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Message #13295
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Evan Dudzik evandude@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 03:45:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: an additional idea... Re: a water + light powered aqautic robot?
here's the idea: you use a high-voltage spark
circuit, and place the electrodes at a certain height
in the test tube. it will trigger and do electrolysis
UNTIL the gas reaches the electrodes and they are no
longer in water, they will spark and push it out.. it
works like a voltage detector but its a gas detector,
it charges until it has enough gas, then it sparks,
and takes off. only one problem, you're gonna need
some way of filling the tube with water again after it
triggers, maybe a solenoid valve? oh well.
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13296 Mon, 10 Apr 2000 20:06:03 -0700 WCRG? (plus info on WCRG events) Ian
> Hi BEAMers
>
> > I plan on being there, i'll probably only be in the walker competitions
and
> > the photovores. Which brings me to a question, what are the walker
> > competitions like?
>
> Lets see... at WCRG they are going to have....
>
> BEAM -
> Solaroller
> Regular --- 1 meter track, first to finish wins
> There-And-Back --- 1 meter track, get to the end, bump the wall,
> then return to starting line. (maybe a switch that reverses the
> motor leads when it bumps the wall)
>
> Photovore
> The rules have changed to make this a very BOT vs. BOT
> competition. *Make sure you read the new rule set. It is a
square
> with a strong light shining down onto the middle of the square.
> The two competitors place there bots in oppisite corners of the
> square. Once the comp starts they will make their way to the
> middle of the ring, but in their way is one small cylinder. They
> must be able to navigate around the cylinder to get to the
middle
> where they will fight-for-the-light with the other bot. This is
> going to be cool because they will be getting tangled up and
> fighting to stay in the center of the light pool. I think the
way
> it works is whichever one was closest to the center of the ring
> the longest after 3 minutes wins.
>
> Aquavore
> There is a one meter long, underwater race track. But... in the
> dead center there is a 6 inch (1/4" thick?) barrier that stands
> vertical. Four inches above the water, two below. Your "solar"
bot
> needs to be able to either dive under the barrier, or go over
(you
> get more points) to reach the finish line. This is a timed
event.
>
>
> Legged Race
> If I remember from India the track is about 10-15 feet long. Not
> really a width. Basically first walker to the finish line wins.
Be
> sure that your walker can run strait! In India I would have won
by
> SO much but my walker made it 1 foot from the line, finishing
it's
> turn and continued into the crowd before making another big
circle
> and again missing the line. Kinda sucked.
>
> Innovations Machines
> Some cool, useful BEAM device. Let you minds fly...
>
> Robo-Art
> The "A" in BEAM. I've won this event in past years with my
RoboFly
> butterfly bots.
>
> SolarSpeeder Races
> Because the Solarbotics kit uses a much to big a value capacitor
> for racing they have actually made an event just for them. I
think
> it's distance based. Line them all up and see which one goes the
> farthest.
>
>
> Well those are the BEAM events. Have fun and I hope to see you there.
>
> PS: For all of you entering in the sumo event, watch out. Our previous
sumo
> "Death Metal", having been renamed to "Dead metal" after the competition
set
> us up for this years sumo... "Silent Bob" who is going to kick some butt!
> Muahahahaha
>
> Laterz
>
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>
>
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