In lugnet.events.brickfest, David Schilling wrote:
BrickFest™ 2007 LEGO Mindstorms Robot Competition
NXT-only Sumo
The Challenge:
Build a Sumo robot using only the parts in one standard NXT set. (Only set
#8527; sorry, not the education version, set #9797.)
Dave,
We just had a sumo contest last weekend in Fort Wayne - the Northeast Indiana
Robot Games. The stock class that used to allow parts from only 1 RCX based
Mindstorm kit was changed to allow the NXT to compete against the RCX. NXT
based robots had to be built from a single NXT based kit (set 8527) and were
limited to the use of 2 motors to even the field.
As it turned out, the RCX based robots were competitive with the NXT based
robots.
I suggest that you allow RCX based robots in the competition so you don’t limit
participation if someone hasn’t been able to purchase an NXT kit.
(...) Thanks for the suggestion, but this was carefully considered before the rules were drafted. If someone has an RCX and wants to enter a robot competition, they are very welcome to enter the Robotic Easter Egg Hunt (URL). While I'm sure that an (...) (18 years ago, 2-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
BrickFest™ 2007 LEGO Mindstorms Robot Competition NXT-only Sumo ===...=== The Challenge: Build a Sumo robot using only the parts in one standard NXT set. (Only set #8527; sorry, not the education version, set #9797.) The Rules: This event is a (...) (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.robotics, FTX) !!
