http://www.parex.org/weblog/ Welcome to the PAReX weblog en-us 2007-09-25T10:49:47-07:00 http://www.parex.org/weblog/archive/000070.html We're off and running! This years event will once again be at the Shiloh Community Center on Saturday, December 1st from 10am-3pm. Current plans are for Mini-Sumo, RC Sumo, Wall Maze, Line Maze, and Line Follower.... Announcements Kelly Small 2007-09-25T10:49:47-07:00 http://www.parex.org/weblog/archive/000069.html Be sure to go to the meeting page for the updated schedule.... Announcements Kelly Small 2006-12-23T13:01:41-07:00 http://www.parex.org/weblog/archive/000068.html 2006 Event wrapup... Announcements Kelly Small 2006-11-27T09:47:11-07:00 http://www.parex.org/weblog/archive/000067.html Come join us on Nov. 18th for the 2006 Autonomous Event. Click here.... Announcements Kelly Small 2006-10-14T10:02:08-07:00 http://www.parex.org/weblog/archive/000066.html We're working hard to get the 2006 PAReX Autonomous event ready. I'm shooting for a 11/18 date at this time. Stay tuned!!... Announcements Kelly Small 2006-09-15T18:11:52-07:00 http://www.parex.org/weblog/archive/000065.html Mindstorm NXT Mindstorm NXT Introduction The purpose of this article is to compare the original Lego Mindstorm system with the new Mindstorm NXT. My primary interest was how well could the NXT be used for building robots to compete... Articles Kelly Small 2006-08-13T18:34:36-07:00 http://www.parex.org/weblog/archive/000064.html The writeup for the 2005 Autonomous Event is now posted!! Let the webmaster know of any spelling errors or other errors, thanks!!... Announcements Kelly Small 2005-12-10T11:10:14-07:00 http://www.parex.org/weblog/archive/000063.html The 2005 Autonomous event has been completed. I'll post a complete summary soon. I'd like to thanks our sponsers, the volunteers who helped run the event, and all the competitors for showing us their stuff!!!... Announcements Kelly Small 2005-12-07T11:02:40-07:00 http://www.parex.org/weblog/archive/000062.html The event has been posted. Go to Events for details! Let's get going on the robots!!!... Announcements Kelly Small 2005-10-20T12:23:50-07:00 http://www.parex.org/weblog/archive/000061.html Sensor Mounting Techniques Sensor Mounting Techniques Introduction While upgrading one of my Mini-Sumo robots, I found that sensor placement and orientation can have a big impact on your final results. This article will discuss the problems I ran into,... Robot Building Kelly Small 2005-08-25T10:16:10-07:00 http://www.parex.org/weblog/archive/000060.html Just wanted everyone to know that we're working out the details for our next event. Current plan is to hold it in November, will keep you posted.... Announcements Kelly Small 2005-08-04T12:21:27-07:00 http://www.parex.org/weblog/archive/000059.html The event summary is now posted! Click here... Announcements Kelly Small 2004-11-27T19:34:54-07:00 http://www.parex.org/weblog/archive/000058.html The Maze rules for the November 2004 event have been posted. You can find them on the events page.... Announcements Kelly Small 2004-11-05T13:24:42-07:00 http://www.parex.org/weblog/archive/000057.html A Maze Mapping Algorithm Andy Michalicek, PAReX, November 26, 2003 This is one of several maze mapping techniques you can find in the literature.&nbsp The advantage of this one is that it requires just a small amount of memory.&nbsp... Articles Kelly Small 2004-10-07T22:06:35-07:00 http://www.parex.org/weblog/archive/000055.html The 2004 Event is on!!! Registration is now open for this event scheduled for Nov. 20th at the Challenger Learning Center. Here for more info,... Announcements Kelly Small 2004-10-04T08:53:41-07:00