does any one know any thing about robocon?
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http://www.abu.org.my/public/compiled/p488.htm\nhttp://www.robofest.org.my/robofestintro.html
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maglev train technology allows train cars to "fly", there are robot vaccum cleaners and pool vaccums. Robotic arms help scientists work  with dangerous chemicals. And I believe that McDonald's is in Beta testing of their new Big Mac pill. They are just working on a supersized version before they release it...\n\nOk, maybe I made up that last one...
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while i'm also bringing this to a vote, i'd like to add this link, i found it very useful. As a vb.net software developer, i'll save it and use it meself when the time comes\n\nhttp://helpnet.installshield.com/Robo/BIN/Robo.dll?mgr=agm&tpc=%2Frobo%2Fprojects%2Finstallshield11helplib%2FNETRuntime_Adding.htm&wnd=InstallShieldLivingHelp%7CMain&agt=wsm&ctxid=kb%2Fview.asp\n\nR3dm0
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just go to google and search "learanardos robot" because learanardo da vinci was the first one to create a robot
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Wonderful! You will have a lot of options. Mechatronics is the basis of robotics. Its where mechanical engg. and electronics fuse. This throws up a lot of avenues. Autonomous machines, vehicles, smart machines, nanotech, etc.
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I most certainly do not... Why?  First of all, my employer would ask ME to figure out which programs were needed for the robot; secondly, my employer wouldn't want to take the time to figure out how to properly use the robot, so once again, he'd tell ME to have a full report on his desk by the next a.m.; and, thirdly, I doubt seriously that the robot could be programmed with the level of sarcasm that I daily bring my employer, which would make his day extremely boring.  (and besides that... have you ever seen a robot with boobs, or for that matter, sitting on a motorcycle clad in leather???  I didn't think so.)  I sooo love job security...
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I think there are open source programmes for robots, in fact Beagle that went to mars last year was powered by Linux although it was a failed mission I don't think anything indicated the software was to blame\nhttp://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=robots+open+source+software&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8\nCheck this search out, good luck, open source attracts hard workers.
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Can you give us any information?  Where did you see the name?
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www.learnaboutrobots.com/roboticsEngineer.htm\n\nwww.rec.ri.cmu.edu\n\nwww.eng-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=223 \n\ndir.yahoo.com/Science/Engineering/Mechanical_Engineering/Robotics
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Sorry haven't heard about them, tried researching it but found nothing...
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Hey!  Glad to hear you're interested in robots! \nSince you're just starting out, I'd recommend the BOE-Bot (Radio Shack sells it for $150) from Parallax, Inc.  I built that when I was starting and it tought me a lot of the basics.  If that is a little above your budget, I'd recommend the Build Your Own Robot Kit.  It's pretty simple to build, and it has a socket to add a Parallax (first link) BASIC Stamp II, a programmable microcontroller.\n\nI'd recommend 2 good books that should help you get started;\nRobot Building for Dummies, by Roger Arrick\nRobot Building for Beginners, by David Cook\n\nYou should also consider joining the Robotics Club of Yahoo! (second link), they can answer pretty much any question you have regarding robotics. \n\nIf you would like more info, I'd be glad to help you... just e-mail me (my e-mail is my username, at yahoo.com)
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Try this link, I think that it has all of the information that you will need:\n\nhttp://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/74series.htm#74161
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yes, robots do exist. sony, in fact, makes one that is highly "intelligent" - able to hear and "comprehend" someone's voice and formulate a response, and also physically able to mimic human movements, like throwing a ball. i tried to find a video of it, but it seems as though it's been taken off of the internet. \nthe "bots" you run into on instant messenger and whatnot are another form of spamming. many times you can tell it's a "bot" if the screenname has a lot of digits in it or if the person sends the same message over and over. just ignore these folks - it's hardly worth your time to deal with them asking if you want viagra or whatever.
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There are several\nSpybot\nAd-aware\nSpyware blaster\nEwido\nDo a general search to find them!!
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MAZE NAVIGATION ALGORITHM\n\nPart 1\n\n    A guaranteed way to to solve a maze is to stick to a wall and always try to turn one direction or the other.  It is not the most efficient way but it works all the time.  This is how the Boe-Bot solves mazes.  It hugs the left wall.  IR sensors are mounted on the left and front sides of the robot.  It begins the maze with a forward movement.  After that it checks the left IR.  If left is open, it turns left, moves forward, and repeats the process.  If left is closed, the robot checks the front.  If front is open, the robot moves forward and repeats the process.  If the front is also closed, the  robot turns right.  It then checks the front IR sensor to determine if the new front is open.  If its open, the robot moves forward and repeats the process.  If it is closed, the robot again turns right and moves forward (the way it just came) and repeats the process.  The flow chart summarizes all these instructions.  Each time the robot makes a movement (forward, left, or right) it records a F,L, or R to a memory block in the EEPROM by using the WRITE function in Stamp BASIC.  The variable 'total_moves' is incremented each time a movement is written.  \n\n    The forward, left, and right subroutines use the PULSOUT function to move the servos.  The pulsout variables for each servo (eg. 699, 879) are not set in stone.  They have been changed numerous times and will probably need to be played with more.   We determined them partly by experiment and largely by trial and error.  The results of those experiments are also published in this site.  \n\n    At the beginning of the forward subroutine is the BUTTON function.  Each time through this subroutine, the programs checks to see if the button has been depressed.  If it has not, the program continues.  If the button has been pressed, control is moved to the find_RR subroutine.\n\nPart 2\n\n    When the program enters part 2, the robot has already left the maze and the button has been pressed.  It enters the find_RR subroutine and first pauses for 10 seconds so the robot can be repositioned at the starting point to re-do the maze.  Find_RR is a superfluous piece of code that originated from poor planning.  It reads in the movement from each memory block and the following memory block (blocks n and n+1) and compares them to each other.  If it detects a R,R combo, it replaces the first R with an A.  It then copies each movement into the previous one.  For example, it would change a FFRRFLF to a FFAFLF.  Each time it finds an RR combo and replaces it with an A, all the code following the last R must be adjusted. Therefore, the 'total_moves' variable is reduced by 1 each time RR is detected.  The write_A subroutine handles that task.  If no RR combo is found (they've all been switched) control moves to the find_A subroutine.\n\n    Find_A searches each memory block for the 'A' movement.  If no 'A' is found, control moves to the done subroutine.  However, this will only occur after all the 'A' have been dealt with.  When an 'A' is found, the memory location is stored in variable 'counter' and control goes to subroutine surround_A.  The purpose of surround_A is to determine all of the movements before and after the 'A' that need to be ignored for successful completion of the maze.  \n\n    After the robot completes the maze for the first time, and changes the 'RR' to 'A' the code will something like:\n\n        F F F L F A F R F F L F  this is for the hypothetical situation shown here:\n\n\n\n To eliminate the unwanted code, the pairs of movements surrounding A are examined and compared to the green, blue and purple patterns.\n\nF                F                F            L                F            A                F                R                F                F            L            F\n\n0                1                 2            3                4