Lawn Mowing Robots
- Episode aired Apr 23, 2003
Teams from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the University of Rochester are asked to design and build a robot that can (1) move within an enclosed area and cut grass (2) without the use o... Read allTeams from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the University of Rochester are asked to design and build a robot that can (1) move within an enclosed area and cut grass (2) without the use of traditional spinning blades or wires. Both robots compete well, but WPI chooses speed ov... Read allTeams from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the University of Rochester are asked to design and build a robot that can (1) move within an enclosed area and cut grass (2) without the use of traditional spinning blades or wires. Both robots compete well, but WPI chooses speed over accuracy and pays the price in the end. Rochester cuts more grass and advances to the n... Read all