Minos 2011 Report

It is said that the English are obsessed with the weather. That may be so but you should know that MINOS11 took place on a beautiful spring weekend. This annual gathering of the micromouse community at Royal Holloway near London is looked forward to my many was enjoyed by all who attended.

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Minos 2011 Schedule

If you are attending the Minos 2011 event this year, or are wondering what you will be missing by not attending, here is the proposed schedule for the weekend…

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APEC 2011 contest

At seven PM, Dave opened the envelope with the maze from Gerardo Molina and like a typical Gerardo design, it was a challenging maze. Gerardo’s mazes have long straightways and they always get my mice.

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Preparations for APEC 2011

Historically, it seems preparation for a contest really starts the month before the contest and APEC 2011 was no different.

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Birmingham City University TechFest 2011

Birmingham City University hosts TechFest, their annual robotics event on Saturday June 25th at the Technology Innovation Centre in Birmingham. 

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Minos 2011 Registration now open

Minos is upon us. It is now possible to register for the 2011 Minos event which takes place on April 9th and 10th at Royal Holloway, University of London. Following the success of all the previous MINOS events, we are hosting the eleventh weekend conference on micromouse and other robotics related matters. There will be a competition session on the Sunday.

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Measure your centre of mass

Sooner or later you are going to want to know where the centre of mass for your micromouse is…

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Accurately attaching the sensors

Once you’ve decided where to point the sensors, how do you accurately attach them?

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Pointing the sensors

How do you decide where to point the sensors?

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