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(...) No I don't want a contest that I'd actually do for 14. I want to spend time on Altenburg. Derek (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) ONE ROBOT: Get from one end to the other OR TWO ROBOTS: We have a symmetrical maze and start the robots out from both ends. The center is marked, and whoever is further into enemy territory wins. Goes from navigating treed pipes to sumo at the (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) That's almost exactly what we want to do, except the inside the pipe part. Originally our plan was to use the inside of the pipe. But this sort of necessitates 4 or 6 inch diam pipe and needs to be transparent for people to enjoy the (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Well, I guess thats true. We've always maintained that we want to keep design challenges from being restricted to certain solutions or tilted in such a way you can't solve in multiple approaches. So 90 deg pipe racers alone is a valid contest, (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I also think that 'blind alleys' off a 't' or a 'y' junction should go about a foot or two and just stop abruptly, so if your 'bot wasn't smart enuf to go the 'right' way, it could just drop off the maze alltogether Dave K (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Actually... All the milk produced is recorded by a computer and $75000 of electronics. The cows waer tags with a transponder inside. The milk parlour picks up the cows ID, and then records how much milk is produced. It can also alert the (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Electrical tape. Yup, seems good. If we liked, we could put two codes on the pipe: On say, the right hand half, we put essential signals (which direction to take) and on the left-hand side, we put more informative signals (like, 90 degree up (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I like it too! Now whats the object? To get from one end to the other as fast as possible? There certainly isn't much need for the RCX, but I suppose it would be nice to have the robot figure out which way to turn... Would the pipe maze be (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I love google (URL) do solar calculators have an off button? (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) He just might be, if he has the LELY Astronaut, another fine product from the Netherlands! I wrote a huge report after seeing the very first one in Canada with my dad (he used to work for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture). It is the only (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) your milking cows with a computer? oh, sorry, I mis read that. still waiting to be entertained! BTW were is your farm? Chris Why do solar calculators have an off button? (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Power went out and stayed out, milking cows on the generator. Powering this computer as well... grr... (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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the following ideas are dumb: (...) Chris BLAH (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I say we set up rtlTrain 4.5 at Chris's shop so he won't be so bored--he can watch the trains go rond and round all day :) Dave K -who wants to relieve Chris's boredom by suggesting cool wonderful tings like LEGO trains! (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) ...except if your robot is hanging upside down from the pipe, becuase it's all a matter of perception at that point. :) Iain (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yeah, if it's like Marmaduke... lap, well, not so much... Dave K <snip> (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Good to know! I thought it was something like that. HUSS has the suffix "Machinenfabrik" after their name which is pretty obviosuly the same thing. (...) I am dead serious, my body just twitched. These... pangs just like, shot through my (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I like it!!!! A LOT!!!!! not bad for a guy from hamilton. (do the mills still belch fire on days like this?) Chris (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hmm, what about something Iain could relate to: A roller coaster (with loop) that is INSIDE the pipe. Fastest bot through from start to finish wins. You can to do this with/without RCX. I suspect this is more of a mechanical problem. Have a (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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your a farmer. C O O L !!!!! the list of professions at RTL really run the range. so from the cool file we have: a farmer a rocket scientist an industrial robot designer an artist various computer geeks A high level banker type RTL has the making (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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