The Maze

[Paddy Moran]

Having some trouble figuring out what the robot needs to do at each
step. Can anyone give me a good starting point? I feel like I just
need a quick push in the right direction.

[Ryan Hart]

Keep in mind that the robot is blind, so we have to make it "feel" it itself around the area. I don't want to say much more because any farther and I'd be giving it away.

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Ryan Hart
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[Panitz, Michael W.]

Good advice - helpful, but doesn't give it away :)

 

I like to tell people to imagine yourself in a maze, blindfolded.  You can stick your arms out front (asking "Is front Clear?"), or you can turn left/right and thus check for a wall to your left/right.

 

So given that you start off facing "into" the maze, that there's no way out of the maze except by the one other exit, how can you figure out a way through the maze?  This is why a partner is particularly useful - it's good to have someone to bounce ideas off of, talk things through with, etc, etc.

 

Having said all that - keep in mind that the 'putting Things down' and 'tracking how far you've gone' parts of the assignments are pretty (logically) separate from the maze navigation.  So if you need a break from navigation, go work on one of those for a wihle.  Indeed, you could even hand in something that doesn't navigate properly, but does drop things/count moves correctly, and thus get partial credit (and feedback to help you fix up the revision).

 

Thanks!

--Mike

 

 

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[anabel...@yahoo.com]

I don't know if this will help you, but when you were a kid and doing a maze did your parents or teachers ever tell you to keep your left hand on the walls? Assuming the maze is in a continous area you should be able to get out. But that may not be the most efficient way.

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Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:21:09 -0700

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