Archive for May, 2008

Buffered H-Bridge from Vishay

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Having half a mind on the challenge of half-size micromouse, I was looking at some information on the megabitty controller. As supplied, it may well have enough features to make a micromouse controller but that wasn't what caught my eye. On the board are two full-bridge motor drivers. While looking ...

Adachi micromouse maze solving algorithms

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Going through some old notes, I came across reference to the micromouse maze solving methods described some time ago by Adachi in Japan. While these are apparently quite well known in Japan, they are, as far as I can tell, almost completely unknown in the West. At least, I ...

Rise of the Robots Update

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

I have just returned form the Rise of the Robots event at the National Space Centre in Leicester. Just one of many specially themed weekends they hold, this proved a great success for exhibitors and guests alike. Visitors were able to experience a variety of robotic experiences from the ...

Minos 2008 maze

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

The MINOS 2008 conference ended, as usual, with a couple of semi-formal competitions. The maze solver final is always interesting as we get to see some of the potential for the summer competition. So far it seems I will still be holding firmly on to a runner-up place. The ...