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Sorry if the rules were a bit unclearly worded on the weight issue. I hope I've cleared it up a bit with version .15 of the rules. The intention was not to limit the set of pieces that are used, but to limit the total weight of the robot. So where (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It sounds like the web page states that the lightweight division might be limited to the parts in the Mindstorms set. I think this is a cool idea -- see how many competitors fair when they have only the same stuff to use. That way more (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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You know, I really believe that disallowing IR is a bad idea. Although I would agree that using the IR to shut down or disable opponents is a Bad Thing(tm), and should result in disqualification, IR usage that can be justifiably used in a (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Well, I agree with number two, but as likely many will point out number would probably be disruptive to other 'bots trying to do the same thing. -Paul (pspeed@augustschell.com) (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) ...err... number _one_ would probably be disruptive... I should proof read better. (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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This raised an interesting thought in my head. Suppose you allow teams of robots to compete, Communication would be essential for both teams, so how would you filter out hostile messages from you own? The easiest way would be to force the teams to (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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What may be the most logical thing to do is simply simulate serial communication between units. That is, send a stream of bytes, one after the other, to the other unit. Of course, for each byte received, the receiver should send an acknowledgment, (...) (26 years ago, 13-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Nate, I'm glad you posted your competition rules. I hope others do as well. I know several people here in Calgary who have Mindstorms and want to reach many more. It would be great fun to start having competitions every so often. I'd like to use (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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