[Yaaarc] The Ann Arbor Hands On Museum can host our Sumobot contest

[Neal Probert]

Way cool.  Count me in.

Paul Haas wrote:
> The Ann Arbor Hands On Museum can host our Sumobot contest.  We are
> tentatively scheduled for Sunday August 19th, but that date could be
> changed.
>
> The Museum employee has to check with her boss to make sure all the
> details are ok.  So things might change. As of now, admission would be
> free to contestants only. The audience will have to pay the usual
> museum entrance price.
>
> Use of the space is not entirely free. It doesn't cost money, but we
> will have to staff an information table to explain the rules, how to
> join, how the robots work, how to build your own robot, etc...  In
> other words, they're forcing us to recruit.
>
> On 6/6/07, Erik Kauppi <ekauppi at corsa-inst.com> wrote:
>> Sounds good to me!
>> Will the contest be at Corsa or elsewhere?  Either is OK with me, 
>> altho we
>> might need some help getting the place cleaned up beforehand.
>>
>> -------------------------------------
>>
>> At 12:58 PM 6/6/07, Paul Haas wrote:
>> >Some members of the now moribund Ann Arbor Lego Robotics club want to
>> >have a contest.  I've got a couple 4 foot diameter sumo rings.  So we
>> >don't need to do much prepwork for the contest other than get our
>> >robots ready.  Reusing an existing contest means that we have a ready
>> >supply of contestents.
>> >
>> >We can use their rules with only a few changes.
>> >1. The requirements for Lego only applies to the Lego only class.
>> >There is no RIS only class, they would compete with the other Lego
>> >only class.
>> >2. Bout start positions were revised such that the higher ranked
>> >robot is placed anywhere in one half of the ring, then the lower
>> >ranked robot is placed anywhere in the other half.
>> >3. The module stuff was just confusing, and can be ignored.
>> >
>> >The important rules are: The robot most fit in a square twelve inches
>> >on a side at the start of the contest.  It must weigh less than 2
>> >pounds.  Other rules are at
>> >http://24tooth.com/SumobotRules.html
>> >
>> >I'm thinking of holding the final competition on a Saturday or Sunday
>> >afternoon in August.  At meetings we can have practice sessions, and
>> >work on tuning and refining the robots.
>> >
>> >The sumo ring is a disk 4 feet in diameter.  The top surface is about
>> >4 inches above the floor.  There is a 2 inch wide white stripe around
>> >the outside of the circle.  The interior of the circle is black.
>> >Robots can tell when they are at the edge of the circle with a light
>> >sensor pointed down, or with a mechanical feeler.
>> >
>> >SInce the rings are 4 inches off of the floor, it is obvious when a
>> >robot is out of the arena, because it falls to the floor.  So most
>> >judging decisions are relatively simple.  The only time it gets
>> >awkward is when both robots fall out of the ring at almost the same
>> >time.
>> >
>> >I'm thinking of prizes 3 prizes for two categories.  Maximum 1 prize
>> >per person.  If 1 person wins more than one category, the next highest
>> >scoring robot wins in that category.
>> >
>> >Highest scoring robot over all.
>> >Highest scoring Lego only robot (that didn't win the first prize).
>> >Highest scoring unlimited material robot (that didn't win the first 
>> prize.)
>> >
>> >We can also add other prizes like audience's choice, contestant's
>> >choice, highest scoring robot from a builder under the age of 14,
>> >etc...  Assuming we can get some donated prizes.
>> >
>> >Any objections?
>> >--
>> >Paul Haas
>
>> ---- Erik Kauppi --
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