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Re: How do things stack up with everyone? :-)
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Sat, 19 Oct 2002 06:46:56 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Matthias Jetleb writes:
> 1:40 AM - I'm tired. At least I have something that's likely to be
> competitive. Of course, that's just the stacker. Now I have to make
> something to find and feed blocks.
Wow! That's great news! I'm happy if I manage to stack like four.
> is becoming a problem. I'm assuming we can use our own blocks for the
> competition, right? Or at least have the right to reject another
> person's blocks (or some of them) if you don't like look of them?
No. There will be one set of blocks, and they will be supplied by Bruce
Sheridan or Jeff Elliott, who supplied them last time. Since the game calls
for two robots playing at once, it makes sense to use a common set of
blocks. IIRC they are new ones.
> A question that's popped into my head as I was building this (I
> haven't read the website, so if the answer is already there, just
> shoot me now): Obviously we have to have our robot clear of the block
> at the end of the (what is it?) 2 minutes, but how far away? Can one
> remove the robot manually or does it have to limp away on it's own?
> (I've assumed the latter).
The tower has to be physically separate from the robot-meaning, you CANNOT
have them stacked inside the robot, the robot has to physically detach from
the tower. How far is up to you (I think most entries backed away an inch
or two) but it has to be obvious to the audience.
Calum
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