Beobot path following from neural network learning (2003)

[AndrianGo]

Can you give it directions of some sort?

As in take "next left" or a map path to follow?

Or does it just go?

This is very inspiring work. I want mine to follow directions or a point in space. I'm not quite sure how to present that.

[mundhenk666]

Our lab is currently working on a newer version which does simultaneous localization and mapping using vision. However, this one just stays the course.

[AndrianGo]

How are you going to tell it where to go?

Is the map going to be an image?

How do you train your neural network? Evolution?

I apologize for too many questions; I'm currently working on a similar project. I want to use the Evolution method for training. Have you looked into that?

[AndrianGo]

Never mind... Bio bot

[mpeniak]

Great result, well done!!!

[robocodeWarrior]

check out our robocode competition at codewarriorwanted

[mundhenk666]

is that codewarriorwanted dot com?

[iShortcutz]

Very cool! What program did u use? Care to share the code?

[mundhenk666]

Yah, it should be in GNU C++ (Linux or Cygwin). You can get the code in the iLab Neuromorphic Vision Tool kit at ilab dot usc dot edu. I'm not totally sure if the code is in working order at this point since the whole package has been revised several times. However, we have a guy who has picked up on the project and is doing some neat stuff with it.

[iShortcutz]

G thanks! Will check it out! Interested into doing some work with it! Will post once work is complete!

[mundhenk666]

Sure thing. Let me know if you need any help etc. We have a discusion board at iLab that I check.

[darkdragon7099]

That robot has something with turning left xD cool

[euyyn]

The antenna was for radio control =P

[mundhenk666]

Actually, it was only used to connected the training device. In this demo, its running totally on its own.

[chobrocoli]

well... considering it's a neural net robot couldn't the antenna be for telling the robot when it did something wrong?