The Minnow Project
We are part of the MultiRobot Lab at CMU.
We are interested in building and studying teams of robots operating in dynamic and uncertain environments.
Among other research we participate in the annual RoboCup international soccer competition.
Team members and primary responsibilities
| Steve Stancliff | Project leader, platform design/integration, camera control libraries, Linux admin, behaviors, webpage... |
| Dr. Tucker Balch | Principal advisor and TeamBots architect. |
| Ravi Balasubramanian | Nosepiece and other mechanical design. |
| Dr. Brett Browning | Slipring/shaft encoder selection. |
| Rosemary Emery | Behaviors, simulation. |
| Kevin Sikorski | Localization, panoramic camera testing, behaviors. |
| Ashley Stroupe | Communication, sensor fusion, behaviors. |
| Prof. Manuela Veloso | Advisor. Planning and learning guru. |
Past contributors
- Greg Baltus.
Jim Bruce
Brian Chemel.
David Garmire.
Scott Lenser.
Rande Shern
John Sweeney:
Platform Description
- We have three versions of the platform in various stages of development.
All are based on the Probotics Cye chassis and robot controller.
You can find detailed descriptions here.
News
- (8/10) We went 2-3 in the first round at RoboCup 2001.
If only more teams had caught on fire, we might have gone all the way...
Status of robots
#3 (Type I) - Partially disassembled.
#5 (Type II) - Working. Has slipring and nosepiece.
#6 (Type II) - Working. Has slipring and nosepiece.
#7 (Type II) - Working. Has slipring and nosepiece.
#8 (Type II) - Working. Has slipring and nosepiece.
#9 (Type II) - Needs replacement slipring mount.