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Theseus was a robotic mouse that had the ability to learn through a process of trial and error. It was able to finish a maze without anyone controlling it, only based on the knowledge that it stored. -
The Micro-mouse competition was then known as the Amazing Micro-mouse Competition. There were to be 15 competitors running -
The original sizes of the mazes were 16x16 squares. Each square was 180 mm. -
At this point, people had thought that the micromouse competition had outlived itself, as there were no further challenges that revealed themselves. -
Micromouse used to turn in 90 degree angles, which slowed them down. However, Mitee Mouse III introduced turning diagonally, which allowed them to turn much smoother. -
Mokomo08 was a mouse that used a fan on the bottom of it to suck itself to the floor. This solved a very dangerous problem of the race, one that caused problems for many micromice: going at high speeds yet not losing control of direction or flying away. -
In the 30th Japan competition of 2009, the half-size micromouse competition was introduced, with 32x32 mazes. -
In the Japan 2011 competition, Ng Beng Kiat designed a micro-mouse that completed the maze in 3.921 seconds. -
At this competition, the other mouse all found the shortest path to the goal. However, Red Comet took a longer path that enabled it to reach the goal even faster than the others. This was because its path had fewer turns and it was a lot of straight paths. -