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Author Topic: University of Florida Robotics Steven Pickles Film Handler Posts: 81 From: Gainesville, FL, USA Registered: Mar 2001 posted 08-09-2004 09:28 AM                     With all the gadget freaks lurking on Film-Tech, this may be of interest to some of you. The various engineering graduate (and some undergrad) students here at the University of Florida have finished the summer semester of the Intelligent Machines Design Lab (IMDL). The purpose of the class is to showcase the completely student built robots for budgets usually less than $400-$500. All of the robots are autonomous and do not receive instruction from the builder while they are running -- instead they have to adapt to their environments and 'think on their own.' There were a number of solid projects this summer, including one robot that can find a hoop and successfully shoot and make a basketball. While I took this course in the spring (some Quicktime video) it is interesting to see what current students are bringing to the table. As for my project, Kirby (the robot name) follows the black line to pick up the package. Along the way it reads barcodes positioned on the ground to figure out the easiest way to get each destination. Once the package is picked up (slowly), it knows to travel to the other area and then return home. If the current path is blocked, Kirby can make the necessary changed and try to find another way. It will repeat this action forever and just move the little cardboard back and forth over and over again. I'd eventually like to upgrade this idea into a thesis and have a swarm of robot forklifts working in a simulated warehouse environment. Now imagine if you could get that to move prints...  |  IP: Logged Dean Kollet Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 591 From: Florida State University Registered: Jul 2003 posted 08-09-2004 09:29 AM                     on UF  |  IP: Logged Thomas Procyk Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1842 From: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 08-09-2004 01:12 PM                     on UCF. Even though I go there. But that doesn't necessarily add to its ttyness. =TMP=  |  IP: Logged

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