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| Basey's
inner workings. A fully functional analog circuit design. |
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| Basey
the autonomous sumo robot. | |
| Basey's
outer core. Strong motors, tires and edge sensors fit for a powerful fighting
robot. | |
- With
the momentum gained from winning the Halloween
contest, we decided to take on the next challenge, building an autonomous
robot for the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD)
Sumo Robot Contest. This is a yearly contest held by OCAD, in Toronto.
- A robotic Sumo challenge
is similar to an actual Sumo wrestling match. Two robots are placed on a circular
platform. The objective is to find the opposing robot and push it off the surface.
Points are awarded to the most aggressive robot. The first robot to successfully
push its opponet out of the rink is the winner.
- Autonomous
robots are complex to build because they are entirely self-controlled. Basey was
created using an analog circuit design. Equipped with special sensors which detect
the other robot's frequency, Basey sole purpose is to find its enemy, and push
its competition out of the ring. Edge sensors placed on the bottom help to ensure
that Basey will not fall out of the ring while hunting down the other robot.
- Basey is affectionately
named after the popular, but poorly translated Japanese video game "All Your
Base Are Belong to Us." Making a pun on the fact that our robot was autonomous,
we called our robot "All Your Base Are Autonomous," or Basey for short.
- Basey ended up winning
the Judges
Choice Award! We were also shown on Toronto's CTV evening news.
- After the SUMO competition, Basey
was shown to the Ottawa Beaver's and Boy Scouts club. The demonstration was very
successful and many children were inspired by our creation. Basey, however, suffered
some damage to its right eye and is now in need of some repair.
- Below are some additional pictures
of Basey.
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| Basey
and me. | Basey
on the fighting ring prior to competition. |
Basey and Andrew. |
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