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A huge thank you to Peter Harrison for all of his help introducing us to the world of Micromouse – check out https://ukmars.org & https://micromouseonline.com.
Thank you to David Otten, APEC, and the All-Japan Micromouse Competition for having us.
Thank you to Juing-Hei (https://www.youtube.com/@suhu9379) & Derek Hall (https://www.youtube.com/@MicroMouse) for usage of their micromouse videos.
Thank you to John McBride, Yusaku Kanagawa, and Katie Barnshaw for their help with Japanese translations.
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References:
Claude Shannon Demonstrates Machine Learning, AT&T Tech Channel Archive - https://ve42.co/ClaudeShannon
Mighty mouse, MIT News Magazine - https://ve42.co/MightyMouse
History, Micromouse Online Blog - https://ve42.co/MMHistory
Christiansen, D. (1977). Spectral lines: Announcing the Amazing Micro-Mouse Maze Contest. IEEE Spectrum, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 27-27 - https://ve42.co/Christiansen1977
Allan, R. (1979). Microprocessors: The amazing micromice: See how they won: Probing the innards of the smartest and fastest entries in the Amazing Micro-Mouse Maze Contest. IEEE Spectrum, vol. 16, no. 9, pp. 62-65, - https://ve42.co/Allan1979
1977-79 – 'MOONLIGHT SPECIAL' Battelle Inst. (American), CyberNetic Zoo - https://ve42.co/MoonlightSpecial
Christiansen, D. (2014). The Amazing MicroMouse Roars On. Spectral Lines - https://ve42.co/Christiansen2014
1986 - MicroMouse history, competition & how it got started in the USA, via YouTube - https://ve42.co/MMArchiveYT
The first World Micromouse Contest in Tsubuka, Japan, August 1985 [1/2] by TKsTclip via YouTube - https://ve42.co/MMTsukubaYT
IEEE. (2018). Micromouse Competition Rules - https://ve42.co/IEEERules
Tondra, D. (2004). The Inception of Chedda: A detailed design and analysis of micromouse. University of Nevada - https://ve42.co/Tondra2004
Braunl, T. (1999). Research relevance of mobile robot competitions. IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 32-37 - https://ve42.co/Braunl1999
All Japan Micromouse 2017 by Peter Harrison, Micromouse Online - https://ve42.co/RedComet
Winning record of the national competition micromouse (half size) competition. mm3sakusya @ wiki (Google translated from Japanese) - https://ve42.co/JapanFinishTimes
The Fosbury Flop—A Game-Changing Technique, Smithsonian Magazine - https://ve42.co/FosburyFlop
Gold medal winning heights in the Men's and Women's high jump at the Summer Olympics from 1896 to 2020, Statistica - https://ve42.co/HighJump
Zhang, H., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., & Soon, P. L. (2016). Design and realization of two-wheel micro-mouse diagonal dashing. Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, 31(4), 2299-2306. - https://ve42.co/Zhang2016
Micromouse Turn List, Keri's Lab - https://ve42.co/MMTurns
Green Ye via YouTube - https://ve42.co/Greenye
Classic Micromouse, Excel 9a. Demonstrate fan suction, by TzongYong Khiew via YouTube - https://ve42.co/MMFanYT
Vacuum Micromouse by Eliot, HACKADAY - https://ve42.co/MMVacuum
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Written by Tom Lum and Emily Zhang
Edited by Trenton Oliver
Animated by Ivy Tello
Coordinated by Emily Zhang
Filmed by Yusaku Kanagawa, Emily Zhang, Derek Muller, and Raquel Nuno
Additional video/photos supplied by Getty Images and Pond5
Music from Epidemic Sound
Thumbnail by Ren Hurley and Ignat Berbeci
References by Katie Barnshaw
Produced by Derek Muller, Petr Lebedev, and Emily Zhang
It would be interesting to see non-gridlike mazes. Not entirely circular either, but with a mixture of round and grid paths. A much harder problem.
@s.e.b Says:
This turned out to be much more interesting than I thought!
@jameslee4830 Says:
me when i know where to go to go to a safe level in the backrooms
@Jollyjohn1966 Says:
Wow, this brings back memories. As a student, I helped the IEEE bring the first Micromouse competition to Australia in 1988. Our team (Macquarie University) didn't win that year, but did the next and went to Singapore to represent Australia. I remember we had to use tape differently. We had developed our mouse on a practice maze where the surface had become slippery over time. When we went to the competition maze, which was new, the wheels gripped a lot more than we were used to - so we wrapped tape around the wheels to reduce grip and match actual performance to the motion model the mouse was using. We all learnt a lot about robotics and real-time coding. It was a fantastic tool. (I still have all the photos somewhere...)
