... I think this type of contest sounds very fun and approachable. I'm definitely in. It might be good to run both the Basic and the Advanced on the same day,...
... I'm definitely open to having multiple events on the same day, but I wasn't sure how many people would build robots for both. Vote with your email and show...
... I think the vehicle and sensor requirements are similar enough for both Table Top and the Line Following that you could just build one bot for both events,...
Hi Richard, ... I don't see how this would work for totally unrelated robotics projects. This is more or less what we've been doing in the 'show and tell' at...
... That is the really neat aspect of the table top challenge, it can be done by almost any robot (line follower, mini-sumo). Theoretically all you need is one...
Don't forget RoboGames in San Francisco. RoboMagellan and everything else... David E. Calkins - http://www.robogames.net ... Silicon shall replace Carbon. The...
From the outside, what I can say would REALLY help, is if there was a clear outline of the competition events and rules for evens on the website without...
dan williams
dan_williams@...
Dec 2, 2008 4:30 am
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... Great suggestion Dan, I will have some web pages put together for the VRC Basic Table Top Challenge soon. In fact the VRC front page is overdue for a...
The rules have been posted in the past (see website under 'Previous Club Events'). Using standard competitions, it makes sense (to me) to refer to the standard...
I gave my main robot page a facelift, I suggest a mascot, name a slogon :) http://eds.dyndns.org/~ircjunk/robots/robots2.html though it did come out awefully...
dan williams
dan_williams@...
Dec 3, 2008 1:32 am
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Hello Everyone, I am donating some robotic kit parts and Radio Control UFOs for club members for the December meeting. The kit parts are all mixed up, but...
Reminder from: vancouverrobotics Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vancouverrobotics/cal Vancouver Robotics Club Meeting Sunday December 14, 2008 ...
vancouverrobotics@yah...
Dec 8, 2008 5:56 pm
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Hello Everyone, Just a reminder, if anyone would like to pick up the box of robot kit parts and free (!) UFO flying machines to take to the meeting please...
I have to ask: what are the "UFO flying machines"?? By the way, my son was delighted with the assembled robot arm kits I picked up from you a few weeks ago -...
Daryl Hutchings
daryl.hutchings@...
Dec 8, 2008 8:02 pm
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well one of my points is that it should be permanently posted as part a list of the competition events, I recall finding it verry awkward to find details on...
dan williams
dan_williams@...
Dec 12, 2008 5:01 am
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Reminder from: vancouverrobotics Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vancouverrobotics/cal Vancouver Robotics Club Meeting Sunday December 14, 2008 ...
vancouverrobotics@yah...
Dec 12, 2008 5:56 pm
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I'm trying to make time to use an oscilloscope that I've got on loan so I'm going to skip the meeting today and unfortunately miss out on competition...
Hi Dan, you are right about the organizational part. We should try and get better at that. The problem we had so far was that prior to the actual competition...
A heads up: We talked about the Basic Table Top Callenge today and it seems there is enough interest to go ahead with it. We will use the Chibot's rules except...
Merry Christmas, shall your new year be full of robots. -- Dan Williams, Owner http://eds.dyndns.org/ Electronic Device Services (604) 886 5934 2022 Lower rd ...
dan williams
dan_williams@...
Dec 26, 2008 5:25 am
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Hi I am Thomas Guan and I am really interested in robots. I`m 9 years old and has been studying robots. I have a Lego Mindstorms NXT 1:1. I also have a few...
Hi Thomas, Everyone is welcome to join the Vancouver Robotics Club. You can start by coming to one of our monthly meetings, the next one will be on January...
Hi Everyone, I got solder paste for Christmas, yay :) Hotplate reflow soldering demo next meeting? Hopefully everyone's enjoying the holidays, and happy new...
Hi Ian, It's good to hear that Santa read your list. Looking forward to your demo. It's been a great Christmas and New Years. Best wishes for the New Year...
Hi Ian, really looking forward to see how this works! See you next sunday! Will be bringing the projector again. Markus ________________________________ From:...
I've prepared a page describing the Basic Table Top Challenge: http://vancouverroboticsclub.org/contests/basic-table-top/ It is also linked on the front page...
Waiting for batteries and hope I get it before the meeting. The one I wanted is discontinued, should have bought it when I designed Freddie. But the new one...
Reminder from: vancouverrobotics Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vancouverrobotics/cal Vancouver Robotics Club Meeting Sunday January 11, 2009 10:00...
vancouverrobotics@yah...
Jan 5, 2009 5:56 pm
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Hey there... I don't know what others have found, or what was discussed at the last meeting about it, but I thought I'd mention that went down to Staples today...
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