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Re: Can game - can you handle carpeting?
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Date: 
Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:15:30 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Jeff Van Winden wrote:

Thanks for checking it out Iian,

...no problem, Guareff.  ;)

We did decide to go with walls, so no worries there, I am curious if you brought
a can with you or not to test the sliding factor??...

No can. :(  I didn't want to attract attention going into the room carrying some
canned foods.  But I think it's safe to say they won't budge at all.

Oh also, we did discuss that we may not actually wrap the cans in paper to
protect the labels, If this is an issue for someone, (who was looking for
(white) cans with a sensor) Let us know, and we can determine whether to wrap or
not.

Interesting idea!  I didn't know this was a possibility (wrapping in white).  I
don't mind sharing that I'm using a through-beam sensor, so the colour of the
can is irrelevant.

How many robots will be entering?  Do we have an idea of the appr. distribution
of cans (ie, how many will be on the feild)?

-Iain



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(...) My thoughts were about 6 to 10 cans, depending on how many can show up... Here is a question for the lot of you, what is the best way to lift a heavy object (I already have a gripper and I was thinking of lifting my can straight up. My gripper (...) (16 years ago, 17-Jan-09, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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(...) Thanks for checking it out Iian, We did decide to go with walls, so no worries there, I am curious if you brought a can with you or not to test the sliding factor??... Oh also, we did discuss that we may not actually wrap the cans in paper to (...) (16 years ago, 12-Jan-09, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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