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Re: definition of "balancing robot"
Posted by Aidan Browne, PhD at 02/26/2001 6:20 AM EST


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In Reply to: definition of "balancing robot"
Posted by bill whitley on 02/24/2001 1:51 PM EST:



I think one big distiction that needs to be made is whether a robot needs to be on the bridge to make it balance.

I think a robot that can balance two goals on the bridge and then drive into the endzone (and do it 90% of the time) is far more valuble than a robot that needs to drive up on the bridge and stay there (even if it can do it 100% of the time). We're talking a minimum of 40 points per match.

Yes? No?

Aidan

P.S. I wonder which way Buzz does it?


: What do you guys consider a "balancing robot"? Given time, any robot can balance. Is a "balancing robot" a robot that due to driver expertise can balance in say, 10 seconds. Or is it a robot with a 'balance the bridge button'?

: Bill
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