Varazdin Day 2

No, I didn't get up at half past four. But I woke up briefly and had to take a picture of this sunken landscape.

Matthias is the one who always gets up early. He makes a super breakfast for us every morning. Even chopped apples are included. What a service!!!

The daily routine sets in. Getting up, sitting at the set table table, have breakfast, pack up and set off. Up hill, down hill and then always straight ahead.

In front of the "arena" there is the opportunity to take photos with background AND foreground. Pose for the audience.

Unpacking. Volunteers go to the Maze arenas, set up BioBrause at their table. Watching the competition, hoping, fearing, suppressing cheers. Well, the first run this morning, let the shock wear off! (Moritz probably didn't calibrate properly or the timer 0 had an overflow. Huh? Well, it can only count up to 255. But the value for the checkpoint was probably greater than or equal to 256.) In any case, the robot saw red at the checkpoint and dropped rescue kits. Oh dear. But they were enough for the red crosses.

See for yourself: Run 2

The shock was over. The next calibration with more time and this and that optimized. The result was a run 3 with what felt like 112%. It couldn't have been better.

After three runs with full points, first place. Please keep your fingers crossed.

Results can be found here.

Ben's video will of course be back. Now

Oh yes: Matthias is also cooking dinner. Right now, for example, while I'm writing this article. The youngsters are always responsible for the salad preparations.