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Re: LEGO on TechTV
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 28 May 2004 17:10:30 GMT
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Chris Magno <cmagno@rogers^Spamless^.com>
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looks like your getting all the "prize" you need from that last lego event.
:)
I'm happy to see that something good is coming from that game.
congrats. you earned it.
Chris
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> From: "Steve Hassenplug" <hassenplug@mail.com>
> Date: 2004/05/27 Thu PM 08:01:50 EDT
> To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com
> Subject: LEGO on TechTV
>
> Next Friday (June 4th) I'll be making another trip out to San Francisco to be on
> TechTV's The Screen Savers.
>
> This time, I'll be taking at least one, and hopefully two all LEGO robots that
> can play Hasbro's Connect Four.
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> The first robot, "Full Contact" was designed for rtl-15, where it was required
> to play a fully autonomous game of Connect Four against other robots, without
> any human intervention once the game began. It easily won the event, after
> facing off against a large number of entries, but only one serious competitor.
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> It also won a gold medal at ROBOlympics in San Francisco in March.
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> Here's the web site, with a few pictures and descriptions of the robot:
> http://www.teamhassenplug.org/robots/fullcontact/
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> The second robot is a totally different design, that uses the same logic
> software as "Full Contact", but the electronics are limited to parts included in
> the Mindstorms RIS. It will play a competitive game of Connect Four using just
> 1 RCX, 1 light sensor, 2 touch sensors, and 2 motors.
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> I hope to have pictures of the new robot posted sometime next week.
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> If there's someone out there (like last time) who can record the show, and post
> it on the web, that would be cool.
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> The show will air LIVE Friday June 4th at 7:00pm EST, and I think there are a
> couple repeats over the next day or two.
>
> Steve
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