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Re: April 30th, 2011 SMART meeting
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Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:57:51 GMT
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Just a quick reminder about the next SMART meeting in about two weeks...
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David Schilling
In lugnet.org.us.smart, David Schilling wrote:
> We had a great meeting a week an a half ago, and saw a lot of really cool
> drawing robots!
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> 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?
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> 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.
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> 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!
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> --
> David Schilling
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