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| All, The rule set for the October 9 TexLUG sumo robot contest may be found here: (URL) the best bot win! -Tim (19 years ago, 4-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus, lugnet.loc.us.tx)
| | | | | Re: Sumo Contest - Sunday 10/9/05, Austin, TX
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| (...) That's great, except your rules eliminate the ability to build the "best bot". Why would you only allow RIS 9V motors with gear reduction? Lego makes other motors. I am pretty sure you were using RC Buggy motors at BrickFest this year. Have (...) (19 years ago, 5-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | Re: Sumo Contest - Sunday 10/9/05, Austin, TX
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| (...) All rules do this, from Sumo to BattleBots. The purpose of the rules has never been to facilitate the best bot (you'd get Battlebots escalating towards armour by the tonne and using nuclear weapons :-), the purpose is to form a standardised (...) (19 years ago, 5-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | Re: Sumo Contest - Sunday 10/9/05, Austin, TX
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| (...) I really have to agree here. I think there is a place for "big bot" contests, but there is a place for various levels of limitations too. In fact, I think that is half the fun. We had a WAMALUG Sumo event last year with a 16 oz weight limit. (...) (19 years ago, 5-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | Re: Sumo Contest - Sunday 10/9/05, Austin, TX
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| (...) Absolutely agreed. After all, I already strictly limit myself to LEGO (and let's face it, that is a limitation, and one that is as arbitary as any other if the end goal was simply "the best bot"). (...) So which is worse, getting beaten by (...) (19 years ago, 5-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | Re: Sumo Contest - Sunday 10/9/05, Austin, TX
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| (...) "Only stock LEGO-manufactured parts may be used; no part may be altered or modified. The allowed parts are: ...Non-electrical parts: unlimited non-electrical parts." What about items such as string and rubber bands? Do they have to be (...) (19 years ago, 5-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Yeah, checking for real Lego strings and rubber bands can be difficult! I had always mentally excused people for using non Lego brand batteries in their RCXs until, horror of horrors, I saw Lego brand batteries for sale in the park shop in (...) (19 years ago, 5-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | Re: Sumo Contest - Sunday 10/9/05, Austin, TX
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| (...) Actually, it does say other motors are allowed... "Motors: the motors from one RIS kit (2 9V motors with gear reduction), plus no more than two other motors of any type" I rather like the tight limitations. It forces you to work harder when (...) (19 years ago, 6-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | Re: Sumo Contest - Sunday 10/9/05, Austin, TX
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| Man - you guys are tough!!! I was concerned that there was only a specific type of Lego motor you could use. That was all...I didn't comment on weight limits or ability to design, etc. I thought that extreme of a limitation was odd. The fact is, I (...) (19 years ago, 6-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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