena tomorrow.
The larger tele-operated robot is currently undergoing 'final' assembly.

Electronics Status:

The new TV card has been installed and seems to be working.

Software Status:

The software that controls the robotic arm is being tested and tweaked and should hopefully be ready by the end of today.
We have also been busy making sure that the recently developed code works as expected.

There are some new photos that were taken this morning available

Wed 14 Apr 2010, 15:34

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