AndrewA Posted April 22, 2008 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 82 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 469 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/31/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/21/1967 Share Posted April 22, 2008 http://technology.newscientist.com/article...s9_head_dn13744 Robots are competing in Germany this week to traverse a maze that simulates the aftermath of a natural disaster (Visit above webpage to see youtube clip) It is part of the largest warm-up event, the German Open, for the annual RoboCup, held in China this July. The main Robocup event has been running for 11 years and pits teams of soccer robots against each other, with the goal of having a robotic team beat the human world soccer champions at their own game by 2050. But a sub-competition called RoboCup Rescue may yield useful robots. Held since 2000, it aims to stimulate development of robots to help humans in dangerous situations, like collapsed buildings or after a chemical spill. Maze mapping Robots in this year's competition must navigate a complex three-dimensional maze, using their sensing and mapping abilities to sniff out toy dolls that either emit CO2, give off heat, make noise, or move. "The robots are the mouse and the dolls are the cheese," says Adam Jacoff of the US Government Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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