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Re: Maybe Ken is pulling OUR leg!

Posted by Dodd Stacy at 1/26/2001 10:10 PM EST


Engineer on team #95, Lebanon Robotics Team, from Lebanon High School and CRREL/CREARE.


In Reply to: Maybe Ken is pulling OUR leg!
Posted by Joe Johnson on 1/26/2001 10:02 PM EST:



: I am parsing Ken's sentences pretty closely.

: It is clear that he INTENDS for us to think his robot
: is going to balance on two wheels ala the I-bot.

: But... I know two things: 1) This is a VERY difficult
: task that I seriously doubt a computer with a 25msec
: maximum sample rate can accomplish reliably. 2) Ken is
: a very clever person that is not only a great engineer
: but has a fine command of the language as well (he
: didn't win the Woodie Flowers Award for whistling Dixie ;-)

: I put these two facts together to believe that the
: Huskie Brigade (our cross town rivals / friends) are up
: to something sneaky, but not an I-bot like drive.

: Rest assured, I will be in the pits checking them out.

: Joe J.

Funny, I had that same sense. I've got it! 2 wheels midships and dog sled runners just kissing the carpet fore and aft. But wait, how will they make it onto the bridge, or off? Like I said, I can't wait to see.

Dodd





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