MASLab 2003

MASLab 2003 saw several significant improvements over previous years including a larger organizational staff, a redesigned robotics controller board, and a sophisticated client/server debug framework. 2003 marked the first year that MASLab used a primarily vision-based robotics contest, and as always, the students exceeded all expectations. Students developed clever image processing algorithms and amazing mechanical components resulting in a great contest.

The Contest

Over 200 spectators crowded into room 26-100 to watch the 2003 contest which featured innovative robots using clever image processing algorithms and mechanical grippers to capture and relocate red scoring targets.

The Teams

Ten teams competed in MASLab 2003, and these teams included students at all stages of their MIT careers (from freshman to graduate students) and from several departments (from ocean engineering to computer science).

The Kit

This was the first MASLab competition to use a vision-based robotics challenge. Students were provided with a single board computer suitable for image processing, a redesigned ORC robotics controller, and a sophisticated client/server debug framework.

Wiki Forums

The Wiki is an interactive web forum which contains team journals, lecture notes, and day-to-day communication between students and staff.

Photographs

We have a wide variety of photographs including candid shots from lab, robots portraits, and contest day photos.

Sponsors

We would like to thank all of the 2003 sponsors who made this contest possible including Microsoft, MIT EECS, Intel, Cypress, Acroname, Altera, Digital Technology, Logitech, Maxim, MIT Copy Center, National, and Pulse.