Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #07401
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Evan Dudzik evandude@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 13:54:25 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: CONTEST
i think that for the purpose of this contest, the bots
need not be expensive... i may even make available for
sale for a reasonable price some of my own parts
(mostly just about 20 pager motors along with a few
odd solar cells...) the entry will be simple, and
should be really easy with access to a scanner or a
digital camera... just a top and bottom view of the
bot next to a ruler will be OK, more is recommended...
and a salt trail over a period of 5, 10, 20, or 30
minutes, depending upon how active your bot is... just
scatter salt evenly on a piece of black paper, and let
the bot loose with a lamp at one corner of the paper
(please specify where the lamp is...) and when your
bot has made some good tracks, either photograph the
paper with the salt trails, or provide a detailed
drawing of the trails (for those with no camera).
descriptions of your bots should be included...
thanks, I should have a page up and running soon...
Hopefully I can get some entrants! (2 possible
entrants so far... thanx!!!)
--- Michael Hirtle
wrote:
> If i can scrounge up enough money i think i will
> participate.
>
> Evan Dudzik wrote:
>
> > would anyone be interested in participating in a
> > contest (like chiu's) that was NOT hosted by a
> "BEAM
> > god?" (ie- ME) i know that when a major BEAMer
> like
> > chiu has a contest, it commands respect, thats
> just
> > the way it is: but it seems that whenever i ask a
> > question on my page, or ask people to participate
> in
> > something, only like one or two nice people
> actually
> > respond.. and thats really pale in comparison to
> the
> > hours people spend making bots for chiu's
> contests...
> > i just want to see for the last time if BEAM
> really is
> > just led by a couple masters, or if the lower
> levels
> > of BEAMers can have fun too... so would anyone
> like to
> > participate in a contest i would start? the theme
> > would probably be just a most interesting behavior
> > photovore... standard rules. as for prizes?
> well, if
> > nobody donates anything, they will be really small
> (se
> > parts packs??? i dunno...) because not everyone
> can
> > afford huge amounts of parts like escaps and other
> > expensive motors and things, let alone give them
> away
> > as prizes... sorry to offend all you higher ups,
> but i
> > am trying to speak for the less super BEAMers.
> >
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> > |Evandude Dudzik |
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7402 Sat, 06 Nov 1999 18:13:12 -0400 [alt-beam] Re: CONTEST alt-beam@egroups.com michael.hirtle@ns.sympatico.ca (Michael Hirtle) I think their should be an actual picture of the salt trail with the bot not
just a discription becaus epeople can lie, and the bot could just be a bunch
of parts put together and not actualy work.
Evan Dudzik wrote:
> i think that for the purpose of this contest, the bots
> need not be expensive... i may even make available for
> sale for a reasonable price some of my own parts
> (mostly just about 20 pager motors along with a few
> odd solar cells...) the entry will be simple, and
> should be really easy with access to a scanner or a
> digital camera... just a top and bottom view of the
> bot next to a ruler will be OK, more is recommended...
> and a salt trail over a period of 5, 10, 20, or 30
> minutes, depending upon how active your bot is... just
> scatter salt evenly on a piece of black paper, and let
> the bot loose with a lamp at one corner of the paper
> (please specify where the lamp is...) and when your
> bot has made some good tracks, either photograph the
> paper with the salt trails, or provide a detailed
> drawing of the trails (for those with no camera).
> descriptions of your bots should be included...
> thanks, I should have a page up and running soon...
> Hopefully I can get some entrants! (2 possible
> entrants so far... thanx!!!)
>
> --- Michael Hirtle
> wrote:
> > If i can scrounge up enough money i think i will
> > participate.
> >
> > Evan Dudzik wrote:
> >
> > > would anyone be interested in participating in a
> > > contest (like chiu's) that was NOT hosted by a
> > "BEAM
> > > god?" (ie- ME) i know that when a major BEAMer
> > like
> > > chiu has a contest, it commands respect, thats
> > just
> > > the way it is: but it seems that whenever i ask a
> > > question on my page, or ask people to participate
> > in
> > > something, only like one or two nice people
> > actually
> > > respond.. and thats really pale in comparison to
> > the
> > > hours people spend making bots for chiu's
> > contests...
> > > i just want to see for the last time if BEAM
> > really is
> > > just led by a couple masters, or if the lower
> > levels
> > > of BEAMers can have fun too... so would anyone
> > like to
> > > participate in a contest i would start? the theme
> > > would probably be just a most interesting behavior
> > > photovore... standard rules. as for prizes?
> > well, if
> > > nobody donates anything, they will be really small
> > (se
> > > parts packs??? i dunno...) because not everyone
> > can
> > > afford huge amounts of parts like escaps and other
> > > expensive motors and things, let alone give them
> > away
> > > as prizes... sorry to offend all you higher ups,
> > but i
> > > am trying to speak for the less super BEAMers.
> > >
> > > =====
> > > +------------------------+
> > > |http://surf.to/photovore|
> > > |Photovores online! |
> > > |Evandude Dudzik |
> > > +------------------------+
> > > __________________________________________________
> > > Do You Yahoo!?
> > > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
> > >
> > >
> >
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> >
> >
>
> =====
> +------------------------+
> |http://surf.to/photovore|
> |Photovores online! |
> |Evandude Dudzik |
> +------------------------+
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
>
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