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Re: r10 Project X -- Rules update
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Wed, 30 Jan 2002 00:52:18 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry writes:
> "Jeff Elliott" <jeffe@telepres.com> wrote in message
> news:3C56BD23.6EF3CC38@telepres.com...
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> > Then think about robot times. I can't see a single picker finishing
> > anything but the simplest pattern in less than 15 seconds; I can easily
> > imagine someone having a functional robot that finishes in 50 seconds or
> > a minute. But in the hot-competition range (say, around 20 seconds),
> > the margin will be only a few seconds. So if you make the sloppy-block
> > penalty 1 second or 2 seconds, and the misplaced block penalty 10
> > seconds or so, you probably have a workable system.
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> This is the best idea I've seen yet. I wanted to suggest scoring via time,
> but because I hate math :) I couldn't bother trying to come up with
> something.
It isn't bad, and it is a far cry from Rob's idea of zero points for an
unsuccessfull design... :-/
> I am currently in the process of dissassembling my third attempt at building
> a robot for this competition.
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> 1) eCcentrica - never ran, structurally unsound
> 2) Quadro - ran, but couldn't build an EOAT, lost interest
> 3) Tijs - Ran, but far too uncontrollable, unstable, jumpy, not enough LEGO
> to build proper support structure (resorted to Monorail supports, looked
> horrid)
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> I leave for Florida for 2 weeks on Saturday. I'll have a week when I return
> to build something. Not good. :)
Good luck on putting out a design...
and have fun south o' the border... :)
Ben
pretend Iain is going to work on his tan in Florida!! :)
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| "Jeff Elliott" <jeffe@telepres.com> wrote in message news:3C56BD23.6EF3CC...res.com... (...) This is the best idea I've seen yet. I wanted to suggest scoring via time, but because I hate math :) I couldn't bother trying to come up with something. I (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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