Micromouse

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small, autonomous robot mouse used in a competition to solve a maze

    "A typical demonstration of machine’s navigation abilities is the micromouse competition, in which a small rat-like mechanical robot explores a 16×16 maze."

Example

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"A typical demonstration of machine’s navigation abilities is the micromouse competition, in which a small rat-like mechanical robot explores a 16×16 maze."

Etymology

From micro- + mouse.

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