This is just a short clip of our 2011 FRC Robot control system Proof of Concept. The main idea here is that the user wears a gauntlet, which controls the manipulator arm on the robot. Here we having it controlling a servo driven apparatus at a much smaller scale than will be on the robot, but we were attempting to see how the whole setup would work.
All for Now!
I thought this was appropriate, as today is the first day of build season.
Well, it has begun again. The 2011 Season of FIRST Robotics has begun. As of today, several thousand teams from around the world have begun work on their new robot, which will play the game that has been called Logomotion. The official game animation video can be found below:
This, to me, looks like a fantastic challenge. I'm really excited to see what my team, the Northern Force, and some of the other teams we compete against, have come up with. Throughout the build season, which lasts until the beginning of March, I will periodically post an update on how we're doing, and occasionally even a little video treat!
If you don't know what FIRST robotics is, head on over to their website to find out a little more about the program. (As I am posting this, the website is having some serious bandwidth issues, so you may have to hold on for a little while before the site works)
All for Now!
