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Subject: 
Re: Line following algorithms
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Tue, 3 Dec 2002 03:57:20 GMT
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Jona wrote:
> 
> In lugnet.robotics, Soh Chio Siong writes:
> 
> > Thankfully, most competitions allow the use of two light sensors where
> > line following is involved. It goes to show that the organisers are real
> > people ;-)
> 
> Well I suppose this statement applies to me since I have organized an event
> that limits the robots to a single light sensor. However, in my defense, I
> must say that the intent behind the rule was to make the game more fair for
> all competitors. Many of my group's members are new to robotics and have
> only the RIS. Some others are not new to it and have oodles of elements to
> build their creations with. In an attempt to make the challenge interesting
> to both types of competitors, I decided a single light sensor would be the
> only limitation. Obviously this makes some elements of the game more
> difficult then they would be with two or more light sensors. But I feel it
> does a lot to level the playing field.
> 
> You can read the rules to our event here:
> http://www.24Tooth.com/LineFollowingRules.html
> 
> So, do I qualify as a "real person"? :)

Of course.
But then, some are more "real" than others ;-)
--
C S Soh

CSSoh's Lego Pneumatics
http://www.ozbricks.net/cssoh1
... where air is power!



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  Re: Line following algorithms
 
(...) Well I suppose this statement applies to me since I have organized an event that limits the robots to a single light sensor. However, in my defense, I must say that the intent behind the rule was to make the game more fair for all competitors. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)

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