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So...
...the next big topic is rtl21: What to Do.
Let's recap some of the ideas from dinner:
a) Blackjack concept from Janey (I mean...from Chris!) Drive around or use a
shared environment and pick up encoded elements, teaching RCX to "gamble" such
that at the end of event, the robot has a "hand" which is closest to 21.
Technically difficult, but would be really cool. Visually boring.
b) Drag racing with a wall. We did something like this before, but that wall
would be scary. Speedvision Announcer Voice (tm): Pinks....lose the
race...lose your RCX. That creepy Rich Christensen guy looks into the camera.
"Let's race."
Technically simple, but fun and light. Visually dynamic.
c) Rope ladders. Combine a technically challenging event like rtl9: Show me the
Monkey! with another event like rtl16: End of my Rope. Ladder goes up on an
arc, spacing could be same or different between rungs. Ropes are dynamic.
Mechanically challenging, software is simple. Highly visual (goes over crowds'
heads!)
d) Can stacking. Some like it (DaveK), others don't (Vitali, Chris).
e) Teacup balancing. Balance a teacup at the end of a pole. Teacup would be
welded to the pole, but still... none of this "Legway" crap...you'd have to do
it with regular RCX hardware.
f) Biathalon-esque event. Shooting and moving type of game.
g) Relay racing. Okay, it's getting late here...
h) Paper folding. One of the things I saw as a kid in Expo86 in Vancouver was a
robot that folded an airplane and threw it into the crowd.
http://www.geocities.com/exposcruff/red/canada.html?200526
(Can't find a picture of it though)
That would be insanely hard, but neat. Maybe something that can fold brochures.
i) Lego Easy-Bake Oven. Now that we're all familiar with overdriving Lego
lights at 18V and most of us own about a hundred each due to rtl20, we should
try baking cupcakes.
Some more ideas we've NEVER done:
-Weaving machines
-Vending machines
-Axle sorters
-Something underwater
-live4 Boats
-Something that flies (!)
-Juggling
-Automated assembly (eg, toy cars, ducks)
I've noticed btw while our core attendance has never been better, ever since we
left Lillian, our public audience has gone down....I miss the random spectators
of downtown versus Oakwood.
Calum
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| (...) <snip> The more I think about it, the more I'm drawn to this idea. As Janey stated, you can have as complex 'bot as you want--if you can get your block to pick up 1 'card' only, then you can enter with the hopes that everyone else busts--kinda (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) How about stationary bots that you would "give" real cards to? i.e feed them into a slot when they request a hit and have them scan the pips. might need a standard card deck though. Oor skip the whole building part and just have th RCX's (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) How about robots the have to go through a maze, you can have two identical mazes in the playing field and two robots run at the same time to see who gets the fastest run. It could also be a pretty good idea for a side game on the small play (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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