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Re: Onwards to rtlToronto18...
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Sun, 24 Oct 2004 22:41:52 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft wrote:
> Part of the point of this contest is to build under restricted size
> conditions.
I hope Dave will chime up in a minute, because he was also a big proponent of 8"
cubed. I can see both points: Like Bruce, I love stuff like this:
http://peach.mie.utoronto.ca/events/lego/lego-060901-dave15.jpg
(It's featured in the Greg Hyland AFOLs book)
> > RCXs...I thought we decided that long ago...use whatever you want.
> I agree with this.
But at the same time, I think the 8" cubed forces you to make a tradeoff between
over functionalization (possible through having more than one RCX) and size.
The hardest challenge in the previous contests was making the thing do something
within one RCX. If you have no RCX limit, then you've taken that challenge away.
The size limit doesn't let you off too easily.
As a side note, there was a new guy at the event yesterday. Unlike most of the
core group, he only has one RCX. Similarly, RobA only had three 9V motors and
needed to borrow a fourth--so, in the spirit of levelling the playing field for
entry-level, we might want to limit that.
> Not sure what I would prefer. The 4x4 field makes more sense with the
> smaller robot size.
There's one concern for me with the 4x4' which is it's nicer for the audience to
enjoy the event with a larger playfield. More fun!
Calum
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| (...) Part of the point of this contest is to build under restricted size conditions. (...) I agree with this. (...) Not sure what I would prefer. The 4x4 field makes more sense with the smaller robot size. Derek (20 years ago, 24-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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