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DPRG: Robot Vacuum Contest to be held in Atlanta
Subject: DPRG: Robot Vacuum Contest to be held in Atlanta
From: Jim Brown
jgbrown at spd.dsccc.com
Date: Thu Sep 3 09:27:18 CDT 1998
> With less than 5 months to go the Atlanta Hobby Robot Club is really
> excited about our first Annual Vacuum Robot Contest. The contest will be
> held in Atlanta's beautiful SciTrek Museum in conjunction with our yearly
> robot show-off and contest, the Robot Rally. The 1998 Robot Rally held in
> January had an estimated attendance of 800 adults and children, with media
> coverage in the local papers and on TV.
>
> Robotic creations will attempt the task of vacuuming a simulated room,
> complete with lamp, chair and speaker. The dimensions of the room will be
> kept to a small 8 foot square in order to reduce the time required to run
> the course.
>
> Each robot will be given the task of vacuuming 1/2 pound of rice from
> office type carpet. The robot that finishes with the most rice and the
> shortest time wins. Bonus points will be awarded for the robots unaided
> return to the start box "recharging station". The robot weight will also be
> a factor since the average homeowner will need to be able to port the robot
> from room to room or floor to floor in an average house.
>
> Specifics about the contest can be found at
> http://www.idea-vision.com/robot
>
> We encourage anyone and everyone who can meet the contest requirements to
> enter. Please note that the rules are still subject to small changes, and
> we are open to suggestions for making the contest a fun and entertaining
> exhibition.
>
>
> Calvin Grier - Contest Committee Chair
> Atlanta Hobby Robot Club
OK, you know what would really make this contest cool? Is if they
also laid dirty socks around the room that the robot had to pick up
along the way!!! :@)
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