DPRG mailing list archives: [DPRG] Rules

Mon Sep 10 21:22:18 CDT 2001

Yes it does say that,

"After leaving area A (not before) the robot may "locate" soda cans. Soda
can recognition may be indicated by blinks, beeps, etc. Robots that
mistakenly locate cans will incur a negative "False recognition" score. The
robot must be within approximately 1' of a can to locate it. This proximity
is required for the judges to distinguish correct can location versus false
recognition."

But in the next paragraph it also says:

"Cans that are retrieved are automatically counted as being correctly
located."

That is why I asked the group for clarification on the rule.  When I am
judging, I want to make sure my understanding of the rules is the same as
everyone else's.  I would be happy if, for future contests, that line were
deleted from the rules.  I do not think scoopers should get location points.
Only locating and indicating that you have located a can should get those
points.  Locating and retrieving are two separate things and should be kept
separate.  At least that is my opinion.  I also would understand the rules
that you do not have to retrieve a can to get the locating points.

Ed Okerson

----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rodent" <daweasel at swbell.net>
To: "Dallas Personal Robotics Group" <dprglist at dprg.org>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 9:05 PM
Subject: Re: [DPRG] Rules

> 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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