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Re: ...was - my robot works
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Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:58:22 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote:
> -Can the robot start ANYWHERE along the length of the rope height, or
> will all robots HAVE to start at the height of 20" from the bottom of
> the floor?
I need to amend the official rules: the ropes end 12" from the floor. I used
that instead of 20" because the ropes will no longer be hung from a ceiling. Is
this a deal breaker for anyone?
Feel free to fasten your robot anywhere along the rope's length. This should
allow those who built their robots to the 20" spec to still work.
Since the top bar (where the ropes are anchored) is within reach now, it might
need to be said that having the robot touch or use the top bar to gain momentum
is not consistent with the spirit of the game.
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> -If the new goal is not the "wall" then how will we determine "angle"
> and highest?
Mark 1 eyeball, general concensus, I guess. How do folks feel about using
velocity (at the bottom of the arc) to judge the winner? In other words, the
best swinger is the fastest moving one at the end of X minutes?
Got another question for the group. How do people feel about alllowing knots to
fasten the robot to the ropes? I think it should be allowed since the contest is
more about getting the robot to swing and less about how to build a fastener out
of Lego.
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| (...) Im ok with all this. thanks for the quick reply. (...) well, we have pretty mush geared the game to highest/farthest/wall, to change it to fastest 2 days before game day might not be fair. (...) well, I ~guess~ it would be ok. shrug. I mean, i (...) (17 years ago, 10-Oct-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) I thought the idea was we'd try the robots at different lengths of rope to see how they perform. I think it's important that competing robots use the same length of rope. Otherwise I'm tying my robot as close to the top as I can. Shorter the (...) (17 years ago, 11-Oct-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | ...was - my robot works
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| (...) Wayne, I have a few questions: -Can the robot start ANYWHERE along the length of the rope height, or will all robots HAVE to start at the height of 20" from the bottom of the floor? -If the new goal is not the "wall" then how will we determine (...) (17 years ago, 10-Oct-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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