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Re: rtlToronto14 AC issue and entrants
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Tue, 26 Aug 2003 15:47:52 GMT
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> > So I think it should come to the 'rule' that ext power is good only if it's
> > guaranteed that it won't foul other 'bots.
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> No, because AC power also means you can be sloppy with control loops. You can
> brute force time instead of using clever mechanisms (Iain/Rob) or sensoring
> everything (Chris, Bruce)
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your a freak!
Calum. how dare you try to force how I should build or program my
robot.
so what if I build "sloppy"
so what if I use time....
so what if i use BRUTE FORCE.
you know damn well that's not what the games are about.
the only grievance that comes close to being even a BIT valid as to
external power is the entanglement issue. PERIOD.
I don't care if wayne does not have have a 1.0 boo hoo. (sorry wayne,
your a nice guy and all, but your lack of parts is not a valid reason to
say why a rule should be in place)
lego makes the AC adapter, Lego makes/made a 1.0. I've pointed out that
you can still GET a 1.0 so availability should not enter into it.
if you want to enforce the entanglement issue, then you should change
the rule to suggest that you are not allow to have your "tail" entangle
another robot. Bruce said it best. if my ONE wire trailing out the back
of the stationary robot looks like it might be in the way of iain, who
will build an autonomous invasion robot... then I can pick up the wire.
yes, I can afford all the lithium Ion, tachyon pulse batteries I want,
BUT why should I have to? I have access to A/C
Chris
Wayne, if you need a loaner RCX with AC, I'll help you out.
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| (...) Because if you're using AC you're at an advantage because you *CAN* time everything. If you're using battery power you can't do that. You get that huge inherent advantage of being able to build a simpler robot that runs far more reliably (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | Re: rtlToronto14 AC issue and entrants
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| (...) Well, boo hoo back at you. Your concern about batteries is not a valid reason to change an already existing rule. You can go out and buy rechargeable batteries or several dozen of those made on the backs of Chinese disposables just as easily. (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | Re: rtlToronto14 AC issue and entrants
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| (...) The same reasons why we say you can't drop 1200 pieces or be larger than 18" cubed. I care if it gives an unnecessary benefit that everyone else doesn't have. Like, we don't allow John Barnes sensors because not everyone has them and they're (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) No, because AC power also means you can be sloppy with control loops. You can brute force time instead of using clever mechanisms (Iain/Rob) or sensoring everything (Chris, Bruce) (...) This is why I was against the external battery box of (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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