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Both courses look good to me. Great job! <br>
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I wouldn't expect to be able to practice on the competition courses,
so by any chance will we have any banner style practice courses?<br>
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-James<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/23/2018 7:15 AM, DPRG Competitions
via DPRGlist wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As mentioned in recent monthly meetings,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">DPRG will print Advanced and Novice line
following courses on banner material for this falls contests.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Pro:</b> This style of course is much
lighter and easier to make, replicate and handle than the
traditional linoleum tile and tape courses. Seems a bargain at
$1.47 / sq ft.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Con:</b> Layouts are fixed - to change
the course requires printing a new one. OR, printing ‘tiles’
on banner requires minimum of 2’ x 2’ squares, then kludgy
process to join with tape to rearrange.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please take a look at the proposed courses
and speak up if you think adjustments should be made. We’d
like to print fairly soon, to let people start to practice for
the upcoming 13 Oct Roborama Showcase at Dev Fest weekend.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And if you’re interested to compete on 13
Oct, be sure to check logistics and register here<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.meetup.com/Build-More-Robots-with-DPRG/events/253899798/">https://www.meetup.com/Build-More-Robots-with-DPRG/events/253899798/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Reminder, these courses are intended to
serve rules defined here: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://dprgblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/line_following_v20171111.pdf">https://dprgblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/line_following_v20171111.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Both courses are designed to fit within the
7’ x 10’ can-can arena, so that we can be space efficient
if/as needed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The advanced course is estimated around 417
inches, just over the 400 inch rule definition – close enough:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The novice course comes is estimated right
at 300 inches:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carl<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">DPRG VP & Roborama Wrangler<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ps. The recently printed Challenge line
following course is still in good shape – no need to reprint
that one yet. We need more people to go for it and help wear
it out with their robots….<o:p></o:p></p>
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