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April 30th, 2011 SMART meeting
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lugnet.org.us.smart
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Wed, 6 Apr 2011 16:58:02 GMT
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We had a great meeting a week an a half ago, and saw a lot of really cool
drawing robots!
The next SMART meeting will be April 30th, at 2pm. The mini-challenge we voted
on was to do "chimney climbing". Build a robot that can climb up the inside of a
pipe, or box, or between two walls, etc. For those who want a tougher challenge,
start at the top, go to the bottom, drop off a load, then climb back up again.
The motivation for this is Santa Claus, dropping off a present. So I guess
you'll need to do it without being noticed as well! Perhaps picking up some
cookies (or batteries?) and milk before climbing back up?
As usual, modify the challenge to suit your skills. If you want to climb UP and
drop of a package, then climb back down again, that would be even more
difficult. Perhaps starting your robot outside of the chimney first. If you want
a simpler version, perhaps just do a controlled climb down a pipe. The
motivation for this might be a chimney sweep.
For this mini-challenge, there is no 'standard' for the chimney. So you'll need
to bring your own pipe, box, chimney, or whatever. Please don't bring anything
too heavy or too long. We don't want to damage the facilities, or cause the very
nice people who let us use them to no longer like us. If you need some
guidelines, don't bring a pipe longer than 5 feet, or anything weighing more
than, say 20 pounds. Mostly just use common sense. Thanks!
--
David Schilling
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