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Debut of NXT robot in a Singapore robotics competition
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lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.loc.sg
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Sun, 23 Jul 2006 04:23:21 GMT
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Among other types of robots, Telok Kurau Secondary School fielded an autonomous
NXT robot in the finals of the East Zone Robotics Challenge 2006 which was held
at the East Zone Science Carnival @ Victoria Junior College on 21 Jul 2006.
The NXT robot was able to follow the black line and go up the ramp to cross over
to other other side of the playing field. This is the first time that a NXT
robot has shown its prowess in a public robotics competition in Singapore.
Here the NXT is just getting onto the bridge. The ‘river’ is made of green
beans.
More pics here:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=195467
The EZRC 2006 is a robotics challenge for Primary and Secondary school students
mainly in the Eazt Zone of Singapore. The purpose of the Challenge is to provide
students with opportunities to exercise their creativity and problem-solving
skills in the field of robotics. Details are at their web site:
http://www.vjc.moe.edu.sg/S&Tcentre/programmes/robotics_challenge/robotics_challenge2006.htm
The EZRC 2006 is a robotics battle of sorts. Teams of 4 students have to build
and program a team of one or more robots to compete against another team, with
the aim of knocking over or capturing target objects in the opposing team’s
sector, and also to defend the team’s target objects from being knocked over by
the opposing team’s robot(s). The robots could be autonomous or remotely
controlled via IR or radio control.
A wide variety of robotics hardware was seen at the EZRC 2006 but the NXT was
clearly the latest of the lot. Remote control via Bluetooth is certainly an
option in the near future.
Although Telok Kurau Secondary School did not win any prizes, it put up a
commendable performance in that all 3 of its rookie teams got into the finals
with just about 2 months introduction to robotics. And so they have survived
their baptism of fire and now look forward to their next battle.
CSSoh
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