The TRIPÉ III robot: a Colombus’ egg idea

Abstract

This paper presents a brief description of the TRIPE III robot which won the 2000 edition of the Micro-Rato Contest. It is a reactive robot that combines several interesting features. In particular, it has a high level of H/W integration resulting in a low chip count (μC, motor drives and voltage regulator), it is capable of achieving a speed 70% higher than most similar robots and it efficiently combines beacon-following, obstacle avoidance and wall-following behaviours allowing it to profit from its speed.