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Re: Winter mega challenge?
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lugnet.org.us.smart
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Mon, 3 Mar 2003 03:52:40 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.smart, David Schilling writes:
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> The one thing that would make it quite difficult for Lego robots is section
> 18: Penalties. Specifically, "Touching a wall". Since feelers are heavily
> penalized (5 seconds added to your time per touch, or 1 second per 2cm of
> sliding!) you'd need a different method of navigating.
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> Perhaps as a mini-challenge sometime we could have a simple one-foot wide
> maze of walls that your robot must navigate. If you can do it without
> touching the walls, then you'd be more prepared for finding and fighting a fire.
I was thinking IR proximity sensors (HiTechnic). Given the experience I
have with them thus far, I think they would work well in the environment
described in the rules.
I think the final robot would likely require more than one RCX, given the
complexity of the task. A "Team SMART" robot is an interesting concept!
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| (...) This sounds like it could be a good idea for next year. Thanks for suggesting it. We might alternatively consider a "SMART-Team" robot. Any ideas on how to accomplish that? The one thing that would make it quite difficult for Lego robots is (...) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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