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Saturday, August 16th, 2008
It seems that all micromouse builders get around to writing their own software for displaying and editing mazes in the end. This is mine. It is a Windows only application but should run on pretty well any version of Windows. I have not tested it on Vista. It can ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
There has been some talk of changing the schools micromouse competitions. I am in favour of a more flexible line-following class of competitions. While doing a bit of research, I found many examples of the kind of thing I had in mind. Given that these competitions are much more popular ...
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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 ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
All fools day it may have been ... but not at the Open University headquarters today in Milton Keynes. The 'Robotics in the Curriculum' event was attended by a variety of people from the commercial and education worlds. Looking for ways to develop the use of robotics in education, ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
The root of the MicromouseOnline site is managed by a CMS. This is all very well and provides functionality that I could not create in a reasonable time (if at all) by writing it all myself. However, like all such systems, moulding them to your needs can be painful. ...
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Sunday, November 25th, 2007
The schools competition includes a head-to-head drag race called Formula 1. If you want to know how fast you have to be, read this.
The Formula 1 Rat Race track is straight and 7.2m long. At the start end is an area 375mm long where the rat starts from. ...
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