- Posted on 14 Mar 2017
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Critical last blog post from Janindu Sithumini Arukgoda, Centre for Autonomous Systems (CAS) PhD student with Team VICTOR, the Virginia Tech Grand Challenge entry for the 2017 Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC).
The competition begins on 16 March so here is the view from the test field:
There is a friendly rivalry going, as we all have different approaches to solve the same problem and really are very keen on learning from other. Some of the finest minds in the field of robotics are competing here, and there is a lot that we can learn from them.
There is a friendly rivalry going, as we all have different approaches to solve the same problem and really are very keen on learning from other. Some of the finest minds in the field of robotics are competing here, and there is a lot that we can learn from them.
There is a friendly rivalry going, as we all have different approaches to solve the same problem and really are very keen on learning from other. Some of the finest minds in the field of robotics are competing here, and there is a lot that we can learn from them.
There is a friendly rivalry going, as we all have different approaches to solve the same problem and really are very keen on learning from other. Some of the finest minds in the field of robotics are competing here, and there is a lot that we can learn from them.
There is a friendly rivalry going, as we all have different approaches to solve the same problem and really are very keen on learning from other. Some of the finest minds in the field of robotics are competing here, and there is a lot that we can learn from them.
There is a friendly rivalry going, as we all have different approaches to solve the same problem and really are very keen on learning from other. Some of the finest minds in the field of robotics are competing here, and there is a lot that we can learn from them.
Rehearsals on the competition site started on 14 March, and a few issues have been identified. Including a UAV crash…
Team leader Dr Tomonari Furukawa says that while some people are happy with results/amendments so far in Challenge 2:
All the software people were serious instead. This is a competition of full autonomy, and now is the time that the software people demonstrate the efficacy of their system.
So no pressure!