The Auctus team manned a demonstration stand at the robocup. We took advantage of this opportunity to test our MPC based algorithms in a playful experience.
Players were given small balls to throw into the large Plexiglas basket at the foot of the robot. The robot must prevent the marble from falling into the basket. To do this, he’s equipped with a tiny landing net.
Behind this seemingly simple game runs an algorithm to detect the ball’s landing point, as well as our real-time MPC algorithm to move the robot, taking full account of the robot’s capabilities.