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(...) for myself, my plan (without giving too much away) is to have a bumper on my main 'bot, and to have a bumper on my block deliverer (which extends beyond the main 'bot). If my bumper on the block deliverer contacts something, it will more than (...) (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) But aren't we also going with some sort of standardized hopper? Have the building instructions posted (how LEGO!) and you have to build it and put it on your robot, placed no higher than 10 blocks. If it's made a standardized size, shape and (...) (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Well as I said before in a previous post, maybe we should put a light or a light sensor pointing outward for which other robots will try to look, this way robots will know where another's hopper is. Without it, it might be hard to find the (...) (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) To a large extent I believe this is your problem to figure out. I like the idea of saying the hopper is no more then 10 blocks above the play surface. Now it's my problem to figure out how to tell I'm over someone else's hopper and release a (...) (19 years ago, 18-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hey, Still wondering how will the robots find eachothers hopper, has that been decided yet? Vitali (19 years ago, 18-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(URL) which I have a few pics and some ideas about the event... Have a boo! Dave K (19 years ago, 18-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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... I am speechless ... (URL) should be incarcerated for making me relive the horror that is the “2004 North Alaskan ‘Badger, Badger’ Cartoon Watching Endurance Marathon” (1). Ivan 1. no such thing, I just made that up, so don’t bother Googeling it (...) (19 years ago, 18-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I say we need to call in a Steering Committee. We need some standards and practices! Ah screw it. I'll be grey. Regular grey. Come to think of it, I really don't want white anyways. Spittle? Oatmeal? Calum (19 years ago, 18-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) OK we have a problem. Dave caled White FIRST on rtl. and i dont recal who caled white first at dinner. so we can settle this in one of 2 ways. 1. cage match. 2. NO ONE gets white, and we go with steves idea and you can have whie and yellow (...) (19 years ago, 18-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I called white at the dinner. Bunch of goofs. Calum (19 years ago, 18-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Ummmm Calum, is that secret new white or what??? because Dave called white already... (URL) you guys need a secretary... to keep all your committee work in order... (its a joke) But anyhow, I couldn't resist. Chris - Black Janey - Red Ivan - (...) (19 years ago, 18-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) MPEG2 is the way to go. ATSC is defined on MPEG2, which means that every future forward TV system for the next several years will be able to decode MPEG2 somehow, since the ATSC SD and HD standard requires it. 25 mbit consumer DV to MPEG2 (...) (19 years ago, 18-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Calum - White Calum (19 years ago, 18-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote: <snip> (...) As I stated at dinner, I'm asking for white, and I'm naming my 'bot 'Randi'--Randi Robot,,, <insert music here--boom cha-cha-chaka...> I'll have some moc-ups done soon to hoipefully better (...) (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I call Medium Blue (color # 102) for my bricks (not balls). This is gonna be fun. John (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) hhmmmmm. Call me dense but I don't get it. Is there some sort of communication (IR) that the bots need to use? Or is this supposed to be a mechanical type affair? I would assume that two bots would have to "come together" somehow but can't (...) (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) How will the robots be able to find each other? Are we gona use light sensors or lights to show where the "hopper" is? I call YELLOW. Can we use different tiles because I dont think that I have enough tiles of any colour? (Unless someone can (...) (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) This should be a nice game to help get more beginners into the group. Instead of a 2x4 brick, could people use 3 2x4 plates? That will greatly expand the number of possible colors. Have fun. Steve (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) hummmm we should discuss multiple entries... is this allowed??? i mean if you build 2 or more bots... then in theory you have a better chance of getting YOUR bots to mate... OK. how about a no in breeding rule???? thoughts? Chris (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I only hope that your bot full of red bricks won't resemble the "Sanitron Party Liner" - eeeeww, certainly dont want any of THAT in my hopper!! :-P I CALL BLUE!!. (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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