Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #02853
To: beam@corp.sgi.com
From: "onald Burn" phantomfx@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 01 May 1999 06:49:54 PDT
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: My thoughts (Arena-bots)
>From: Ian Bernstein
>Reply-To: Ian Bernstein
>CC:
>Subject: My thoughts (Arena-bots)
>Date: Sat, 1 May 99 00:45:37 -0600
>
>I haven't been following this tread very closely but from what I've read
>it seems these bots aren't going to be BEAM right?
>
>- One of the great things about beam robots is that they are very
>adaptive and good at surviving
>
>- The contest your talking about is a task oriented contest which is much
>more suited for computer based robots
>
>
>My ideas for a "BEAM" competition
>
>- What if you had a 5' x 5' square arena where robots would fight to
>survive?
>
>- There would be sand, water, hills and other stuff to try to weed out
>the week and only the strong would survive?
>
>- The object of the competition would be to build a bot that would
>survive the longest without getting stuck. This would mean solar would be
>a must.
>
>- Restrictions would be limited to size
>
>
>I think this is a very real survival contest because it would require the
>bot the navigate around water, rocks and rough terrain. The only problem
>is that it gets a little advanced and would really only be for more
>advanced beamers.
>
>Laterz
>
>
That the same thing i was thinking about ,put them in some ones back yard
,see if they can be real bugs.....
>*-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-*
>Ian Bernstein "aka - Synet" The Master Builder
>
>E-Mail - Ian@beam-online.com
>BEAM Online - http://www.beam-online.com
>Quote - A Cannibal is a person who walks into a restaurant and
>orders a waiter.
> - Morey Amsterdam
>
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