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Re: Contest
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Tue, 23 Feb 1999 19:48:23 GMT
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Joel Shafer <joel@connect!stopspammers!.net>
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> Two questions:
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> One: Is there any prize for winning this contest other than the adulation of
> the other participants? :)
No
> Two: Does the 'bot have to grab the can? Or can it simply push it to the
goal?
Any method to get the can to the finish area is acceptable.
Joel Shafer joel@connect.net
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| Joel: The only way that these contests could offer a "pot of money" for the winner is if each entry of a vehicle cost the entrant some fee. This could be as little as ten US Dollars, or more if you decided you wanted to shell out. It would then (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Hmm. My first thought on this is that, if the room is a simple square or convex shape, then you can simply play out a string from the back of the robot and get it to follow the wall. That is gauranteed to catch the can no-matter where it is. I (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| We've talked a lot about theory on this list, but how about an actual project contest? I propose a contest. Be the first to create a robot that can enter a room with no obstacles (other than walls), find a randomly placed coke can, pick up the can (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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