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Re: Mating Game - moc up
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:26:34 GMT
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Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> On Tue, September 20, 2005 9:14 am, Derek Raycraft wrote:
> 
> > > so your standard repitcle. should be a X by X hole in a wall, vs an open
> > > top box.
> 
> 
> ...
> 
> > Interesting, I guess this is what you were trying to get at at dinner
> > about a standardized interface.
> 
> 
> ...
> 
> > We could say you have to position the opening of this box at a certain
> > height, the rest is up to you.
> 
> 
> 
> So, you want to defined the exact input area, which, pretty much defines the output.



no.   if your input is a hole 10 studs, By 10 bricks (just for arguments
sake) and needs to be 5 bricks off the ground...then your input device
can be ANY size smaller than that.  you ONLY have to deliver a 2x4

maybe i wast clear on the input design.   i was not thinking a SMALL
hole,  IMHO running autonomous bots to find a tiny hole be VERY
difficult.   but if the hole is large enuff, you still allow for a
variety of input designs.

again, IMHO, the challenge of this game is to spread your bricks, NOT
the  coolness of your dispenser.

a large hole input would allow people (if they wished) to build a "gun"
that shoots the brick at just the right height.  but you risk no getting
  one in, IF you dont fully "mate" with a bot.




> Can you also tell us where the wheels & motors go?



yes, BUT only for YOUR robot Steve.

you know darn well we dont do this. defining an input is VASTLY
different than defining where to put motors.


> Here's my suggestion: leave the top of the input open.  If someone wants to enter a
> box into a robot competition, go for it.  Then, the goal is to build a fully
> autonomous robot that out preforms a box.
> 
> Steve



The goal is to build a robot to collect, and spread "seeds."
  NOT to out preform a box.  or even a BOX with a rotating output device.

even with a Hole In The Wall (HITW) input you STILL can enter a 4 sided
input "box" that just sits there(1)


Chris

1.  UNLESS for the sake of FUN, we mock up a rule that says "much like a
cop on the beat, shuffling off prostitutes, YOUR robot must be mobile."
   but that sounds too much like forcing a design



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  Re: Mating Game - moc up
 
(...) ... (...) ... (...) So, you want to defined the exact input area, which, pretty much defines the output. Can you also tell us where the wheels & motors go? Here's my suggestion: leave the top of the input open. If someone wants to enter a box (...) (21 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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