[General] Makers Local 256 - Autonomous Sumo Robot Competition!

[Nolan Cash]

Ok I may not understand the rules but does it count if your bot explodes
and blows the other bot out of the ring?

If not I'm out.
On Apr 8, 2014 3:04 PM, "Rob Adams" <rob at mindgearlabs.com> wrote:

> Actually it's not hard, for the LEGO bots to turn as soon as they sense
> black. It does require the kids to dampen their desire to go full throttle
> though. :)
>
> Tyler,
>
> It might be easier to just come by the lab. You ca look at our ring and
> the last set of bots that were built. If the rules are different then we
> may want to do LEGO exhibitions before the actual matches.
>
> Rob
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 8, 2014, at 2:49 PM, Stephan Henning <shenning at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Fully autonomous? I foresee lots of robots driving themselves straight out
> of the ring :)
>
> -stephan
>
> ------------*------------*------------
> Sent from a mobile device, please excuse the spelling and brevity.
>
> On Apr 8, 2014, at 2:11 PM, Tyler Crumpton <tylercrumpton at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Rob,
>
> I think that would be great! Feel free to shoot me some info on the LEGO
> bots (tyler.crumpton at gmail.com) like any size, weight, parts restrictions
> that you guys might have, and we can get that added! The more the merrier!
>
> Cheers,
> Tyler
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Rob Adams <rob at mindgearlabs.com> wrote:
>
>> Tyler,
>>
>> That's pretty interesting. We're doing LEGO SumoBots for kids at MindGear
>> this year. Our spring break camp went pretty well. What do you think about
>> having a LEGO division?
>>
>> Rob
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Apr 8, 2014, at 1:52 PM, Tyler Crumpton <tyler.crumpton at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hey everyone!
>>
>> Interested in robots? Today, I'm officially announcing the Makers Local
>> 256 Sumo Robot Competition, where you build a completely autonomous robot
>> and compete against other robots to push them out of the ring first!
>>
>> The competition will take place on Saturday, July 12 at 2:00PM, so mark
>> your calendars! That gives you about 3 months to design, build and test
>> your robot.
>>
>> Anyone is invited, so feel free to forward this information to anyone
>> that you might think would be interested in some friendly, exciting
>> competition.
>>
>> For sign-ups, rules and videos, check out:
>>
>> http://tylercrumpton.com/sumobot/
>>
>> Hope to see you all there, and if there is a good turnout, we'll continue
>> holding these types of events (possibly including battle-bots!). Let me
>> know if you have any questions or problems, and I'll help you out the best
>> I can.
>>
>> Cheers!
>> Tyler Crumpton
>>
>>
>> Tyler Crumpton
>> tyler.crumpton at gmail.com
>>
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