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THE CAN GAME!
Summary
Build a robot made completely out of Lego parts that can find and retain a can.
The robot with the heaviest can at the end of the round wins.
Date and Time
Sat 24-Jan-2009
10:00 AM - 04:30 PM
Location
New Toronto Library
Alex J. Faulkner - Community Room
110 Eleventh St.
Toronto, ON, M8V 3G5
416-394-5350
Google Map
Prizes
1st prize: Set 9604 - LEGO Technic and
Pneumatic elements - (In opened condition)
2nd Prize: Set 4404 - Land Buster -
3rd Prize: Set B100 - LEGO Crazy Action
Contraptions
The Winner can Choose his prize.
Details
Premise of the Game:
Build a robot that can find the heaviest can in the play field.
The play field will contain multiple (unlabeled?) cans of different sizes and
shapes, the Largest can is not necessarily the heaviest.
Rules:
- 2 to 4 Robots can play at the same time
- Each robot will start in one corner of the play area at a 45 degree
- Robot will** travel around the play area and try to find the
- Games will last 3 minutes
- At the end of the game your robot must only be holding one can
- Your robot can hold two cans for weighing purposes only (i.e. no
- Contestants aren’t allowed to weight the cans
- Can can be switched out
- Cans can fall over during the game, so keep that in
Can Specifications:
Largest can possible (i.e. 1 Liter Juice can)
Max weight of a can 1kg (assuming that 1 Liter of Juice weighs the same as 1
Liter of water)
Cans do not have to be
round.
Meat cans
come in a rectangular can with curved sides.
Canned Ham
in a Egg Shaped can
Food Drive.
- Labels will be left on the cans, and covered in white paper (in order to
- Contestants are asked to bring in cans
Robot restrictions:
Your robot should not exceed 18 x 18 x 18 inch cube at the start of the game.
You can build with either the RCX platform or the NXT platform Depending on what
entries we have we may decide to split the competition into 2 different classes.
Definition of an RCX Platform
* RCX’s, Scout, Cybermaster Unit, Micro Scouts, Code Pilot, Spybotics
module, Power Functions Remote and IR sensor (built into your robot) only *
Battery boxes * Any type of Lego Motor
* Any Non custom and non NXT sensors.
* No Custom Parts (non LEGO String or cutting Flex tubing may be allowed)
Definition of an NXT Platform
NXT
NXT + any programmable brick mentioned in the RCX Platform
Battery boxes
Any type of Lego Motor
Any Non custom sensors. Basically any sensor found on the
LEGO Shop @ Home site
No Custom Parts (non LEGO String or cutting Flex tubing may be allowed)
Play field:
The play field will be a 8 x 8 foot Arena using the walls from the old play
field (Dave can we still transport these to the Competition?) I will attempt to
find a library with non carpeted floors.
Scoring:
By Weight
First, Second and Third heaviest cans...
what is the best way to score this... It could be a fluke that some one finds
the heaviest cans first...
Thoughts? Ideas?
I have probably missed something, so Lets discuss and iron out some rules.
Foot notes
** or should, Chris’s robot will probably just sit there ;)
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