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Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto21 Tentative Ruleset Published
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Wed, 29 Mar 2006 04:55:09 GMT
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But, make it ONLY Feather Weight.
So, you can have your 10x10x10 bot; but it can not be more then 1 lb.
(.453KG)

maybe 1 lb is not enough, but that can be decided when I buy a scale.

Yeah, it probably makes sense.  Can someone figure out how much an RCX weighs
with two motors?

1 pound is not enough.

Official "Mini-Sumo" rules allow robots that are up to 500kg (1.1lbs).  It's
barely possible to make a Mini-Sumo with LEGO.  That means using just 2 motors,
1 RCX, and a couple wedge pieces.

2lbs is a really good weight for a robot like this.  It could have 1 RCX, up to
4 normal motors, and enough pieces to do something interesting, but no extra
battery boxes.



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(...) I think that's actually about 1100 lbs, not 1.1 lbs. But I could be wrong. That would be a pretty impresive mini sumo bot though, I gotta say. Can you fit it in a 10 inch cube per the trial rules? (without using neutronium plated parts, that (...) (19 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)  

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(...) That's always the problem. Then you look kind of stupid being the only person in the class. It's like the guy who made the giant mirror on the Mythbusters Greek Death Ray Revisit episode. Poor guy, not only was he the only person who attempted (...) (19 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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