Quester - Retired

A micromouse, which uses vision to detect the walls of the maze, segmented bump sensors in case it doesn't, and a layered behaviour control program.
Finalist in the Robotics Age "Home Robot Photo Contest". Article in Robotics Age Jan/Feb 1982.
Photograph of Quester used to illustrate an article on mobile robots, p641, The Home Computer Advanced Course #33, 1984.
Photograph - Scale Models International, April 1988, p207.
Built June 1981 -.
Size - 8" * 5 1/2" * 7 1/2".
Operational area - 3ft * 3ft using a small maze.

1981 - Quester took part in the Wembley heats of the 1981 Amazing Micromouse Contest
1982 - David L Buckley won third prize in the schools competition of the Euromouse Maze Contest
A £25 computer book voucher from McGraw Hill
1983 - David L Buckley's mouse Quester won 4th prize in the 1983 finals at Earles Court, Novice Section

1996 - Quester won the 'Thezeus Award 1996' created and presented by Alan Dibley.

References:

• Scale Models International, Argus Press, Hemel Hempstead.
• The Home Computer Advanced Course, Orbis Publishing Ltd, London (Published in Europe, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia).

See also Micromouse - the early years