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Subject: 
Re: Announcing: Tim and Kevin's Bot Contest!
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lugnet.space
Date: 
Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:41:42 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Kevin Blocksidge wrote:
Hello, Tim Deering and I are hosting a bot contest.  All are welcome to
enter.

Go <http://www.livethenow.com/neutron/bot/bot.html here> for the rules!

If more people enter, it will not change the likelyhood of us giving out
prizes.

Remember: A bot is a bot, but a mecha is not!

Congratulations on a fun contest!

I find it interesting that you get to define Bot without even asking the
robotics newsgroup.  I didn't see any "Bots" that were actually robots.  Why are
"mecha" not bots?  Is this a Bot?

http://www.kclague.net/robo-hominid/P1220099_1.jpg

Is this?

http://www.kclague.net/at-st/P2210167_cropped.jpg

How about this?

http://www.kclague.net/maniac/P3110315_cropped.jpg

They each involve the RCX, an official LEGO robotics part.  Doesn't that mean
they are Bots?

Kevin (just poking a little fun)



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  Re: Announcing: Tim and Kevin's Bot Contest!
 
(...) I can't believe that a Kevin would question another Kevin! Simply crazy. But to answer your questions... (...) No. ~Kevin Kevoh Kevvy Blocksidge (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.space)

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  Announcing: Tim and Kevin's Bot Contest!
 
Hello, Tim Deering and I are hosting a bot contest. All are welcome to enter. Go (URL) here> for the rules! If more people enter, it will not change the likelyhood of us giving out prizes. Remember: A bot is a bot, but a mecha is not! (20 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.contests, FTX) !! 

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