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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 20:59:36 GMT
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This whole AC vs battery thing is getting crazy.
RCX Version
In effect, we’ve already discussed this ages ago and the outcome was that as
long as its lego then no problem...we don’t discriminate against certain lego
parts. If we did, then we’d all be forced to use ONLY the original mindstorm set
and probably only one of those to be totally fair.
Positioning
Consistent positioning based on time and AC doesn’t really work. If anyone wants
to, let that be their choice / downfall.
Why use AC?
To save having to buy, bring and swap batteries in a game that will probably use
2-3 RCXs. It's convenient.
What about tangling the other bot?
I don’t see any harm in someone simply lifting/moving the power cord as long as
its not being done for some unfair advantage (and you know that none of us
cheats or even thinks about it).
If it would really be a problem, then for that particular match, the AC robot
could simply use battery power alone.
Bruce
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| I forgot to mention... We do this for FUN. We do this to see different approaches to the same problem. The contest simply gives us a common goal and a time deadline. Winning, and for that matter losing, are really not what we're about. (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) This is interesting... I don't think Matthias would agree with you: (URL) project X robot relied entirely on timing, and he had a lot of problems at the competition. (...) I guess AC would be more consistent than batteries, but it still isn't (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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