https://youtu.be/XPhCUQMVY30 The robot vaguely returns to the initial pose, but is unimpressive Preamble During the 2022 RoboCup Season, I tried to implement a fully vision-based approach with 2 of my…
Preamble At this table, 5/6 teams used a variation of the Grab and Lift with Slide design4 teams used almost identical Front-Back Slides while 1 team used a Side Slide…
Preface Machine Vision has become an integral part in the arsenal of a roboticist. No other sensor is able to capture information with density sufficient for robots to gain a…
#cospacesetupgoals 2020 in Review 2020 will be remembered as the year where paradigms around much of what we do, and how we do them, were put under serious scrutiny due…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r7PEl0tMSk&feature=emb_logo The 2020 Zoox Vehicle Unveiling One thing most OEMs are doing when they approach designing a new vehicle is they iterate on something that's already done before. That's good.…
Introduction In the run-up to the National Robotics Competition (NRC) which serves as the selection for teams representing Singapore at the World Robot Olympiad, I was asked to propose possible…
COVID and Online Education As Schools all across the world scrambled to go online with lockdown measures imposed across various countries, the state of readiness of each institution became clear.…
Introduction The 12.12 sale (popular among countries with a strong Chinese influence I believe) gave me an opportunity to add to my growing inventory. Over the sale, I picked up…
Introduction As January rolled around, all eyes were on CES- an event that has been used by many a consumer electronics company to introduce their latest and greatest to the…
Introduction The LattePanda Alpha is a board that I have talked about in my Black Friday Guide. Specifically, I got an Aluminum Alloy Passive Cooling Case that doubles up as…