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Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
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Wed, 25 Feb 2004 04:14:15 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Michael Purvis wrote:
> I still object to the spooling method... It doesn't really seem in the spirit of
> 'climbing' a rope. Besides that, all you have to do is grab and then gear it
> down enough to lift... whereas if we eliminate that option then there might be
> some really interesting accordian or hand-over-hand bots. Hmm...
I think "spooling" would be quite difficult. First, grabbing on to the rope is
not a trivial task. Second, the more you gear the "spool" down, the more
counterweight you need to deal with the "gerbil effect", meaning you want the
spool to turn and not your entire robot.
Anyway, we never single out a particular strategy and say its not allowed. I
guess Chris would have liked to outlaw my monkey bars robot because it didn't
look like a monkey, but oh well...
Personally, I like this game. Nice and easy for a change. I have some ideas
churning in my brain already. Battery box programming here we come.
One observations about the rules: The lower tape mark is a great idea, but maybe
it should be lower or there should be more room above it? The reason being is
that your robot will have to extend past 12" in order to grab the rope. Unless
there is more than a foot of space above the lower tape mark, the robot would
have to retract again. Probably an unnecesary restriction.
Rob
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