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[DPRG] Outdoor contest rules

Subject: [DPRG] Outdoor contest rules
From: Ed Okerson ed at okerson.com
Date: Wed Aug 23 17:04:14 CDT 2006

Option 2 please, but I guess that means I actually have to get my bot
ready to compete on time.  Please tell me there are no silly weight limits
on this one, otherwise my vote should be discarded.

Ed

> All:
> I’ve been going through the feedback I’ve gotten for
> the outdoor contest, and I’m seeing two trends.
>
> 1) People really like the idea of a large open contest
> area with few constraining boundaries.
> 2) People don’t like the idea of the “Obstacle
> traversing” contest.
>
> With that in mind, I’m seriously considering dropping
> the “obstacle traversing” contest all together, and
> adding the following to the “Long Haul” contest: One
> additional way-point and obstacles that increase in
> difficulty as the robot nears the end.
>
> So let me ask the competitors which they prefer:
>
> 1) Contest with a shorter long-haul course and several
> small “obstacle traversing” tests
>
> Or
>
> 2) A contest that consists of a single long-run course
> with multiple way-points, obstacles, and no
> boundaries.
>
> Please pick one of the two options and reply by 8:00PM
> tonight (8-23-06).
>
>
> -Martin
>
>
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