Team members: Freyr Magnússon
Team name: Team ROBOMASS
Project name: Skundar Hermar
Project tag line: A full spectrum simulation of a robot and it's environment

• Building a robot takes a lot of effort and is very dependent upon the hardware its built with. To try to make development easier we could use a broad spectrum simulation of the robot hardware and it's immediate environment. This will create a powerful testbed for modular development of utilities that help us make smarter, better and more productive robots.
• The simulated environment provides us with an interface that mimics the low-level controls we expect from the robot. It also supplies the means for our robot to sense it's surroundings so that it can take informed decisions.
• Realization of this simulation environment will enable future students to write modules that control and interact with the robot in a distributed manner. A wide array of features can then be assembled with our having to rely on the physical robot and can be replicated with ease (bytes are made for copying by the way).
• Vast swarms of super intelligent robots will roam the internet.

• Sketches would be cool.

• By simulating motion physics and collisions we can move the robot in a realistic manner through our virtual world. The motion will be governed by the forces applied to actuators such as motorized wheels and joints. And rigid body physics will dictate the consequences of bumping into things.
• Ultrasonic sonars are simulated with geometric collision systems as well. This will enable collision avoidance algorithms to be developed along with environmental mapping.
• Visual imaging is possible using virtual cameras and rendering straight to memory.
• How are you going to make your environment help us get to this better place?
• What special features will it have that help you reach your goal?
• What other seemingly useless but cool features will it have? (perhaps they're more useful than you think, give that a thought)

• If you don't get to implement the whole system as you imagine it, what will your prototype at least be capable.
• This is where you control expectations.

• Useful links or references to related work.