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(...) IR was, but there were a few issues: a) Fluorescents causing trouble at Lillian. b) Firmware/language differences. c) Reliability of IR d) Complexity of setting up tolerant protocol between two RCXes for IR. e) You'll need some sort of tunnel (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Connect Four game issues
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(...) Just curious (since I wasn't at the din din), was IR discussed/dropped? What was Chris' suggestion? Iain (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Speaking from a event coordination perspective, I think there's a number of issues we need to decide on before posting rules: a) Mechanical Interface for "Your Turn". I don't think it can be as crude as Chris suggests. I'm thinking it should be (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | [rtlToronto] rtlToronto13 Last Bot Standing Photos
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Hey folks, Enjoy some photos from rtlToronto13: Last Bot Standing, a robot competition run here in sunny Toronto, Canada in March of 2003: (URL) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.events)
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| | Re: the Jan. Game..... was Re: Who the hell wanted this instead of pipe?
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(...) That would be about as much fun as watching Linux geeks install Slackware on clone PCs in a Computer Science lab. Or watching math majors prove theorems on a whiteboard. Software only. Ugh. Ick. Yuck. Calum (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) No, Chris didn't win, he managed to only pull out one good sorted brick with his admittedly novel mechanism, but this was enough to propel him to tie with Wayne's superfactorybot. Couple this with some easily impressed/excitable kids (now I (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: the Jan. Game..... was Re: Who the hell wanted this instead of pipe?
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(...) Here's my suggestion. Build a bridge over the top of the rack. One robot lives on the left side the other on the right. When your turn is over simply crash into the other robot. Column heights within the rack could be determined by a vertical (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Rice...
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(...) It's hard to tell isn't it. Sadly, Chris 'tied' for 2nd with Wayne (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi gang. Yeah, I know, I wanted to show, but I was a no-show .. sorry (Calum). I had a plan, my bot was all there in my head, but not in bricks. Instead, I began my finished basement project. Or started to build my basement that will soon be (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Photos from rtlToronto14 request
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Give me your photos. ASAP. Email me. This means you Bruce. Oh my god, this week's SB email is pound the desk and make the change fly funny. (URL) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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