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(...) First Lego League uses a plastic mat made by 3M for their competitions. Every team gets one to practice with when they register. I don't know how expensive it is since 3M donates it to FLL, but it does have several redeeming qualities for this (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The FLL mats have a different material on the back, and I doubt you could actually print on the front. That type of mat would be great for this, but I'll bet it's expensive. Steve (22 years ago, 27-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Acroname has a line following mat, which I believe is made of the same material. It costs $65. (US) I didn't see the dimensions. (URL) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) of the 4'x8' table I already have. I'm thinking this would be a great off-season (off the First Lego League season) activity for my FLL team and perhaps other nearby. I've sent an email to someone at FIRST to see if they have a contact at 3M (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes, I think our team would enjoy that, also. And I would like to use the same table. Please tell me what you find out Steve (22 years ago, 27-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) No good news. Scott Evans of US FIRST wrote that 3M only prepares this material for FLL and is not prepared to deal with individual requests. He suggested that spliced 36" printouts from a large format printer work well for him during testing. (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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