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From: pdavies@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Paul Davies)
Subject: Re: BEAM Olympics review
Message-ID: <1993Apr28.151823.11612@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca>
Organization: University of Toronto Chemistry Department
References: <1993Apr28.043455.23145@julian.uwo.ca>
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1993 15:18:23 GMT
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In article <1993Apr28.043455.23145@julian.uwo.ca> mheim@cogsci.uwo.ca (Michael Hiemstra) writes:
>
>For those who didn't or couldn't attend the 2nd International BEAM
>Robot Olympics, it was well worth attending. As an entrant I learned 

>organizing such an event. I wish I could have been there for more than
>just Saturday. Maybe someone else could report on the other days?
>
>-- 
>   Michael Hiemstra               E-mail: mheim@cogsci.uwo.ca

I was there on sunday and I'm sure it wasn't as busy as it was on sat.
but there was still plenty to see.  There was a blimp demo that was
pretty lame (both entrants did not work).  Got to see the winner of the
sumo competition (90lbs of steel and some very big motors).  The
highlight for me was the mouse in a maze competition.  There was a
really fantastic one from MIT that had 4 wheel steering and could do the
maze in ~9 seconds.

I will definately be there next year as an entrant.

paul

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