It’s been a little while since we’ve posted a micromouse vid, so here’s a good one. It’s from a competition in Chubu, and the winner completes its final run in 5 seconds. Or maybe 4. Skip to 4:30 if you’re interested in the speed but not the exploration phase.
I can only assume that micromice are approaching some kind of asymptotic maximum speed when it comes to maze solving, but I’m optimistic that people will still keep on inventing ways of making them faster and more efficient… Vacuum power was one, and I’m sure there are more. It’s an interesting problem, though, because there has to be a compromise between speed and stability, which may involve slowing down, as this high speed video shows:
That robot is Tetra, who we’re already somewhat familiar with, but in this competition it took second place to the winner in the first vid, a micromouse called EggTorte.