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(...) It's a technically difficult challenge, I agree, You're building the equivalent of a robotic tape silo on wheels--down to the barcode reader to read the tapes and the library mechanism to slot them around. But it's also boring as hell. Even (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) How about stationary bots that you would "give" real cards to? i.e feed them into a slot when they request a hit and have them scan the pips. might need a standard card deck though. Oor skip the whole building part and just have th RCX's (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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we used to run the same competition consecutively. that way we would get to learn from the first competitoin to build a better 'bot for the next one--we would glean better ways of doing something and become better 'bot builders/programmers in the (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) <snip> The more I think about it, the more I'm drawn to this idea. As Janey stated, you can have as complex 'bot as you want--if you can get your block to pick up 1 'card' only, then you can enter with the hopes that everyone else busts--kinda (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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So... ...the next big topic is rtl21: What to Do. Let's recap some of the ideas from dinner: a) Blackjack concept from Janey (I mean...from Chris!) Drive around or use a shared environment and pick up encoded elements, teaching RCX to "gamble" such (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Calum, I am thinking of bringing the NXT, I think i might need to book a biger room for the diner. Chris (19 years ago, 7-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Great game - R20
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(...) Ya know Kieth, RTL is renowned for being "not the friendliest place on the NET." I said it to you at the game, and I will say it to you on line. UNTIL, you build robots for these games, you have no place to criticize myself OR others. And (...) (19 years ago, 7-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Multiplayer mayhem. Exactly what we need. (...) Maybe not "in a corner", but your bot still got stuck, somewhere, while getting its battery sucked dry. I don't know who will have the last laugh, but it won't be you. (...) Be my guest. Not that (...) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Here's my blog entry for the day-- (URL) I just updated to include an MLCad view of my motor/gearing of hte scanner 'bot 'cause some people were interested. MLCad file-- (URL) exceptional--driving is done with 4 motors with 8t gears meshing (...) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) That's march break. I Won't be around. Too bad :( -Rob A> (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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