We participated in the "Tsukuba Challenge 2024" main run held on Sunday, December 8, 2024.

We participated with the same robot as last year, "PANDA."

As a response to last year's retirement cause, which was getting too close to obstacles, we have improved the system to enable reverse movement. This feature allows for stable navigation even in narrow passages or environments with many obstacles.

As an indicator to display the robot's status, an LED strip has been placed around its entire perimeter. The color and pattern change according to the operating mode, allowing the robot to clearly communicate its current state to its surroundings—for example, green when moving forward and red when stopping.

We successfully completed a 2 km course and achieved Optional Task B: Signal Recognition.

We are planning to participate in the "Tsukuba Challenge 2025" and we appreciate your continued support.

Reference :

Tsukuba Challenge 2024 Homepage - final

https://tsukubachallenge.jp/2024/about/final

*Japanese only