SRS RoboMagellan or Robomagellan was created by the Seattle Robotics Society and is a small scale
autonomous vehicle
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race in which robots navigate between predefined start and finish points. The start and finish points are usually represented as
GPS
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coordinates and marked by orange traffic cones. In most versions of the competition there are also optional waypoints that the
robot
A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. A robot can be guided by an external control device, or the control may be embedded within. Robots may ...
can navigate to in order to earn bonus points. The race is usually conducted on mixed pedestrian terrain which can include obstacles such as park benches, curbs, trees, bushes, hills, people, etc..
Image:IntrepidSeattleRobothon2007FrontSide.jpg, Intrepid: the only robot able to complete the 2007 Seattle
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Robothon RoboMagellan event.
Image:IntrepidSeattleRobotics2007Side.jpg, Intrepid: side view, Seattle Robothon 2007.
External links
* http://www.robothon.org/robothon/robo-magellan.php
Intrepid at RoboGames 2008
Robotics competitions
Recurring events established in 2007