They have an indoor laser-based 2D global positioning system that allows them to locate themselves and each other precisely in the room space. Thanks to a radio ethernet system, they can communicate with each other and with a host computer workstation. When I give the robots my force vector field model, which specifies that robots are attracted to targets and repelled by each other, the robots quickly spread out and get close to the targets as a team. This is the fastest solution. My father, who is a civil engineer, suggested that I might like computer science because it combines both science and math.
Computer science is a relatively new field that presents new challenges.
I like to work on and solve new problems, and the field suits my independent nature. Parker's goal is to make robots more autonomous and independent by giving them the ability to learn.