AWS20

[BeligerAnt]

Pete, 10:30 is OK as it's you (and Dave). The hall lighting is basically lots of big south-facing windows, so if we can stand the greenhouse effect we should be OK for light. Otherwise we will have to shut the curtains and I suspect the electric lights aren't up to much.

RazerDave: The bus should take around 30 mins. It might be fairly packed when you get on, but it will empty out after about 2 stops (shopping centre) and be fairly quick and quiet out to our backwater.

Everyone: If you have an extension lead, please bring it. The hall is not too well blessed with power points

[josh]

rhys: i got randar and duff have put some printing acitate on the front of randar that sticks out quite a bit so wen i pu it down its pressed into the floor (i weighed it and there is enuf weight left to do a cover is it ok if i make a top piece out of polycarb jst to protect the batts and all that

[Remote-Controlled Dave]

Does anyone who doesn't have a full team (Scott?) want to help me out driving half my cluster? I can drive them both if need be, but if anyone wants to then that would help.
A quick note, I wont be online anymore for an unspecified period of time (we've just moved house and I'm leaving Uni tomorow), so if anyone fancies it, just let me know on the day.
See you all there then!

[BeligerAnt]

Guys

Because of the huge number of entries plus the minisumo, superants and fleas, there will not be time to run a double-elimination competition

Double-elimination resulted in 80 fights. Since we usually average only about 20 fights per hour, there simply would not be enough time to fit everything in.

Thus I propose to go back to the system of having a non-spinner competition in the morning, followed by a single-elimination AWS.

The non-spinner competition will be limited to one robot per team. Luckily there are 16 teams attending so that's a nice, straightforward competition consisting of 16 fights.

The AWS will be run with first-round melees, eight 4-way melees plus four 3-way melees. One robot will be eliminated from each melee with 3 (or 2) going through to the next round. This then gives 32 robots in a straight one-on-one knockout, a total of 44 fights.

Everyone still gets at least 2 fights, and we get time for supers, fleas and minisumo.

[Dons Nomex suit and awaits reactions...]

[razerdave]

So I spent all this time sorting both my AW's out and I can only use 1 ?

[olivers]

You can only use 1 in the morning non-spinner warm-up. The full AWS in the afternoon will be the normal max 4 ants (3 rollers, 1 walker).

I haven't managed to get Anteaters replacement ready for this AWS. Pixiedust TS needs a bit of work, Odyssey was born ready then I have a choice of Anteater, Hyper Puppy, Gross Incompetence or my new ant.

Too much free time and trying to have more ants than Mr Waller.

[tom of technology]

this is gona be my first for a long time cant wait

[Flippt]

Your real name is Clive Price?

[peterwaller]

I have finally finished a full set of robots with a couple of hours to spare.
Over the last three weeks I have modified Defiant, repaired Militant, Built a Sumo Insumountable, and designed and built a totally new Mutant and Combatant. Pity I don't have time to practice driving them but you can't have everything. Look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.

[olivers]

I won't have my walker ready. Pixiedust TS is a bit too dangerous at the moment so needs calming down.

That means I will only have Odyssey, Anteater and my new ant.