This summer, the SDSM&T Robotics Team hopes to begin work on a GPS and SLAM-based outdoor autonomous robot.

The first goal of the project is GPS-only navigation, followed by an implementation of SLAM using stereoscopic cameras to navigate around obstacles autonomously.

More details as the project develops.

Despite not placing at this year's competition, the amount that was learned was immense. The team's dedication was obvious in the long hours spent working on the robot. As a young team, we will have many more opportunities to succeed in competition in years to come. Expect next year to be a different story. Thanks to our sponsors for their continued support and a special thanks to Dakota Trailways for being an extremely accommodating transportation provider.

After a solid 20 hour bus ride down to Grapevine, TX, the Robotics Team have found themselves at the Gaylord Texan Hotel. It will be a long night of coding and debugging, but we hope to come out on top.

Expect more pictures soon.

These are the meeting minutes for April 1st, 2010. 16 days until competition

Helios has been completely assembled. Now it's time for two and a half weeks of intense coding, debugging and tweaking to get her competition ready. View the full message for a top down view as well.

These are the meeting minutes for March 25th, 2010. 25 days until competition.

These are the meeting minutes for March 18th, 2010. 31 days until competition

These are the meeting minutes for March 4th, 2010. 43 days until competition