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Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto15: Deep Yellow
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Fri, 19 Dec 2003 17:07:57 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Rob Antonishen wrote:
> I read the rules but had a couple of questions still:
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> 1) what colour is the rest of the playfield (i.e. neither the black nor
> white corners)?
The playfield can be seen on this page--
http://sparky.i989.net/spy.htm
The electrical tape in the center will be removed. If this isn't good enuf, I
will paint the field a medium grey a few weeks before the show.
> 2) what size are the corners? 8x8, the same as the maximum sobot size?
The corner squares will be approximately 8 inches by 8 inches--one corner is
white, the other corner is black. The robot doesn't have to be placed so the
entire 'bot is insode the square--if your 'bot is 8x8, you can place it facing
the other corner, whoich would place parts of your 'bot outside the coloured
square. That said, the marbles collected must be directly over the coloured
square. The marbles can be inside a hopper on the 'bot, but they must be, when
viewed directly above, be inside the perimeter of the square.
> 3) What is the anticipated marble density (or the total count/16 sq ft)?
Depends on how many marbles Calum has :) I don't have any marbles at this
time--Calum has all my marbles!
> 4) does the colour selection have to be automated (programatic) based on
> the start square, or can it be manually set up prior to the run?
Entirely up to the 'bot builder--from a 'game playing' pov--the 'bots are placed
in their corners at the beginning of the match--randomness will decide which
corner. When the event co-ordinator (or a peon thereof) says start, the
competitor presses 'Run'. If the 'bot runs program 1 because it's on the black
square, or runs program 2 because it's on the white suare, or the program
analyses what square it's on and finds marbles of that particular colour, is
completely up to the builder.
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> Hoping to get in this one...
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> -Rob A. (now living in St. Catharines)
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> Calum Tsang wrote:
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> > b) Marble Sorting v4, intended for new competitors, with robots collecting,
> > sorting and returning coloured marbles to a home base.
Other notes--I think the 'rulz' page says 3 minute bouts--at exactly 3 minutes
your 'bot must stop wherever it is, either by programming or by the stop button
on a LEGO Mindstorms remote. If at 3:01 your 'bot drives onto the 'home'
square, the marbles collected don't count.
(Not that I'm going to be watching this particularly closely, just saying rulz
is rulz--3 minutes to find, collect and bring home :) )
Dave K
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 | | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto15: Deep Yellow
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| Calum did a great job getting the rulz up--thanks! Clarifications--if you wanna use more than 1 RCX, or an RCX and a Scout, or an RCX and a Microscout, or any combination thereof, to an unlinmited degree--hey, knock yourselves out. The entire 'bot, (...) (20 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto15: Deep Yellow
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| (...) DAVE!!! you cant just say "I'll paint it" that is unacceptable. you need to be able to tell all participants the exact SHADE of grey, where to buy the paint, how many coats to apply, AND on what type of surface the board is made of. like Calum (...) (20 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto15: Deep Yellow
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| I read the rules but had a couple of questions still: 1) what colour is the rest of the playfield (i.e. neither the black nor white corners)? 2) what size are the corners? 8x8, the same as the maximum sobot size? 3) What is the anticipated marble (...) (20 years ago, 18-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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