@badcoder6187 Says:
7:20 You mixed the names. DFS is actually supposed to be BFS.
@doutorhidrogenio Says:
Simply the best channel at YT.❤
@davidbrenner345 Says:
Cara, caí de paraquedas aqui, que vídeo foda, simplesmente fantástico
@Space64Offical Says:
does anyone know the name of the micromouse song?
@Steven-kl6lh Says:
UFO propulsion next?...
@Overt12456 Says:
they need to increase the size of the maze
@Imnoir6 Says:
Next step, mouse drifting
@bigbadsauce92 Says:
This video has nearly cleared my depression (not joking) in the sense that I am so absolutely fascinated by Micro-Mice and my desire to learn and experience it.
@bigbadsauce92 Says:
7:45 is how I've been exploring dungeons in games for years.. didn't realize it was a type of pathing!
@hawks9142 Says:
13:24 it's amazing how close we where to having it called the Dick flop
@wl5420 Says:
I drive like this.
@supertron6039 Says:
22:11
This clip made me laugh so hard, absolute genius lmao.
@ienjoyoranges Says:
13:01 he's who someone said looked nervous earlier.
@ienjoyoranges Says:
IEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
@Superabound2 Says:
Slime mold: **cracks knuckles**
@carolbuzelim Says:
The way im invested on this video should be illegal
@VaidikPandey-to4qy Says:
WHY DIDN'T THEY ADD 1 OR 2 SPEED BREAKERS IN THE MAZE??
@MW-rz2qo Says:
interesting how this works
@ojking456 Says:
I would love to see them race on a scaled F1 track
@dragulia_venaro Says:
If you oftenly hangout with smart people you will be smart too.
But if you hangout with genius people, you will only get smarter, not genius.
@darixenous_shadowscale Says:
10:22
Easy way to bring it back, a 3D maze. So instead of a flat plane, make it spherical or cube like.,
@shubhamsharma2773 Says:
13:51
@bushidoleyroy5725 Says:
You hooked me for 25 min i didn't see time passing by. Great video!
@user-um4nn2sj1l Says:
Man, seriously.. The guys behind the video editing and simulations in your videos are pure genius. Wish I could meet such guys to learn from.
@Bismarck-S Says:
I thought the mice were sending out some sort of radar/sonar for echolocation mechanisms. Maybe that's unrealistic, but perhaps worth considering.
@UlviBektashi Says:
In a few years, this will be done with 3d mazes with flying micro drones
@kylewardell8604 Says:
should do round wheels
@JiluMiah-ek2rd Says:
What an interesting hobby
@eyeizarandummugga Says:
A simple misunderstanding pioneered the pursuit of Artificial Intelligence. Damn that’s some kind of crazy it’s to the point where it’s genius.
@enishiyukishiro6751 Says:
3 times faster when it is painted red
@456MrPeople Says:
This is basically F1 for little robots. I fully expect aerodynamics for grip and omni wheels in the future.
The micro mouse theme song is a knock off of Rush's Fly By Night. Call the lawyers.
@danielnoussan6580 Says:
Sono in terza superiore all'informatica, e praticamente ci hanno fatto programmare un algoritmo che facesse sta cosa, mentre quelli che andavano all'elettronico hanno creato il robottino, una competizione un botto figa
@yipperson2974 Says:
y'know when you look at a youtube channel and your like, wait, im not subscribed?
@jibaromar2249 Says:
This is fascinating, thanks a lot for the video 🙏.
@TheNei Says:
@D-PadDragon Says:
good video
@chicagocc Says:
A.I Micromouse next
@ue7147 Says:
This is good luck competition isn’t it?
@ClanWarrior Says:
i can already see by the first 50s of the video how these robots can be used both as saving op's in tight crevasse of collapsed buildings or tunnels, or even worse, finding targets just to detonate grenades on their feet.
@sentryogmixmaster Says:
each mouse should only be given 1 try to see who solves the maze fastest.
@TABSF1 Says:
So they used Gordon Murray's BT46 fan car concept :P
@MrValgauzole1393 Says:
white and asians where is black people XD
@SlotZofFUN Says:
So when do we get an app to improve mowing 🚜🧡 our lawns and harvest farms to improve speed, save gas, and grow greener 💚 ???
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