jstarne1
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So wouldn't it be neat to have leagues and competitions? I want to hear your opinions. Tell me if there's any kind of interesting competitions lots of members of all ages could compete in. So far here is a short list of the standard ones. Not to say that any of these will happen but let's talk.
Sumo Robot competition
Maze solving time trials
Firefighting ( find a flame , put it out)
Dance off competitions
Indoor Obstacles course / Rescue League -Search and Rescue - find a object or checkpoint then go back to start while navigating over uneven terrain and around objects.
tell us your suggestions or ideas , express your excitement
Yeah Josh has the fishtank, I've been working on some lighting controls.
@Alan, that's what I'm saying, have the challenge achievable with the basic kit but don't limit it to that. This way everyone can join in but those who wish to push it more can add in more sensors, servos, etc.
Also, there's been talk about a dance off between Sixes a while back
@Rich Too much multi-tasking. I mis-read your suggestion. Yes, I agree.
@Antron007. You are exactly correct about what the SDK does. Allows you to interact with the EZ-B from within your own application in Visual Studio.
Alan
A lot of great ideas .......now who's going to organize the contest/challenge? Find judges, set the categories, schedule a time frame, set the rules and find prizes! Gentlemen, start your bots!
Here is a new AI contest via Video Submission, as listed in servo Magazine March 2014 issue. Deadline is April 15th. http://www.aaaivideos.org/
Oooh, that's tempting... I'll have to check if it's open to anyone or restricted to Canada/America/Guam/Whatever...
My two youngest kids and I plan on attaching Lazer tag gun parts to our robots and have them roaming the house and autonomously trying to eliminate each other. Last summer we bought 3 Lazer tag guns that use infrared emitters and detectors and an ipod, we are going to mod them for our own mech wars.
@shamon how cool is that! I luv it when robot builders involve their families !
Hopefully they have seen the Wall-E movie!