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Re: (tentative) new Toronto lego robot contest
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Sun, 14 Oct 2001 17:13:08 GMT
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"Chris Magno" <cmagno@home.com> wrote in message
news:3BC7CADA.5085016A@home.com...
> Today's lego contest was a great success and I want to thank everyone
> who came out today. You helped make it better.
It was so much fun!!
> the robots with the fastest times win. the only non lego element
> allowed for in the specific contest is string/monofilament/ect
*claps wildly and cheers*
:)
WHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
An' I'm not sayin' whooo coz I rode the rt for about three hours last night
:)
> -we wanted to make a game that would require some kind of
> gantry/cartesain (sp?) robots.
Yes, cartesian/gantry/prismatic robots are great, aren't they? :)
> - we wanted a game that would develop BOTH hardware and software
> skills. with a 16 cell grid and an RCX that does not do arrays with
> variables then it can make for some fun software problem solving. this
> was discussed: do you 1. build a robot that solves the problem on the
> go or 2. build a robot that gathers ALL the blocks then places them in
> the pattern.
I think my lack of programming skills is going to go right down the crapper
for this one, logic like that is so tricky! I was thinking of having a
"magazine" or "Storage matrix" at the bottom of about 2x4, so my robot would
go out, grab all the pieces as fast as possible, shuttling them into the
magazine. Then, extract them from the magazine and re-place them in the
correct spot. I guess I could try and make it so it would leave ones that
are already in the right spot.
> I think this covers it. we still have to iron out a few details, like
> cell wall thickens (1 or 2 studs) and colour of the blocks??
The colour of the blocks should be either pink or tan, because everybody
likes pink or tan.
:)
Iain (starting today!!!! SO EXCITED)
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