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Re: FLL not allowing NQC
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 7 Mar 2005 03:23:48 GMT
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Mr S <szinn_the1@yahoo.+avoidspam+com>
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As far as I am concerned, you can quote me. My view is
that anything that isn't against the rules is
allowable, and the rules are the rules. If you don't
think they are fair, ask for them to be chaanged or go
to other competitions.
There were not many who got to run in the first DARPA
grand challenge, but I bet they all think the rules
were fair?
The rules are the rules... its a competition, not a
government run business. Part of the competition is to
compete within the rules, and sometimes that means
acquiring hardware to be able to compete.
If you can show the organizers that changes in the
rules will add competitors and increase the
effectiveness of the competition goals, I'm sure that
they will at least listen.
Remember, the rules are in place for a reason.
Anything directly contravening the original concepts
is just not going to work.
Cheers
--- John Barnes <barnes@sensors.com> wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, Stephen Johnson
> <diordna@macintoshdevelopers.net> wrote:
> > Do you guys mind if I send them an email with some • of your post
> > snippets? I'm probably going to be • assistant-coaching an FLL team next
> > year, and I've never used anything *but* NQC, and • I don't know how to
> > get RoboLab.
>
>
> Not at all as far as any of my comments go. I can't
> speak for the other posters
> on this subject of course. But I do think it is high
> time that FLL reviewed this
> particular rule.
>
> I have been asked a number of times if AFOLs would
> be interested in showing up
> with an AFOL solution to the previous year's FLL
> challenge at an event like
> BrickFest, and upon discussing this with other AFOL
> Mindstorms enthusiasts, find
> there's no interest in something like this if they
> can't use NQC.
>
> I think the addition of NQC to "the rules" would
> create a unification amongst
> diverse groups of Mindstorms users which is long
> overdue.
>
> JB
>
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| (...) I took a hard look at the rules for the last DARPA competition. That was then I discovered that it is a shining example of a highly biased competition. You cannot just show up and compete. You can only compete if you can demonstrate that your (...) (19 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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