This is legal... as long as the robot is completely in base before it starts moving again. Steven Pantaleo -------------------------------------------------- From: "Annette Holloway" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:21 AM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [VADCFLL-L] Moving robot in base while program pauses > I have a mission question. > > Is it legal to start mission #1 from base (touch the brick to start the > program), > have it do mission #1 COMPLETELY, > have it automatically come back to base (or it never leaves the base), > (the program then pauses for 3 seconds while the driver repositions the > robot for the next mission and lets go without initiating another > program), > then the robot performs mission #2 by going out of and coming back to > base? (A touch sensor is not an option right now) > > The driver would be touching the robot in base while the program itself > pauses autonomously - the driver would not have to press a button to > initiate the next program. > > I would think this could be done for all missions if a team wanted to. > Then they would have one big program and not have to hit any buttons if > they timed the transition correctly. > Instead of being illegal, shouldn't a team be praised for being creative? > :) > > Annette Holloway > > ______________________________________________________________ > To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE YOUR SETTINGS, please visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave > the list". > > If you want to join the VADCFLL-ADMIN-L mailing list - to which FLL > administrative announcements will be distributed - visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-admin-l.html and select "Join or > leave the list". ______________________________________________________________ To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE YOUR SETTINGS, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". If you want to join the VADCFLL-ADMIN-L mailing list - to which FLL administrative announcements will be distributed - visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-admin-l.html and select "Join or leave the list".