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Re: RTL 17 -- THE EDGE
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Wed, 30 Jun 2004 19:58:57 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
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> > I think you guys have actually found an event easier than sumo. (1)
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> > Thanks for not worring about creating an original event. (1)
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> Ah, so you'll be entering? Excellent. See ya at the finish line! (1)
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> Iain
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> (1) When you arrive there 5 seconds after me, or as you blow past it and smash
> on the floor.
I don't expect either of those to happen. I have a robot that has entered
several line following events:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=512900
including this:
http://www.chibots.org/contests/april2003/basicline.html
Where it was able to follow a line at over 80 cm/s. Assuming the course is
400cm (or ~13 ft) the whole race would only take 5 seconds, at line-following
speed.
I entered it in an "Accurate Stop" event (the web site is down right now), where
it had to run about 20 feet, then stop. It took under 5 seconds, and the
stopping distance was less than the length of the robot 20cm? (~8 inches). I
doubt stopping will be a problem in 45cm.
There's no web page for the event we had a couple weeks ago. At one of our
meetings, one of the 9 yr olds challenged everyone else to build a drag racer,
so at the next meeting (two weeks later) we had the competition.
But here's a link to the ITLug page, where they ran a drag racing event three
years ago:
http://itlug.maino.org/itlug_20000122/legofest_3_e.php
And the Seattle group, SMART:
http://news.lugnet.com/org/us/smart/?n=78
There was one at BricksWest:
http://news.lugnet.com/events/brickswest/?n=426
If I lived in Toronto, I would certainly build a robot, and show up. But it
takes a little more effort for me, than it does for most of you (including
David).
My guess for the winning time: less than 3 seconds.
Steve
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| (...) Ah, so you'll be entering? Excellent. See ya at the finish line! (1) Iain (1) When you arrive there 5 seconds after me, or as you blow past it and smash on the floor. (20 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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