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21 / 10 / 2005
Tracked Sumobots! - It seems that the trend for the robot games will be caterpillar tracked sumo bots. Stu's Bulldozer is almost complete, and Paul has a new chassis in mind for his. Tom has just ordered some tracks from Solarbotics.
15/10/2005
Mouse robots- Paul and Stu are working hard to design a mouse maze robot. Two versions are currently being planned, one which will simply complete the maze (BEAM style) and the other which will be more intelligent.
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 Welcome to the BEAM robotics page!
What is BEAM? - BEAM stands for Biology, Electronics, Asthetics and Mechanics. All parts which make up a BEAM robot. The idea behind these robots is that they are not controlled by a central microprocessor, instead the robot moves and makes decisions based on its environment which it can read through sensors. The sensors aren't neccesarily complex sensors, but touch sensors, light sensors, sound sensors and distance sensors. Because a BEAM robot doesn't use a central processor, it is much less prone to damage and problems, as well as being far more tolerant to different environments. The biggest appeal to BEAM robots is their use of discrete components, the most simple robots can be built from scrap electronics!
What can I do? - You can start building BEAM robots very quickly and easily. At the end of the 05/06 academic year there will be a BEAM robot games! anyone can enter, for entry forms and entry specs, visit TomboT, this is the BEAM main site. On this site you can find circuits, tutorials and other useful things.
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