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Daniel
Experienced Roboteer
Joined: 30 Aug 2005
Posts: 2729
Location: Gold Coast
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I got an interesting email. The combots arena is for sale
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160138098959
because they will be using the MMER arena next year
http://robogames.net/photos/mmer_arena.jpg
Also regestration is open for next year
http://buildersdb.com/view_bots.asp?eventid=232
And here's the rest of the email
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Next year's RoboGames is tentatively set for June 12-15. There's a negligable chance the dates will change - we just haven't actually signed the contract yet.
Finally - a few ComBots LLC event management changes (RoboGames, ComBots Cup, etc.):
* We will no longer be offering 12 pound slots. For RoboGames 2008, there will only be sixteen 30-pound slots available. First come, first served. 30-pound tree will be true double elim. Should ComBots host an RFL Nationals, we would offer 12 pound slots, however.
* All transmitters and recievers must be a mated pair in Combat robots. This means there is no way for you transmitter to control a reciever other than your own, or vice versa. So this is the end of 75Mhz. This is for safety reasons, and to ensure that there is no chance of frequency interference from any other machine nearby, and to solve pileups and missing clips at the freq board, and conflicts between arenas. You're not required to have Spectrum-brand, only a system which ensures singular communication. Simply having a ch 61-90 crystal set doesn't qualify, as it in no way solves the problem of frequency conflicts and people not checking out freq clips. [If you can find a way to make a 75 Mhz Tx/Rx pair only talk to each other, I'm open to it. You will of course be making a mint selling these...]
* We will be offering a 10% discount off registration fees for teams who pay 60 days out. Note that "pay" is not the same as "register." Please make sure that when you add your team to an event, you also check the boxes that denote which team members will be present, so we don't have any "He's on my team but doesn't have a badge!" issues. If they're not selected in the database, they're not on your team.
* If you have a photo in the buildersdb, you won't have to go through all that nonsense ever again. See how easy that was? If you don't have a photo, please make sure you have one sooner rather than later so we can correct any issues.
* Clearing safety now entails three parts: Weigh in, safety, and 10 point multiple choice rules test by at least one team member. No really. We've encountered many contestants not knowing the rules they're playing under. If you know the rules, the test will take 2 minutes. The point isn't to be an asshole, it's to make sure you actually have read the rules. Passing is 7/10. Barry Bonds knows what the infield fly rule is, you need to know what translational movement is. Jerry Rice knows what a two-point conversion is, you need to know how many points the judges award (and there are no such thing as "hit points" in robot combat scoring.)
* If we get more than $50,000 in sponsorship, all builder fees will be dropped to $20 (there's a psychology about $0 vs $20 and people registering vapor-bots). If you have a line on a sponsor, send it to Simone. Simone@combots.net
* $2200 prize for Heavys at next RoboGames. The prize purse will only be in HW's (and 3kg sumos).
* No more unsticks under any circumstances. Doesn't matter how the robot got stuck - by itself or by the opponent.
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