Micromouse Robots Race to Solve Mazes

Veritasium · Documentary · 25 min · 2023 · YouTube title: The Fastest Maze-Solving Competition On Earth

Why it's here

HN commenters point to it as a nice introduction to micromouse and maze-racing robots.

What it covers

Veritasium visits the Micromouse competition, where small autonomous robots race to solve mazes at extreme speed. It covers the competition's technical history, including fans and ground effect enabling very high-g turns.