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This is a robot that I built for the Trinity College Fire Fighting Contest. The contest is held each year around April 1st in Hartford Ct USA. The goal is to autonomously extinguish a candle in a maze. The contest rules can readily be found via Google. I have entered about 8 time and this was the most successful. The robot body is made from 6mm closed-cell plastic that is easy to cut/drill/tap but does warp over time. Electronics consists of a Microchip dsPIC33FJ64MC804 main board, six IF distance ...


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