The ARM cortex M4 and M3 processors all come with a systick timer that is part of the core. The other variants, such as the M0 may not have one. This timer is very useful for producing the main system event clock. Here I will show you how to set it up on the STM32F4xx processors to generate an interrupt every millisecond. (more…)
Minos 2016 is announced! Minos will once more be run with the support of Birmingham City University at Millennium Point in Birmingham. Tis year's event will be on April 16th and April 17th. Minos is still the event for catching up with goings on in the world of micromouse and small…
Some pictures from the All Japan Micromouse contest 2015. (more…)
The All Japan Micromouse 2015 contest was held in Hon-Atsugi this weekend. Get all the details here.
Saturday is qualifying day for the All Japan Micromouse contest. Year on year, the contest continues to grow and the challenge is ever greater. Find out who gets through to the finals here. (more…)
The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) is holding a robot triathlon event in Derby on March 12th 2016. There are three event classes - Line Followers, Time Trials and a Drag Race. The contest is open to individuals, school and student groups. For full details see the IET events…
Selecting the best micromouse sensor design is a study in electronics, physics, geometry, maths and coding. Here I will look at some of the design considerations for the sensors in the next iteration of my micromouse. Zeetah V and VI use triangulation sensors pioneered by David Otten. These sensors consist…
This year's Robofest event at Birmingham City University's Millennium Point site will take place on Saturday November 14th. This annual robotics festival features contests for all ages and abilities and is open to all. [google-map-v3 width="350" height="350" zoom="13" maptype="roadmap" mapalign="center" directionhint="false" language="default" poweredby="false" maptypecontrol="true" pancontrol="true" zoomcontrol="true" scalecontrol="true" streetviewcontrol="true" scrollwheelcontrol="false" draggable="true" tiltfourtyfive="false"…
Minos 2015 was held at Birmingham City University on April 18th/19th 2015. Following its traditional pattern, the Saturday saw a diverse range of talks and presentation on subjects relating to small robotics.
Here’s how the schedule worked out: (more…)
Here are the pictures I used to illustrate the contest roundup at Minos15. Each has a small story to tell or point to make. Ask if you want to know what it is.