SparkFun Electronics Comments urn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f8249 2015-10-06T08:52:52-06:00 SparkFun Electronics AndyL on RoboJoust is coming! AndyL urn:uuid:bffd41c1-2326-e3e1-d3bd-52cdeaafae19 2009-11-21T15:04:33-07:00 <p>You should probably make a rule that outlaws Bugs-Bunny style course repainting. If only for practical reasons.<br/> Even if it would be hilarious to see a bot repaint the lines, then back up and watch it&rsquo;s opponent go off the cliff.<br/> P.S. Will there be good video of the event? I&rsquo;d love to see the whole event with every match-up, not just a heavily edited highlights reel.</p> RoHS on RoboJoust is coming! RoHS urn:uuid:8eefc858-3d81-dca2-8e60-2e951ae236f5 2009-11-19T15:50:16-07:00 <p>&hellip;yup!</p> Casey on RoboJoust is coming! Casey urn:uuid:a1a22c35-f2ed-4589-4b1b-2b1cdf2e28c9 2009-11-19T15:12:23-07:00 <p>The picture was taken after the first painting session. The lines have since been touched up, smoothed out and ready for some robots!</p> nathan on RoboJoust is coming! nathan urn:uuid:ab51ef01-c731-9724-aefd-5b758e53a596 2009-11-19T14:18:51-07:00 <p>Will there be a highlight reel? I&rsquo;m especially interested in seeing the falls. :)</p> John Beans on RoboJoust is coming! John Beans urn:uuid:dc2ebb87-1694-b326-c350-ac4e9f7d861d 2009-11-18T22:50:44-07:00 <p>Sounds good.</p> jbookout on RoboJoust is coming! jbookout urn:uuid:5d5dfdc8-70ed-d56a-da3e-2c7ddf1c3f62 2009-11-18T19:56:56-07:00 <p>I definitely don&rsquo;t like the 1x1x1 idea&hellip;I&rsquo;m counting on more height than that (not much but some). Clamping is an easy thing any one can do so it&rsquo;s difficult to discourage&hellip;(whose clamping mech. will be best though???) I&rsquo;m a fan of ruling out the long bar to touch the other side (as it could be a completely mechanical contraption&hellip;That said, an electromechanical arm is fine with me (a fine distinction around the definition of &ldquo;robot&rdquo; perhaps). All said: bar, net, dozer, and clamping I beleive I can defeat with clever modification of startup code + weapon&hellip;</p> zagGrad on RoboJoust is coming! zagGrad urn:uuid:e4da34dc-9d8e-e446-195c-327b3c73c779 2009-11-18T14:56:53-07:00 <p>Nope, all that stuff will fly. We intentionally made the rules ambiguous to allow as much creative freedom as possible. The more rules we make, the more we define the robots for you. We want bots of all shapes, sizes and strategies.</p> John Beans on RoboJoust is coming! John Beans urn:uuid:bb84827f-5707-9e75-57a0-8689fb44d5af 2009-11-18T14:36:32-07:00 <p>Any need to prevent the following scenarios?<br/> 1. A (big) part at the rear of the robot clamps onto to the track and is left behind as a barrier to the other robot ever getting to the finish.<br/> 2. The robot is a tall structure that tips over and touches the opposite home circle.<br/> 3. The robot launches something to &ldquo;touch&rdquo; the finish line (a net?).<br/> 4. The robot clamps tightly around the track edges, and bulldozes. It would be slow, but with enough size, nothing&rsquo;s getting around or over it.<br/> Suggestions:<br/> 1. Make a transparent cube on each end of the track (1' x 1' x 1'?). You must start within it, must exit within 10 secs of the start, and must be the first to enter the other cube entirely to ensure an automatic victory. Would also naturally limit weight.<br/> 2. Some (random?) hazards below the track to discourage &ldquo;clamping."<br/> I haven&rsquo;t seen a contest on a track like this. I&rsquo;m just sayin'.</p> Sam Pratt on RoboJoust is coming! Sam Pratt urn:uuid:03b29e19-8fdf-e060-3102-1a80550be40f 2009-11-18T12:44:12-07:00 <p>just saying, kinda off topic, but you guys should definitly add some sort of konami code functionality to your website. Ex: Enter the konami code while the checkout is finishing, and get a free order ;-) (Try it on facebook and AIM express)</p> RoHS on RoboJoust is coming! RoHS urn:uuid:c72c4661-6f59-e990-ba68-fbff5c7d03de 2009-11-18T08:56:09-07:00 <p>it&rsquo;s painted and it will be smoother.</p> RoHS on RoboJoust is coming! RoHS urn:uuid:329dea84-3c14-eaec-99b7-24d57fd7ea9b 2009-11-18T08:54:47-07:00 <p>They did mention &ldquo;Looks like fun. Wish we could come play too!&rdquo;. It&rsquo;s all in good fun. The title is understandable, I mean a 4' fall onto concrete could be devastating to a robot. It makes me wonder how many bots are going to have large bubble wrap or foam exteriors just in case they are the ones to fall.</p> jbookout on RoboJoust is coming! jbookout urn:uuid:2b3a5a38-8461-e8df-ca98-42034fde00ef 2009-11-17T19:43:54-07:00 <p>Is the center line tape? Could we please get a painted (or at least smooth) line? Maybe just tape cut smooth at the edges??? This would be very helpful for bigger bots that will need to hug the line closely</p> I2C Master on RoboJoust is coming! I2C Master urn:uuid:58f18062-dd5f-d696-79d8-70ac092e5898 2009-11-17T19:19:09-07:00 <p>SolarBotics was not the freindlest about this!</p> Nameless on RoboJoust is coming! Nameless urn:uuid:8373b8c1-3b26-dd02-4b99-dd69c5b5b0f5 2009-11-17T17:30:09-07:00 <p>Check out the vertical column in the top right.</p> Emcee Grady on RoboJoust is coming! Emcee Grady urn:uuid:9bd70248-b8ae-c772-b666-bfeab9a8bd1f 2009-11-17T17:14:11-07:00 <p>Correct. Casey is constantly wondering around the office, freaking people out with his misshapen cranium.</p> Casey on RoboJoust is coming! Casey urn:uuid:742ca62a-dba8-91ca-90a8-2a9b86c3c27e 2009-11-17T16:16:23-07:00 <p>No thats just me&hellip;part alien, part cave dweller, part engineer.</p> davr on RoboJoust is coming! davr urn:uuid:424d535a-7ee8-240e-d78c-3109f272e39b 2009-11-17T16:09:51-07:00 <p>There&rsquo;s something a little off with that picture&hellip;his head seems strangely elongated somehow.</p>