Hi, as mentioned at the last meeting Dave Hylands & I are interested in getting a line following contest going. Below is a proposed set of rules, based almost...
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Dave Hylands
dhylands_99
Mar 19, 2002 3:31 pm
Very cool movie clip. You may need to copy and paste the link if it gets split across multiple lines. ...
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Bob Cook
bobcook_01
Mar 20, 2002 1:46 am
There is a story in English here that explains a lot more about the robot. http://foxnews.com/story/0,2933,48225,00.html Bob Cook on 3/19/02 7:31 AM, Dave...
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Dave Hylands
dhylands_99
Mar 20, 2002 7:38 am
Hi, Bob Cook & I went to the Seattle Robotics Society meeting last weekend. We brought back some pictures, which you can find at: ...
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Bob Cook
bobcook_01
Mar 25, 2002 12:07 am
Hi, I started building a chassis for my new line-following robot this weekend and I found it annoyingly difficult to fit within the 6" x 6" form factor I put...
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Bob Cook
bobcook_01
Mar 25, 2002 4:41 am
The VRC website link to the Portland Area Robotics Society needs to be updated. The correct link is: http://www.portlandrobotics.org Bob....
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Dave Hylands
dhylands_99
Mar 25, 2002 7:37 am
Fixed....
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Dave Hylands
dhylands_99
Mar 25, 2002 7:42 am
... Since we're starting off, I'd propose using a bigger size to start with. I like the Chibots size rules since it allows the lynxmotion chassis to be used,...
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Bob Cook
bobcook_01
Mar 25, 2002 3:48 pm
... Yeah that makes sense, I'll just up the numbers to the same as Chibots and we'll go from there in the future. ... Another thing we'll need is some sort of...
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Guy Lancaster
glanca
Mar 28, 2002 12:17 am
The B.I.O. Bug creator is at work again!!! http://www.smalltimes.com/print_doc.cfm?doc_id=3284 Guy -- "Embedded and Open Source Solutions" Guy Lancaster...
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Dave Hylands
dhylands_99
Mar 28, 2002 10:07 pm
Since Paul didn't send it to the VRC list... ... event ... allocate ... will ... problem. ... know. ... of...
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Dave Hylands
dhylands_99
Mar 28, 2002 10:08 pm
... the ... have ... of ... Beast ... USA...
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Dave Hylands
dhylands_99
Mar 31, 2002 7:15 am
I noticed that the proposed rules suggest a maximum height of 8 inches, and also indicates: "There are no constraints on robot height" Obviously one of these...
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Bob Cook
bobcook_02
Mar 31, 2002 9:51 pm
Latest update to the Line Following Contest Rules. Now includes all the modifications as proposed by recent emails (including a fix for my copy/paste error!) ...
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Pete Miles
ajklz5
Apr 6, 2002 3:31 am
A big part of the Robothon is for people to bring their robotic creations to show off. You don't have to enter in any of the events. We provide tables and...
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Pete Miles
ajklz5
Apr 6, 2002 3:31 am
The Seattle Robotics Society Robothon is only 4 weeks away, May 3rd and 4th. We have a great list of raffle prizes this year, check them out at: ...
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Dave Hylands
dhylands_99
Apr 9, 2002 11:44 pm
My Min-Sumo kit should be arriving this week, and I expect to have it with me for Sunday's meeting. http://www.junun.org/MarkIII/Store.jsp Dave Hylands...
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Pete Miles
ajklz5
Apr 13, 2002 12:38 am
Reminder, The 10th annual Nortwest Robot Sumo Tournament is right around the corner on April 10th, at Edmonds Community College Seaview Gymnasium 20000 68th...
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Dave Hylands
dhylands_99
Apr 13, 2002 12:47 am
I think you mean April 20th, right? Dave Hylands...
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Pete Miles
ajklz5
Apr 13, 2002 12:58 am
Wow, 51 robots have already preregistered for the Robothon on May 4th. To see a list of the preregistered robots visit: ...
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Pete Miles
ajklz5
Apr 13, 2002 1:06 am
My bust, it is on April 20th. Didn't I make the same bonehead mistake at the last SRS meeting? Pete ... From: "Dave Hylands" <dhylands@...> To:...
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Pete Miles
ajklz5
Apr 18, 2002 7:16 pm
Only 2 Days until the 10th annual Nortwest Robot Sumo Tournament. The Northwest Robot Sumo Tournament is hosted by Bill Harrison from Sine Robotics. Bill is...
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Pete Miles
ajklz5
May 2, 2002 4:26 pm
Wow, 80 robots already pre-registered. This year is going to be big and a lot of fun. Here is a schedule of events. For those of you that are competing, take...
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Pete Miles
ajklz5
May 8, 2002 8:04 pm
Hi All, Well the Robothon is finally over. We had a great year this year. We had 59 robots compete in the different events and around 100 robots in all show ...
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Dave Hylands
dhylands_99
May 25, 2002 2:38 pm
Just a reminder that we'll be having a competition June 9, with a warmup session June 2. Check http://VancouverRoboticsClub.org/ for details. -- Dave Hylands...
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pnagelkerke
Jun 1, 2002 4:40 pm
Testing, One, Two, Three, Five......
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Dave Hylands
dhylands_99
Jun 1, 2002 5:03 pm
I hear yah - loud and clear Dave Hylands...
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GlenHat
Jun 6, 2002 7:34 pm
Doesn't seem to be much activity in this group. Are there many members in the club? I live in Ladner. I'll probably show up at the competition Sunday to have a...
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Dave Hylands
dhylands_99
Jun 6, 2002 7:57 pm
Hi Glen, ... I'm not sure how many others will be there, but I will. I joined the club in January, and I've been to the meetings every month since (and will...
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Dave Hylands
dhylands_99
Jun 6, 2002 8:08 pm
Oh yeah, Bill Harrison, who introduced MiniSumo to the Pacific Northwest, is also supposed to be there this weekend. He'll be bringing some bots for ...
