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Re: rtl10 Service Pack 1: RCX Soccer
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Wed, 16 Jan 2002 17:26:50 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang writes:
> After reading the idea presented by Rob in an earlier message, I'd like to
> propose a new event between rtl10 and rtl11, a sort of rtlToronto Lite kind
> of deal. The goal would be a fun event that doesn't involve too much work,
> gives a light easy introduction to Mindstorms (ie, the kind someone like me
> can handle) and is a lot of actual fun for the audience and competitors (ie,
> not, press Start and sit back and crack open a cold one kind of rtl9 fun :)
I like, I like! I think it would be great to involve the builders in more
than 'press start and watch it go'.
> Questions:
> -Do you think this is a fun idea and would you want to participate? • Yes!
> -How many robots could you field (ie, how many RCXs do you own)? • Two.
> -Could you bring a friend or can you form a team (ie, Team Bash Brothers?) • Me and Iain can be team Martha Stewart. (The mechanically polite ones)
> -Do you want custom robots or some sort of reference design?
Uggh. Please don't make a set design for the soccer players. That would make
this completely brainless.
> -Do you have a USB gamepad/joystick? • Nope. Could probably borrow one.
> -Do you have a USB hub?
Nope.
> Idea:
> The ball
> would be a tennis or squash ball (ping pong balls might be too
> unpredictable)and the idea is to score goals on the other team.
I'm not too sure about the fuzz or the rubber... it might glitch up a mechanism.
> A little bit more Chris-oriented variant of this is a Smackdown Soccer kind
> of thing, where the robots are allowed to be meanies, ie, like Battlebots.
> You might have one kicker, one goalie and a meanie to beat up on the
> opponent running offense.
As long as we don't allow battery box hammers or other weapons of serious
destruction, I'm okay with the meanies.
> This would be perhaps initially at some location on a weekend, or maybe a
> single room at Lillian H Smith. Real casual.
Sounds good. Maybe we should try it out in someones basement first? I'm real
curious to see how well the IR works from a distance and with the RCX facing
the wrong direction.
> Initial rules:
> (ie, debate them)
> -The robots must be small. 8x8" at maximum
> -The robots can be meanies if desired (ie, flipping robots etc)
> -One RCX per robot, two or three robots per team
Sounds good. Size could be even smaller. Maybe a rule could be made that the
robot can't eat the ball. It should have to kick or push the ball.
> Benefits:
> -Simple, brainless game that is a welcome rest after ProjectX and Monkeys.
> -Easy to get into. Especially if we get Jin Sato's prototype hockey player
> design and post instructions on how to build it, even little kids can enter
> a robot.
Like I said earlier, don't post a standardized design. I'm sure even younger
participants are capable of sticking some wheels on an RCX. Let there be at
least some creativity.
Rob
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