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[DPRG] New Outdoor contest rules
Subject: [DPRG] New Outdoor contest rules
From: Ed Okerson
ed at okerson.com
Date: Wed Aug 23 23:22:31 CDT 2006
> If its liability you are worried about, then require an easily accessible
> kill switch or removable link on the robot, and/or possibly limit the
> maximum speed on robots. Even if its several hundred pounds, if it only
> goes out of control at 2 mph, its still easy to kill the power.
>
> For combat "bots" that went berserk, we would reach in with a hand (if it
> was safe enough) or use a long stick to "remotely" control the power.
>
> Personally I think there shouldn't be a weight or size limit for outdoor
> robots.
I agree. I have been contemplating building one from a riding lawn mower
chassis, complete with 15Hp engine and mowing deck.
Ed
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