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Re: Sumo Contest - Sunday 10/9/05, Austin, TX
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 5 Sep 2005 19:22:22 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Tim Rueger wrote:
> May the best bot win!
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> -Tim
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 fun, Bryan
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 | | 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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| (...) 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)
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