![](/news/x.gif) | | Re: third generation rock crawler
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(...) Wow! That looks like some serious engineering :) JB (17 years ago, 7-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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![](/news/x.gif) | | third generation rock crawler
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I think we need to have another meeting. Mainly so I can test this... (URL) links (URL) suspension or rear steer in this one, but it is 4wd, with both axles linked so all 4 wheels will spin before the motors stall, and it can climb a sanded plywood (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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![](/news/x.gif) | | NEIRG
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It appears Science Central has added this year's First LEGO League challenge to their list of events for Feb 24th. So, for those of us who've been playing around with the idea of building a robot, here's your chance... (URL) (17 years ago, 2-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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![](/news/x.gif) | | Re: Rock Crawling
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(...) That's how they do it in "real" rock crawling. It will be a little different for us, because you don't actually have to "put it into reverse". I think having a penalty for backing up may be good. In the "real" event, there is also a penalty (...) (17 years ago, 2-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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![](/news/x.gif) | | Re: Rock Crawling
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Steve, I just had a thought on scoring. You mentioned that you wanted to make the course tough enough so a perfect score (no penalties) would be nearly impossible. How about giving a penalty every time someone backed up? I can't remember a single (...) (17 years ago, 2-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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