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(...) I don't know, I've been trying to find the MIT contest webpages but I haven't been able to turn them up. I think there was a size and weight restriction in the original contest. Actually, come to think of it, all I remember was Alan Alda in (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Embraer was being funded by the Brazilian government, an approach we didn't take lightly to. IIRC Brazil was offering export subsidies for purchasers of ERJs, making it more attractive for operators to choose them over CRJ. Basically the (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) It's easier and heavier to do it with battery boxes. I have more then enough of those. In the MIT contest, how do they handle this? Derek (22 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Do we really need a weight restriction? I mean, if you really want to load yer bad boy up with lead bricks bought off BrickLink, go right ahead. Calum (22 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I don't think that will work properly, though (from a fairness standpoint). Specifically because: 10 N @ 1 m = 10 Nm So a 1 kg mass (appr. 10 N) at the end of the beam generates a moment of 10 Nm at the fulcrum. Robot A weighs 25 N and robot B (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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