[chbot] Extending the mini robot wars challenge

[Mark Beckett]

What about large emf pulse.
Ready 5,4,3,2,1.......quiet.

We might not get invited back again, as the only thing surrounding the 
area is truly passive.


Come to think of it Kay might win this with his purely mechanical version.

Sorry no tasers ...... tassels if you like.


Mark

Mark Atherton wrote:
> 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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