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Japan 2012 Results

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:November 29, 2012
Post category:Japan Line Follower Micromouse
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The full results and maze details for the 2012 All Japan Micromouse contest, held at Shibaura Institute for Technology, Toyosa Campus in Tokyo have now been posted on the New Technology Foundation web site

Japan 2012 Finals

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:November 29, 2012
Post category:Japan Line Follower Micromouse
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The final day of the 2012 All Japan Micromouse Contest was exactly that. The three principal contests each had their finals event. Classic micromouse, half-size micromouse and line follower robot builders eagerly awaited the outcome of the big event. (more…)

Japan 2012 Qualifying

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:November 28, 2012
Post category:Japan Line Follower Micromouse
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There are so many entries to the All Japan Micromouse contest that it takes two days to get the job done. For most, the Saturday is qualifying day. All the robots get to run and then best times are used to select the finalist. (more…)

Japan 2012 practice

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:November 27, 2012
Post category:Japan Micromouse
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Friday is practice day at the All Japan Micromouse Contest. Held this year at the Shibaura Institute of Technology, Toyosu campus in Tokyo, this is the big event for micromouse and line following robot builders. (more…)

Japan 2012 Arrival

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:November 27, 2012
Post category:Japan Micromouse
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The All Japan Micromouse contest 2012 took place at the Shibaura Institute of Technology, Toyosu campus over the weekend of 23-25 November. This was a different venue to recent years an, although unfamiliar, it all worked out all right in the end. (more…)

Getting Ready for Japan 2012

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:November 20, 2012
Post category:Japan Micromouse
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The 2012 All Japan Micromouse Contest takes place at Shibaura Institute of Technology, Toyosu Campus, over the weekend of November 23rd to November 25th. I will be there with the current update to Decimus 2D. (more…)

It is a drag on the right

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:October 28, 2012
Post category:Micromouse
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While at the Taiwan 2012 micromouse contest, my mouse showed an alarming tendency to pull to the right. Clearly something was wrong with the drive train. No mouse will have identical left and right drive trains. Sure, you try and make them both as close as you can but there…

Taiwan 2012

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:October 28, 2012
Post category:Micromouse Taiwan
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Last month, I was able to visit Taiwan once more for the 2012 Micromouse and Intelligent Robot Contest. It has taken a while before I was able to write up this trip unfortunately. (more…)

ROBOtic 2012

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:October 9, 2012
Post category:RoboTIC
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The UK's premier autumn robotics event, ROBOtic, will take place this year on Saturday November 17th 2012 at Millenium Point, Birmingham. The event starts at 10am. There is no entry fee and no need to register in advance. Just turn up with your robot or come along to watch. Contests…

Taiwan 2012 – getting ready to go

Post author:Peter Harrison
Post published:September 21, 2012
Post category:Micromouse Taiwan
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After all the frantic preparation over the last few weeks, I was really relieved to have a working (I think) micromouse again. Normally, I leave two evenings to gather all the bits, arrange the packing and make sure I am actually ready to go. This time, I had only one…