Here is what a typical entry might look like, I hope that by sharing a previous entry, you can get an idea of the level and work involved to be successful at the entry and the challenges. Just look at our high hopes in the questions we posed. <Some identifying data was removed>First, Atlas the robot backflipped. Then, it could do parkour. Now, this @BostonDynamics machine can do a gymnastic routine. It's ... evolving 😅 https://t.co/A15agK6rTg pic.twitter.com/FHN2kHub0s— WIRED (@WIRED) September 24, 2019
| Application form (for 2018) | |
| Your name (Team principal): | <name here> |
| Your e-mail address: | <email address here> |
| Twitter handle: | @realvnc |
| Contact telephone number: | <number here> |
| Nearest town/city, county and country: | Cambridge, Cambs, UK |
| Team/Robot name: | VNCbot |
| Team category: | Intermediate |
| Team details: | Our team: <member1> <member2> <member3> <member4> We all work at RealVNC. |
| Schools only - age of team members: | |
| Proposed robot details: | A wheeled robot with a video display - a literal remote framebuffer. A small robot with a big character. We hope to make it so that visitors to our stand will be able to connect remotely and draw on the robot's screen or upload images. |
| Which challenges are you expecting to take part in?: | Remote-controlled challenges (4 of them), Autonomous challenges (3 of them), Blogging (before the event) |
| Mentoring/Assistance: | |
| File Upload: | |
| Why do you want to enter Pi Wars?: | RealVNC work very closely with Raspberry Pi. We've sponsored and exhibited at the show for the past 3 years, which we've greatly enjoyed. After attending the previous shows, a number of our employees want to participate by building a robot this year. |
| Any more information: | Whilst we've not competed before, we've built and brought along some robots to previous events. Last year, we built a hedgehog robot which was demoed on our stand, and taken into local schools as a show-and-tell. We all regularly use Raspberry Pis at work and for personal projects. |
| There will be a £10 entry fee for each team. Please confirm you're happy with that.: | Yes, the £10 entry fee is acceptable |
| Will you require an invoice for the entry fee?: | Yes |
| Please confirm that you will be able to attend Pi Wars in person: | Yes, at least one member of our team will attend and under-18s will be accompanied |
| If not selected, would you be happy to be a 'reserve'?: | Yes |
| If not selected, would you be interested in exhibiting your robot in our Show and Tell area?: | Yes |
| Have you competed in Pi Wars before?: | |
| Any questions for us at this stage?: | Can we use super capacitors instead of batteries to power the robot? Can any image processing be done on a wirelessly-linked laptop, or does it all need to be done on the robot? |
(CB)
