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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry writes:
> It's really sad that all people seem to be interested in now is "Yay, lets
> smash crap up." Our competitions could *never* go on air - the type of
> people who watch "Robotica" are probably the same kinds that enjoy TV-style
> WWF Wrestling*.
I wouldn't say that, I saw a Discovery Channel news bit about the Canada
FIRST competition and it was really cool. There was no smashing up at all.
But you're probably right in the sense that we'll never draw the WWF crowd.
And maybe that's a good thing :)
> I think I WILL watch the show again, though - because it was all too
> hilarious to watch the goofy designs fail. There was this one... and I hate
> to type the name coughidroidcough that almost TIPPED OVER FORWARD when going
> over this tippy ramp. I totally lost it. It was just SO HILARIOUS. It was
> also pretty funny how the drives work on these things - it doesn't seem like
> anyone has mastered any sort of coherent steering mechanism/logic. They're
> bashing into things, steering all over the place... hello, Omnidrive anyone?
I don't think anyone who builds for Robotica is at all involved in robotics
from a professional standpoint. They're all amateurs, and the designs are
of a brute force nature. The machines are simple because they have to pay
for them out of their own pocket, and in general, live control means little
if any guidance systems...But that's the fun part!
Calum
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| I ended up watching "Robotica" on TLC last night. There were two back to back episodes. It was on, so I thought to myself "Why not just watch one time, and see what it's all about?" I have so many mixed feelings. I was chatting with a friend from (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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