[Fwd: Re: [robocup-small] Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace]

[Sean Verret]

This is a message from Luis Martinez <arrobalf at yahoo.com>

-----Forwarded Message-----
> From: Luis Martinez <arrobalf at yahoo.com>
> To: Sean Verret <verret at ece.ualberta.ca>
> Subject: Re: [robocup-small] Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace
> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 18:20:12 -0600
> 
> Sorry for the late response.
> 
> On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, Sean Verret wrote:
> 
> > Change 1:
> > 
> > The dribbling distance will be set at 500mm for both
> active and 
> passive
> > dribblers.
> 
> Agreed.We think that active and passive dribblers
> should be restricted to promote collaboration between
> robots.
>  
> > Change 2:
> > 
> > For all restarts where the ball has gone out of
> bounds and the rules
> > state the ball is too be placed ON a boundary line
> or within 10cm of a
> > boundary line, the ball will be instead moved
> towards the middle of 
> the
> > field to an imaginary line that is 10cm any of the
> boundary lines 
> that
> > the ball is within the 10cm wall.  Needs rewording
> but I think it 
> makes
> > sense.
> 
> Agreed. But we like Raul´s idea of a slope in the
> field, to make the game more continuous.
> 
> > Change 3:
> > 
> > The referee box will send a neutral restart command
> 10 seconds after 
> all
> > restarts.
> 
> Agreed.This should solve any problems during restarts.
> 
> > Change 4:
> > 
> > No more bluetooth is allowed in the small-size
> league, and all other 
> RF
> > decisions will be left to the OC based on local
> conditions.
> 
> Agreed. We haven´t had any radio problems so far (even
> when other teams using bluetooth) 
> but we think that if this is a problem for other teams
> the use of this technology should be banned.
> 
> > Change 5:
> > 
> > Corner kicks will follow with change 3.
> 
> OK agreed.
> 
> > Change 6:
> > 
> > The EC/OC/TC will decide upon ALL yellows, blues,
> greens, cyans, and
> > pinks allowed to be used by robots before the
> competition and will 
> make
> > enough of these colors available at the competition
> for each team to
> > field 6 robots.
> 
> Until now we have had some minor problems with some
> pinks used by other teams, 
> but they always have agreed to change them so we think
> this change isn´t neccessary unless an 
> agreement can´t be made by both teams prior a match.
> 
> > Change 7:
> > 
> > We will have 6 robots per team
> 
> Disagreed. We think that 6 robots increase the costs
> and maintenance and will reduce the
> limited space in the field.
> 
> > Change 8:
> > 
> > The time of game will include 12 minute halfs, 5
> minute half time
> > breaks, each team retains its color for the duration
> of the match and
> > colors are decided along with the referee 1 hour
> before the match.
> 
> Agreed. Colors should be switched at half time if a
> team ask it.
> 
> > Change 9:
> > 
> > There will be no chip kicks allowed during any
> restart.  Chip kicks 
> (of
> > any height) will be allowed during all other
> situations.
> 
> Agreed. It looks fair.