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Re: FVC GDC wants your feedback
How about allowing detachable auxiliary robots?
A large robot would be allowed to carry another robot that could be launched and (must be?) retrieved.
Each of the two humans on a team would control the one of the robots (either the Carrier or the one it deploys). This would be one option for doing things like pressing two push-buttons at the same time, or for gathering balls (by having the deployed bot herd them into the Carrier), or for holding one object in place while another is stacked/attached on/to it, or for whatever...
Maybe loosen weight, size, sensor, etc. restrictions a bit for a two-bot team; but keep the restrictions tight enough to force a division of capabilities between the two bots. Also keep the one-bot restrictions loose enough to make it possible to be successful using a single bot.
Blake
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Last edited by gblake : 12-06-2006 at 11:54.
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