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Subject: 
Re: rtl10 is SUPER FUN!
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Date: 
Fri, 4 Jan 2002 12:30:18 GMT
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message
news:GpEEKt.EI4@lugnet.com...

> > WHEE!
> > 
> > So concepts 1, 2, 3, and four have ALL FAILED for me. Everything always • ends
> > up being too lightweight or too flimsy.
> > 
> > Result?
> > 
> > SCREW LIGHTWEIGHT FAST THINGS. I have now created the largest robot I've
> > ever built. It's totally redundantly strong. Everything is massive. I • have
> > eight linkages going to the EOAT plate. Four moving drives. Two RCX. I've
> > taken everything I wanted to do for this contest and said "forget it, I'm
> > going to do the exact oposite." This robot isn't going to be the fastest,
> > but it is big. And for once, I've built something that DOESNT FLOP • APPART.
> > :)

> There's no upper limit on robot size for this contest right? :-)

I don't believe so. :) I tried to mount the thing on a baseplate after I
posted that - (built the other half of the robot until 0h20 last night), and
I'm going to need two 48dot baseplates, with the playing feild mounted on a
separate 32dot baseplate butted against the two 48dot plates and in the
middle. Like this:

+---+---+
| 48|48 | <- Robot Mount Plates
+---+---+
   |32|
   +--+ <--- Playing Feild Plate

I think this might be the sturdiest thing I've ever built! :)

    Iain



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  Re: rtl10 is SUPER FUN!
 
(...) There's no upper limit on robot size for this contest right? :-) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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