The Department of Computer Science of the George Mason University developed a team of three humanoid robots called the RoboPatriots. These robots competed in the RoboCup’s kid-size humanoid category.
The RoboPatriots have 18 Degrees of Freedom, and are able to stay upright and can play soccer autonomously. These robots can walk at 25 cm per second and are equipped with various sensors. They have two cameras installed in each eye, which act as their eyes keeping track of the terrain and on the ball.
The RoboPatriots stand at 53cm and weigh 900 grams. Their developers aim to develop an inexpensive autonomous system using commercially available parts and open source software.
Additionally, the Robopatriots, which are composed of Johnny 5, Newton and Stephanie, are being used by GMU to research motion and path planning, multiple robot planning and coordination, localization, simulation and modelling, among others.
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