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I released the source code that we used in the competition, with a few minor updates. You can download it from SourceForge.

2010 competition:
We won the silver medal at the 2010 RoboMagellan competition, though sadly no one touched the cone unlike in previous years. Strangely, the robot performed much worse during the competition than in our practice runs in the days before it, probably due to a magnetic source around the field confusing the compass. (Update: Other robots had similar problems in 2011, confirming this hypothesis. If you plan to enter RoboMagellan, don't use a compass!) You can watch videos of its runs below.

• FPGA for sensor monitoring
• OLPC laptop computer
• Parallax Motor Mount and Wheel Kit with Position Controller
• 4 Parallax HB-25 Motor Controllers
• turret for cmucam3 and other sensors
• cmucam3 with MMC card
• 4 Devantech SRF02 (Sonar Sensors)
• 8 Sharp Infrared Sensors (8-60")
• Phidgets 8/8/8
• vex microprocessor, transmitter, rcvr, erector set
• GlobalSat BU353 USB GPS
• IMU 5 Degrees of Freedom
• i2c compass
• 5 servos
• Lynxmotion parts for arm
• Devantech TPA81 8x1 Thermopile Array
• hall effect sensor for arm height
• wood frame
• 4 port USB multiplexer
• i2c to usb
• usb to ttl/serial
• 12 to 7.2 voltage regulator
• 12 volt smart charger
• 12 volt Sealed Lead-Acid battery

Contributors:
Andrew Downing (me): high-level software
Robert Ou: low-level daemon software
Matthew Downing: hardware
Alan Downing and Frank Ou (fathers): mentors

Former contributors:
Venkataram Apparao: hardware
Asheem Linaval: hardware and camera software