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(...) I prefer the objective oriented competitions. Maze solvers, find a can and bring it back. That sort of thing. The RCX hasn't been out long enough for folk to have mastered the art of agression on one I think. Also, it has been suggested around (...) (27 years ago, 9-Apr-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sbe, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.robotics.events.robot-arena, lugnet.robotics.events)
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| | LA Area Robot-Arena competition may Not happen...
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I had originally posted (about 1 month ago) that I would be willing to set up an informal Robot-Arena style competition in the LA Area for March 17th 1999. Haven't gotten much responses/entries....Actually, got only one response from someone who (...) (27 years ago, 8-Apr-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sbe, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.robotics.events.robot-arena, lugnet.robotics.events)
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| | King of the hill
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Howdy, I'm looking for fellow Mindstormers in the Houston, Texas area for sparing. Basicaly, I want to try a "king of the hill" type of competition. White circular field, black border (say black electrical tape), last robot inside the field wins. (...) (27 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.events)
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Found a link to this... (URL) the official LEGO MINDSTORMS website -- specifically, this page: (URL) (27 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.events)
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| | San Jose event POSTPONED
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San Jose Robot Arena POSTPONED Apologies to all. I have been deprived of email access for the past week, so this message is going out much later than it should. There has been a great deal of difficulty in securing an acceptable site for the event. (...) (27 years ago, 21-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.events.robot-arena)
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Thames Science Center in Newport, Rhode Island will have a LEGO Mindstorms Competition on March 27th at 2:00 PM. The General Rules are posted in (URL) The mission rules will be published on March 18th. This is their third challenge so far, it is (...) (27 years ago, 17-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.events)
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| | San Jose event?
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CGDC starts in a few days, but I haven't seen any updates on the San Jose lego robot event. Any news on where/when this is happening? -Allen (27 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.events.robot-arena)
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| | LA Area Robot-Arena Competition April 17, 1999
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Tired of playing by yourself? An informal Robot-Arena competition will be held in the Los Angeles Area on Saturday April 17th 1999. This will be a...er...slightly destructive Lego(TM) on Lego(TM)smashing/sho...g/whatever competition using autonomous (...) (27 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sbe, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.robotics.events.robot-arena, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la.lb, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la.pas, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la.sa, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.loc.us.ca.bak)
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| | Re: RCX Challenge!
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Hi - I'm new to the group, and intrigued by the challenge. I may just have to try to participate. One thing...that 10 oz can has been bothering me - finally had to go look at my empty Minute Maid Orange can...355 ml, 12 oz. I assume this is what you (...) (27 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.events)
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| | Here's an idea... (was Re: Contest)
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I do not have the resources to actually try this out for myself, but if somebody here wants to try this, I'd be interested in knowing if it works. The walls of the area are to be painted solid black. Several coats of paint may be necessary to (...) (27 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.events)
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| | RCX Challenge!
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Let the contest begin. The deadline for entry is March 31, 1999. Final rules are posted at: (URL) move all contest discussions to lugnut.robotics.events (27 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.events)
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| | Re: Contest Rules
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Mark Tarrabain wrote in message <36D42D72.7B46763E@l....bc.ca>... (...) feel (...) to (...) I have a feeling that Lugnet will just bounce any messages from people reading through the list that haven't gone through the sign-up procedure. I had (...) (27 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.events)
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| | Re: Contest
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(...) It isn't! That's the real challenge!! :-) (...) I don't know if you intend to use the standard firmware, but in the CyberMaster I don't even have that choice. The CyberMaster and the PC were made to work as one. For one thing, without floating (...) (27 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Contest Rules
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(...) I don't know if I was out of line in doing this or not (somebody please feel free to correct me if I did a no-no), but I am trying to redirect followups to my posts on this subject to this group. (...) (27 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.events)
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| | Re: Contest
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(...) I don't anticipate having the time to participate myself either. I have some ideas on how to go about it though, which I've already posted. (...) The Cybermaster does not appear to be robust enough to handle this sort of challenge. I'm not (...) (27 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.events)
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| | Re: Contest Rules
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What are the chances we will get conversation on your contest to move to this group? I don't want to mention the move, because I know that a lot of people on the robotics list don't read through Lugnet. Would be nice to move it here though. Perhaps (...) (27 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.events)
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| | Contest Rules
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I've placed a description of the contest and preliminary rules at: (URL) Shafer joel@connect.net (27 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.events)
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.events)
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| | New newsgroups lugnet.robotics.events & lugnet.robotics.events.robot-arena
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[Followups set to lugnet.robotics.even...bot-arena] (...) Both of these groups have just been created. Here are their brief charters: CHARTER/PURPOSE ===...=== lugnet.robotics.events (group and hierarchy): Organized events, competitions, (...) (27 years ago, 13-Feb-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.robotics.events.robot-arena)
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| | ------( Terms of use for lugnet.com )------
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TERMS OF USE FOR LUGNET.COM OVERVIEW AND DEFINITIONS lugnet.com ("LUGNET") is a privately owned Internet site designed and run primarily for the benefit of those who enjoy building with, discussing, collecting, buying & selling, trading, and (...) (27 years ago, 13-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.events.robot-arena)
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