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| In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote: <snip> (...) Chris wants to score... ;) Well, if we go in the direction of an orifice--therefore your 'bot can only mate with another 'bot from one direction (I can't see how else it cam be done), then (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) I was swayed by Calums arguement at dinner-- if the rules for BoP were changed to-- your 'bot must fit within the end of the beam and the 1 foot mark, as well as be under 2 feet 'tall' at hte start of the match. This would not preclude the (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) no, thats different. a size rule, still allows you to EXPAND a tower, if you were that clever. a no touch the ground rule, would disqualify any bot that broke, or had parts brake off. but this game is the past. lets move forward to scoring. (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) SO just say "at no time must an entry intentionally contact the ground." -Rob A> (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) i dont read this enuff. it makes this more challenging, and I think opens it (...) actually, you can still enter a "box" with a distribution EOAT. someone suggested a 4 sided box with 4 bumpers. and a EOAT that turns to the pumper hit. i like (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) my idea is that a BOX is a VERY good strategy, ESPECIALLY if I were to have KATE and Abby, and ROB each enter one. A Magno would be sure to score then. a play field of box's is not a game i want to play. if i were to do BoP again, i would not (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Oh, I can tell you where you can put them. :-) (...) So everyone enters a 1 foot square open topped box. Does any block that gets jammed into your robot count? The "bin" we keep talking about, what is it, and how do you define that a block is (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) i think "enclose" is too "suggestive" of SOLID. i was thinking more along the lines, prevent accidental entry. so as long as you cant get a block into your bot's "hopper" (whatever that is as defined by each builder) then you DONT have to (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Steve Hassenplug wrote: <snip> (...) It's great that rtlToronto gets a wide variety of people building for their competitions, from kids to women to PHD's... Here's my take on the orifice issue--it would be next to (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) no. if your input is a hole 10 studs, By 10 bricks (just for arguments sake) and needs to be 5 bricks off the ground...then your input device can be ANY size smaller than that. you ONLY have to deliver a 2x4 maybe i wast clear on the input (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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