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From: michael.hirtle@ns.sympatico.ca (Michael Hirtle)
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 20:06:43 -0400
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: CONTEST
Good point.
how would we make it so that people cant just glue a bunch of caps and stuff
together and cheat, without makeing us do a a video tape of it.
emolson@capecod.net wrote:
> > Reply-to: alt-beam@egroups.com
> > Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 18:13:12 -0400
> > From: michael.hirtle@ns.sympatico.ca (Michael Hirtle)
> > To: alt-beam@egroups.com
> > Cc: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
> > Subject: [alt-beam] Re: CONTEST
>
> That wouldn't really keep people from cheating, they could
> just glue together some caps and a cell and drag it through the
> salt..
>
> btw, when would the deadline for the contes bet? I would like to take
> part, but I've just started making BEAM bots and it will probably
> take me some time to get a photovore working.
>
> Eben Olson
>
> > 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.
> > > > >
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