Sparkfun organized a day of Autonomous Vehicle fun at their Annual Autonomous Vehicle Competition.
Via: Hackaday
“Ground Vehicle Classes
Each entrant will be classified by the judges as one of the following robot classes for their ground vehicle:
- Micro/PBR – Less than $350 total spent, or small enough to fit into box that’s 10″x6″x4″
- Doping Class – Bring the biggest, baddest and most expensive vehicle you can make ($1k+ or 25lbs+)
- Non-Traditional Locomotion – Have a walker? A modified autonomous self-balancing pogostick, motorized hamster ball? This designation is for you.
- Peloton – All remaining vehicles that don’t fit into any other class
Aerial Vehicle Classes
Your entry will fall into one of two categories for the aerial portion of the competition:
- Fixed Wing – All traditional airplanes, or any vehicle with a fixed wing setup.
- Rotating Wing – Quadcopters, helicopters, and other contraptions with rotating wings.”