Thanks for sharing! 

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 15, 2014, at 7:23 PM, Fredrik Nyman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

What a great story!  Thanks for sharing!

On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 4:54 PM, Robot Bill <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Kelly,
 
Thanks for asking this question. This gives me an opportunity to tell a bit of a story.
 
First of all, my answer: Yes, your robot can make all of the sounds it wants.
 
2 - Interpretation - Robot game text means exactly and only what it says, so take it literally whenever possible.
  • Do not interpret text based on your assumption about intent, or on how a situation might be in "real life."
  • If a detail isn’t mentioned, then it doesn’t matter.
  • There are no hidden requirements or restrictions. If you’ve read everything, then you know everything.
There is no mention of sound from the robot anywhere in the rules, so "it does not matter".
 
Now the story. I was at a FIRST LEGO League tournament where at team from the Maryland School for the Blind was participating. The students were, for the most part, not completely blind, but had significant visual handicaps that it made it extremely difficult for the team to read the robot screen during the competion. They overcame this obstacle by programming the robot to give it sounds in various stages of the robot programming. When their team came up to the competition tables, we turned down the music and requested that the teams and audience keep the noise down for that match to enable the team to hear the robot. It was a great experience for both the team and those that saw them compete.

Best of luck for your team this season!
 
Bill

On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 2:00 PM, Kelly Abramson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Last minute rookie question:  My team is very focused on music (in fact, their research/project deals with learning music).  In programming the robot missions, they made the robot make a sound (a beep) after it completes several missions.  I don’t see anything against this in rules, but wondering if it might be considered a distraction to the other team at the robot table. Does anyone have any thoughts on whether I should encourage them to remove the sound from the robot missions?

Much thanks,
Kelly Abramson
Redstone Robotics #9433

-- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list".

-- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.


To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list".
VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to subscribe.


To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list".
VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to subscribe.

To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list".
VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to subscribe.