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RoboCupJunior Hobart Regional 2012

Posted on July 29, 2012March 6, 2015 by admin

Yesterday was the RoboCupJunior Hobart Regional 2012 held at New Town High School in Tasmania, Australia. I was very fortunate to I win the Rescue division. There was five rounds plus a semi-finals between 3rd and 4th and a finals between 1st and 2nd. Round 1 This round was my worst round for the day. The […]

Poll: What programming language do you prefer?

Posted on December 4, 2011March 6, 2015 by admin

RoboCupJunior Australian Championships 2011

Posted on October 20, 2011March 6, 2015 by admin

This year, the RoboCup Junior National Championships were held Saturday 24th September. For the very first time they were held in Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania. Rather than have three RoboCup competitions running in the same place at around the same time, the state competition was dropped this year. On the day, there were […]

RS485 NXT-G Block

Posted on March 10, 2011March 6, 2015 by admin

RS485 is is a way of two NXT bricks communicating through their Sensor Port 4 with a normal cable that you can find in any NXT set. It has many advantages over Bluetooth such as significantly faster communication speeds and reduced impact on battery life, and removes the need to bother with pairing devices or using different mailboxes. Previously, RS485 has only been […]