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![](/news/x.gif) | | Re: Robothon 2004
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| (...) Some of the video links are broken, but you can still see the videos at (URL) (20 years ago, 16-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
| | ![](/news/x.gif) | | Re: Robothon 2004
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| (...) Wait no more! Well, except for the downloads! :-) (URL) has a discription of the Robothon 2004 Crate Contraption setup and links to various video clips. I put up a bunch of different overviews, but essentially they all show the same thing, (...) (20 years ago, 16-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
| | ![](/news/x.gif) | | Re: Crate Contraption Standard
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| David, Thanks for the input. I think the goal for the Great Ball Contraption will be different from your Crate Contraption for a couple reasons. For example, I don't expect this to run constantly. I'm hoping we'll be able to make it work for (...) (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
| | ![](/news/x.gif) | | Re: Robothon 2004
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| (...) Me too! ;-) (...) Actually we used one of the 3x7 melamine boards from Home Depot. These are easier to transport in a car, they have a pretty good surface for line tracking, and they are quite inexpensive. Using only one, however, was very (...) (20 years ago, 13-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
| | ![](/news/x.gif) | | Re: Crate Size
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| (...) Usually we aim for around 30 balls per crate. That gives enough leeway that if a robot is out of commission for a few minutes (changing batteries, say) that a 'filling' robot still can run without being stopped. More than around 60 balls and (...) (20 years ago, 13-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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