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  Re: What in the...
 
I lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno skrev: (...) Använder du Google till det? Är du säker på att en *dag* till räcker? Prova denna: (URL) är vad jag använder (för att, i det här fallet, kolla den korrekta stavningen av 'fegis' och hitta en (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: What in the...
 
I'll need a second day to reply to this... I'm still waiting for google to find the correct definition of pusillanimity. it would seem that your Swedish to english babble fish managed to output INTO a thesaurus. try not to do this again, it just (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
 
(...) :) (...) Average speed of 0.44 km/h. Yes, I think that would be doable. Let the anti-X-rope-climb-time boasting begin! (...) That's possible too, if you design your robot to play connect4 with itself on the way up :) (...) Sure. OK, covert to (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
 
(...) no no no no no nonononoonoo (pause) YES. (...) any ideas yet as to the times we might see on the day of the contest. 30 seconds? 20 min. 12.4 milli-seconds ? Chris "It is a very clever strategy IMHO, and I applaud Chris for thinking of it." (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
 
I have no problem with spooling. it would be a valid way to solve this. maybe an easier way to phrase the rule set would be to read: -your entire robot must be higher then 11 feet off the ground. this would allow spooling, and make sure people life (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
 
(...) The is why Chris' makes a good point when he says the winning robot should be the one that hits the top mark first, not passes the lower mark. If a robot is spooling there is no way to tell when it passes the lower mark. So if we say you must (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
 
(...) My 2 comments: 1. How about using black electrical tape OR simply marking up the rope at the right distances with a Sharpie. I'm thinking that the electrical tape may be too slippery to be grabbed by the 'bot? 2, What if we install some type (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
 
(...) I agree that spooling is a valid strategy. There are two goals to having the robot within two marks: a) Definitively saying if you've "made it". b) Ruling out people who might leave a portion of the robot behind. I want to hear additional (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
 
(...) This may be construed as nit-picky, but I believe the spirit of the game will allow the bottom-most part of one's robot to be above where the 11' mark was, or would be if the rope were still hanging straight down. Am I right? I consider (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
 
(...) my 2 comments: 1. I'd like to know earlier than a week before about registration. say 3 weeks???? 2. this is not correct: (...) actually, the first to reach the upper mark AND be above the lower mark wins. to me, you can over run the upper (...) (21 years ago, 22-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)


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