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Re: More contest ideas...
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Sun, 8 Dec 2002 19:56:35 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang writes:
The robots would run on the exterior of the pipe.  Originally the idea was
to build a robot that ran on the inside of 4" PVC, but the problem there is
that no one can see the robot unless you use very expensive transparent PVC,
which makes for a kind of boring, wobbling and shaking black pipe game.

Calum


Sounds like an interesting challenge...I'd give it a shot.



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  Re: More contest ideas...
 
I read this ((URL) article from SlashDot today and the idea of a challenge that had robots stringing line of some sort through a series of pipes came to mind. I then found your post and thought I would share the links. If you go and look at the (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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(...) Yes. Using two microphone stands or C clamps on each end we should be able to fix the entire contraption in the air. The robots would run on the exterior of the pipe. Originally the idea was to build a robot that ran on the inside of 4" PVC, (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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