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Re: NEIRG & Stock Class Sumo
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Mon, 9 Jan 2006 18:39:27 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.laflrc, Bryan Bonahoom wrote:

We directed our attention toward the NEIRG stock class
Sumo on Feb 25 at Science Central in Fort Wayne.

   I'm planning on line following (probably with Trellis again - I've yet to
radically improve the design, I might need to start from scratch) and the Maze
(because I *know* I can do better than my one other attempt). And I really
should enter a sumo (Boron?), those just always seem to eat the most test time.

I am proud to say that my nephew came up with a robot on his own.

   Sounds very neat. What happens when two reactor-class robots go up against
each other?

I would love to see some kids invade the stock class competition
in February...

   I'll ask Ben - he might be interesed (especially since his 1st sumobot
crushed Dad's  1st sumobots hands-down). I want Andrew & Kirby to be there, but
I don't mistake them for kids, especially where LEGO events are concerned.
Kirby's beaten me several times, and one of my favorite lift mechanisms was
originated by Andrew. Heck, Kirby *drove* to Steve's house for our get-together:
I know I shouldn't have been surprised, butI was).

--
Brian Davis



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  NEIRG & Stock Class Sumo
 
Well - I spent a couple of hours Saturday with my nephew and his new Mindstorms kit he got for Xmas. We directed our attention toward the SEIRG stock class Sumo on Feb 25 at Science Central in Fort Wayne. I am proud to say that my nephew came up (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)

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