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Re: rtlToronto 16: DARPA Eat Your Heart Out
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Fri, 12 Mar 2004 14:29:10 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote:
> Jeff, I have been following this "glorified line following contest" and I am
> impressed by it.
Impressed? by line-following? :)
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> WOW, if I had a million dollars, "I'd buy you a fur coat"
But not a real fir coat. That's cruel...
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> If I have a ~few~ million dollars I'd hire out the RTL core list and a few others,
> then enter something like that DARPA game.
You could compete against "Red". He's built like 60 robots in his life.
Whatever... I built over 50 to enter in events, last year alone.
> -------------picture it---------------------,
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> Me and Calum pretending to be in charge,
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> Iain, Rob, John, Michael, on hardware....
I think you should switch Michael to software :)
> Bruce, Mario, (Kevin C) Derek, Ralph on software
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> Dave, Ivan, Wayne, (Steve H) Jeff E, Jeff W as the everything guys (the glue that
> bonds)
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> Greg H as lead illustrator (like the guy NASA hired to depict all the mars rover
> computer animation's)
I'll talk with John B about a couple custom sensors.
And, I want to enter a second robot. I have another design that I think would
work...
That'll be my wife's entry. :)
> every day, we have the morning meeting, to discuss problems, everyone will be
> allowed to help solve other problems, and generally brainstorm, it would be
> AWESOME,
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> and instead of lego, we have access to a HUGE motion picture industry financially
> sponsored workshop, with unlimited tools, and materials to work with.....
But, you know, when this thing rolls over, it will be much easier to put back
together than some of the others. If all the pieces are found.
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| :) Jeff, I have been following this "glorified line following contest" and I am impressed by it. your play-by-play just gave me my morning smile. thank you. I want to go on and brag, but you said it best already! ---...---snip---...--- I hate to say (...) (21 years ago, 12-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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