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Re: rtlToronto19: Balance of Power and other upcoming events
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Tue, 1 Mar 2005 20:10:31 GMT
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> > > Do we really need a weight restriction? I mean, if you really want to load yer
> > > bad boy up with lead bricks bought off BrickLink, go right ahead.
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> > It's easier and heavier to do it with battery boxes. I have more then
> > enough of those. In the MIT contest, how do they handle this?
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> I would suggest a digital postal scale for event day, or a mechanical LEGO-built
> scale. Anyone UNDER the defined weight limit could have 2x4s added to their
> robot to bring them up to the maximum.
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> I think trying to weigh and balance all the robots on the actual 2x4x8' would be
> much too time consuming on game day.
Another thought is to use some external source to hold the beam still for the first
10 to 20 seconds of the contest, allowing both robots to do their stuff, and then
let the beam go.
That should have the effect of slowing down the super-fast, super-well built robots,
giving the not-so-expert builders a least a slight chance.
The beam could be held in place by a 2x4 under each side. Then, the starting weight
is not as much of an issue. But there really should be a limit. Somewhere around 4
lbs is plenty.
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