If you have been watching RoverLord’s videos you may notice we commonly drop him on the floor outside Larry’s cube to run down the hall of the cube farm.  Down this hall of danger and crisis lives RoverLORD’s greatest nemesis, Bob C.P.

Bob is the conduit pipe running along the wall and he and the wall space he claims for himself tend to give RoverLORD fits when it comes to collision avoidance.

Bob the Conduit Pole, Nemesis of RoverLORD

I chose the name ‘Bob’ because what RoverLORD calls him is not printable in a blog.

RoverLORD's interpretation of Bob C.P.

We have been working on new Collision Avoidance algorithms in the never ending battle between Bob and RoverLORD.  Before the robot can conquer the earth, he must first defeat Bob C.P. and his Wall of Death.

Rover versus Bob for World Domination

New Algorithm

We have updated the algorithm to take advantage of the new mobile SONAR turret:

• Loop Forever
  • Test for Obstacle
  • If Obstacle Detected
    1. Stop
    2. Retreat
    3. Sweep the SONAR 180 degrees looking for obstacles
       1. Read SONAR Left
       2. Read SONAR Center
       3. Read SONAR Right
       4. Compare who has the closest obstacle
    4. Turn away from obstacle
  • Travel Forward

Videos 25 and 26

At least in these Algorithms, Bob C.P. and the Wall of the Death still have the upper hand.

Rover locked in a desperate battle to escape Bob’s Wall of Death.