DPRG mailing list archives: [DPRG] Rules

Mon Sep 10 19:51:09 CDT 2001

Ed:
In my opinion, there should be some specific indication that each can was 
noticed. So, the scooper should get points for returning the cans, but 
not for locating them. But, what do I know?
Ralph

On Mon, 10 Sep 2001, Ed Okerson wrote:

> Since I volunteered to be a judge for some the events on Saturday, I thought
> it a good idea to read over the rules and came up with a question.  In the
> rules for can-can it is stated:
> 
> Cans that are retrieved are automatically counted as being correctly
> located.
> 
> Does this mean that "scooper" style bots that simply run in a straight line
> and scoop up as many cans as the human lined it up to get are awarded n*15
> for collecting the cans as well as n*10 for locating the cans?  Doesn't seem
> right to me since the robot didn't locate the cans, the human did.  Just
> thought I would ask what the opinions of the club were.
> 
> Ed Okerson
> 
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