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[DPRG] Feb. 10th Contest
Subject: [DPRG] Feb. 10th Contest
From: Eric Sumner
kd5bjo at gmail.com
Date: Sat Jan 27 11:11:04 CST 2007
> Debot5 is 100% physically complete and I have 2 weeks to get the programming
> ready for the contest. The robot is specifically designed for an in door
> smooth surface like table top. I am afraid it would bite it on a yardstick.
> Could you substitute tape? If not I completely understand.
I have had several people bring this up. The floor of the course will
be the floor of whatever room we happen to be in, so we need to be
careful about how we secure things to it. Tape could easily damage
the floor, and so whatever we use for the finish line needs to have
the structural integrity to get rolled over. Dale is looking into
beveling the leading edge of the yardstick to a 45 degree angle or so,
so that the robot meets a ramp instead of a cliff. Also, I think the
purpose of the competition is still served if the robot gets stuck at
the finish line instead of crossing it.
- Eric
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