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What’s in a name? That which we call a robot, by any other word would smell of magic smoke.
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FLL's got robots!
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Personally, I think we're just one power surge at Nationals away from having a couple dozen Johnny Fives. |
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Does it make sense that the FLL robots made mostly by middle school students are autonomous, but the FRC robots, build by high school students and real engineers, aren't? |
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Programming autonomous for just your own bot is one thing, making it have to interact with the 5 other bots on the field is another.;) |
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lets give FLL mplab... the CMUcam, a few gyros, ultrasonic rangefinders, geartooth counters, IR rangefinders, limit switchs, and potentiometers. We'll just see how much their robots will do then. </off topic> I say if it still has magic smoke inside of it, and is capable of at one point releasing that magic smoke, its a robot. |
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If we are not building robots, then I have blown the last twelve years under a serious misconception.
Of course our robots are robots. |
Pick the Robot!
Which of these is a robot?
![]() Yeah, most of us would agree that these are robots. But what about this one? ![]() In the life science field, the Beckman Biomek FX is called a robot - a liquid handling robot, to be precise. While we're handling things, is this a robot? ![]() According to the manufacturer, it is. All of those were pretty well planted in one place, but how about this little guy? ![]() Yep - they call it a robot, even when it's being driven by students. Well, if that's a robot, I ask you, how can this not be one? ![]() Disclaimer: I've worked with robots for most of my career, starting with Unimation 6-axis arms in the 1980's up through today with lab robots like the Biomek. Even turned a 40 ft long bridge crane into a remote vision and control "robot" for a nuclear waste processing study for the Department of Energy. Whether a 'bot was under pre-programmed control, adaptive autonomous control, telerobotic operation or operated by a teach pendant, they were all robots. Except for the little Puma 260, FRC robots are the most versatile and fun of them all! |
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Whatever it might be called...
1. If one kid stays in school because of First... its worth it. 2. I wonder if the people raising this question could build one themselves. 3. Its better than watching MTV all afternoon. 4. Its awesome to see your hard work in action. |
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Some people would say that a robot must have at least one sensor; or, the robot can in some way extract information from its environment and respond to it.
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