[chbot] Extending the mini robot wars challenge

[Mark Atherton]

So no Taser-bots then ?

can we have them as a new class

please.......


At 07:24 p.m. 28/11/2011, Mark Beckett wrote:
>Byron
>
>The group suggested raising it to 500g, as per most other sumobots.
>
>The arena is Richards one, seen in the pics from earlier bouts.
>Its black with white border and (presumably) meets the rules for size, etc.
>There is no large drop from the edge, as I've seen on others.
>
>Control is not restricted....except that your control must not wipe out
>everyone else's.
>ie no spark gap transmitters, or some other wide band splattering device
>that some engineer at a certain establishment may build.
>
>There has been discussion re including the transmitter into the weight
>limit.
>Personally I'm not for including the transmitter, but definately the
>receiver.
>
>
>My suggestion is that the BOT must line up ready to fight (but not
>started), at which stage it can be weighed and must be under the limit
>(500g).
>If we also include a size, it must also meet the size limit.
>
>
>For the group.
>I've seen some interesting bits, where the size limit applies until the
>start of the match.
>At that stage a weapon is allowed to be deployed, which may increase the
>size, past the initial limit.
>
>Part of that also includes that when pushing a BOT out of the ring, the
>first BOT to make contact is the loser.
>This includes the pushing BOT weapon, so while he/she won, he/she lost
>by being first to contact.
>
>
>Glad that you might be adding to the collection.
>There are some great designs out there, predominately designed for
>autonomous (next step) competition.
>
>
>
>Mark
>
>
>
>Byron Engler wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Ive got heaps of time on my hands now that school has finished. Keen
> > to get a little robot going.
> > I have a couple of questions:
> > Is the max weight limit 300g or 500g
> > what does/will the arena look like? (similar to the lego sumo ring?)
> > is there any restrictions to how it is conrolled
> >
> > Cheers, Byron
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