"Signaling Device" reciever location?

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Originally Posted by Alex Dinsmoor

I believe that it must be on the robot, but I'm not 100% sure.

I know at the kick-off they demonstrated the IR receiver worked better while channeling the IR beam through a tube. I also think there are no limits on how powerful the IR beam can be, so you could try messing around with some very powerful TV remotes.

Did they say if it was OK to have IR beam retransmitters? They work wonders on my television and could for the robot.

they would seem legal to me. (followed the parts flowchart)

a wired IR repeater schematic http://www.cedarnet.org/smartware/Ha...ater/index.htm

and some other cool IR stuff:
http://www.hobbyprojects.com/quick_c...chematics.html

hope those help you out

...forest