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All Japan Micromouse Contest 2014

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:December 1, 2014
Post category:Japan Micromouse
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This year marked the 35th All Japan Micromouse contest and my sixth visit to Japan. My hopes were high following some small success at earlier events this year but, in Japan, the competition is stiff. (more…)

2014 Japan Micromouse Live Streaming

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:November 18, 2014
Post category:Japan Micromouse
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In the final stages of preparation for the All Japan Micromouse contest here. Leaving at half past too early tomorrow, I should be there for Thursday morning. For those of you who want to stay up late - or early - you can watch the event live on Ustream and…

BCU Robofest 2014

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:November 16, 2014
Post category:Micromouse Robofest UK contest
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On little more than a promise, robot builders gathered once more at Birmingham City University for the autumn contest known as Robofest. It was good to see some new faces and significant progress from a number of more established builders. (more…)

Vintage micromouse video

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:October 31, 2014
Post category:Micromouse UK contest
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It seems that Derek Hall has been trawling through his old micromouse video and come up with some fascinating footage from1989 and 1990. The videos include some very rare footage of classic mice including MITEE III, MITEE VI, Supermouse, Enterprise and Thezeus. If you know anything about any of these mice…

BCU Robofest 2014 Provisional Date

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:September 29, 2014
Post category:Micromouse Robofest
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Keep your diary open for November 15th 2014. The date has now been provisionally set for the annual BCU Robofest event held at Millenium Point, Birmingham by Birmingham City University. There will be a number of competitions that test the skills of designers and the performance of their robots. The…

Taiwan micromouse 2014

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:September 20, 2014
Post category:Micromouse Taiwan
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It is hard to believe that I have just visited Taiwan for the fifth time. After a couple of fairly unimpressive performances at the last couple of Taiwan micromouse contests, I was determined to do better and there have been a lot of improvements to Decimus4B. Arrival All the overseas…

Exploration tune up

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:September 7, 2014
Post category:Micromouse Taiwan
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Exploration is a critical task for a micromouse. The maze must be explored quickly, thoroughly and without error. Any mistakes made during exploration are likely to completely ruin your chances in any of the contests where there are search time or mouse handling penalties. In the Japan event, you don't…

Techfest 2014 Contest results

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:July 4, 2014
Post category:Micromouse Techfest UK contest
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Here are the results summaries for the maze-based contests at Techfest 2014, held on June 28th at Millennium Point by Birmingham City University. (more…)

UK Micromouse 2014

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:June 30, 2014
Post category:Micromouse Techfest UK contest
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The 2014 UK micromouse contest took place on Saturday 28th June at Birmingham City University as part of their Techfest event. Last year the results were dominated by a small number of Chinese mice. With eight Chinese entries this year, how would the local entries fare? (more…)

Schools Micromouse Competition Report 2014

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:June 29, 2014
Post category:Techfest UK contest
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The 2014 National Schools and Colleges Micromouse competition took place on Saturday 28th June as part of the TechFest event at the Technology Innovation Centre in Birmingham. This was the seventh year that the event has been hosted in Birmingham and the number of competitors registered reached a new high of 27. (more…)