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You are right! Turn around = 20 points.
<p><b><i>John Caldwell</i></b>
<br>
<p>Rodent wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>I thought we were going to assign extra points if
the walker turned around
<br>in area B before it returned to area A.
<p>----- Original Message -----
<p>> The 2 walking robot contests will be held at the October meeting.
Both
<br>will be run
<br>> on a shortened Quick-Trip course. The distance from Area
A to Area B
<br>will be 8
<br>> feet rather than 16 feet; the turnaround areas will still be 4 feet
deep.
<br>>
<br>> There will be 2 races, 1 Way (A to B) and Round Trip (A to
B to A)
<br>>
<br>> These robots are intended to imitate walking creatures. Walking
creatures
<br>do not
<br>> have rotating body parts that touch the ground. The robots
should also
<br>not have
<br>> rotating body parts that touch the ground.
<br>>
<br>> Proposed scoring system:
<br>>
<br>> Remote start
5 points
<br>> Get to Area B
15
<br>> Return to Area A 15
(Round trip only)
<br>> Best time
20
<br>> Second best time 15
<br>> Third best time
10
<br>> Touch a wall
-5
<br>> Stop when finished 5
<br>> Return to same spot 5
(Round trip only)
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