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[DPRG] Rules

Subject: [DPRG] Rules
From: Rodent daweasel at swbell.net
Date: Mon Sep 10 21:05:05 CDT 2001

Isn't part of this handled in counting the cans? Didn't the robot have to
indicate it knew it had a can either immediately before or after it picked
it up?

----- Original Message -----

> 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?

> > 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.




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