[pgh-pm] Games

[Robert Blackwell]

OK so I recently subscribed to Pittsburgh Robotic Society's mailing list.
Today I find this which sounds like it relates to some of our talk at
dinner last night.  Maybe we could do some cross group interaction.

They have a website at http://www.pghrobotics.org/.

Just a thought.

Robert

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Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:34:26 -0500
From: Ian Robertson <ian at zybro.com>
Reply-To: pittrobotsociety at yahoogroups.com
To: pittrobotsociety at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [PRS] Nano(Mini)Bot Magellan - original from Pittsburgh

Brilliant.

Dan wrote:
      Mike,

      I was thinking some more about the (Mini)NanoBot Magellan contest I
      mentioned at the last meeting (actually in the hobby shop). I think this
      would be something that we could originate here in Pittsburgh. Since
      this place is very big into train displays, there is alot of experience
      here in building a terrain similar to a train display to use for this
      contest. The contest can be similar to the current Robo-Magellan and
      maybe create another one using different objectives, such as, a search
      and rescue mission (find the pilot downed in enemy territory). The list
      can go on , such as using multiple bots in one mission.

      What I've been thinking about in the meantime is what size should the
      little bots have to be,either Mini or Nano scale.. Also,what kind of
      'GPS' like positioning system to integrate into the gameboard so that
      they can detect their position throughout just as larger robots can with
      actual GPS. The terrain of the gameboard should be similar to what
      someone makes for a trainset, such as, flat, grassy, hills, rocky,
      obstacles(trees, houses). I think we might have to consider the scale of
      everything on there too, HO gauge or larger(?) if we use
      buildings.Actually the Nano(Mini)bots would looks larger in comparison
      to the HO building which make it interesting.

      So far, to integrate the GPS emulator into the gameboard would require
      some embedded array of beacons in the gameboard that is non-obtrusive
      (doesn't stick out). So this leads me to think about using low power RF
      beacons which the bot can detect using simple detectors. It doesn't have
      to be high speed, it's just a few ascii bytes to send and it's doesn't
      have to be high powered (not supposed to be). So I think we can make
      this with ordinary parts. One thing I was looking at is to make a
      modular PCB which would interconnect to make a larger array that would
      mount under the gameboard(4'x8'). That way it would be easier to
      assemble. the beacon antennas would simply be flat square of copper on
      the double sided PCB and the components can be soldered on the opposite
      side. This project has me thinking all day, but it would take alot of
      work to get ready. But I think it would be a great demonstration to showoff.

      =Dan

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