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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 22:21:59 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, John Barnes wrote:
> In fact, I think [designing within limitations]...
> is half the fun.
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").
> (The upside of that competition was Steve H won
> by proxy... grrrr)
So which is worse, getting beaten by Steve in person, or being beaten by
Steve when he's not even there ;-) ?
--
Brian Davis
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 | | 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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| | 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)
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