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Re: LEGO AUV wins the 3rd annual AUV competition!
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 31 Jul 2000 23:10:46 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Dennis Clark writes:
> Hi all,
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> I just had to tell since others apparently haven't heard yet. The 3rd
> annual Automated Underwater Vehicle (AUV) competition just ended in Florida.
> There were many entrants from universities and labs across the USA and a
> couple in Canada. MIT, Cornell, Naval Academy etc. were all represented,
> many robots were in the multiple 10's of thousands of dollars. However, the
> hero's IMO were the University of Rhode Island with their twin RCX controlled
> AUV. It was the smallest and lightest of all of the vehicles entered. But
> the coolest news is that it WON! By getting within 6 inches of a perfect
> run before burrowing into the depths (a common problem with many of the AUVs
> there).
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> For more information, check out Jon's trip report located:
> http://www.huv.com/competition/
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> Its a fun read. Yea team! Go LEGO!
>
> DLC
I had summarized the newspaper reports of the competition in:
http://www.lugnet.com/general/?n=19802
Thanks for the details and pictures!
Brian
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| Hi all, I just had to tell since others apparently haven't heard yet. The 3rd annual Automated Underwater Vehicle (AUV) competition just ended in Florida. There were many entrants from universities and labs across the USA and a couple in Canada. (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics) !
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