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Re: Alternative Mindstorm Robotwars
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 14 Jan 1999 21:25:31 GMT
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Paul Speed <pspeed@augustschell.com[AvoidSpam]>
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Mark Tarrabain wrote:
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> Pete Hardie wrote:
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> > Mark Tarrabain wrote:
> > > No. I don't think this one is a good idea. Although the premise is
> > > sound, I would advise using something inanimate rather than a live
> > > mouse. (perhaps a wind-up cat-toy, or motorized mouse, or perhaps even
> > > a customized LEGO 'bot). We wouldn't want a real mouse inadvertently
> > > getting smooshed by a careless 'bot.
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> > More importantly, mice can climb over the shepherd.
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> I'd be less concerned about the mice crawling all over the lego than I would
> be about the safety of the mouse. LEGO constructs can be easily be cleaned,
> repaired, or even replaced at a nominal cost If a careless 'bot happened to
> go right over the mouse, however, the mouse could be seriously injured and
> might have to be put down. Can we put any kind of value on someone else's
> pet?
Let me start by saying that I agree with you 100%. Mouse
torture does not make for an interesting game. :) On the other hand,
I think we are strongly underestimating the mouse. Anyone who has
every tried to catch one when it gets loose will know that they
have far more than three inputs and three outputs. :) :) :) Still,
why needlessly terrorize innocent mice? There are already some
guys building a neural netted robot cat that will some day be able to
do that for us. (http://slashdot.org./articles/99/01/08/137239.shtml)
Anyway,
-Paul (pspeed@augustschell.com)
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> > > Mark
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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