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Question 1: What was the general strategy or plan behind your bot design?

I just wanted a fast, strong, able to detect the oponent robot.

Question 2: What technologies/mechanisms did you use?

Touch sensors for detecting the edge and IR message - light sensor for proximity detection.

Question 3: What was the most challenging aspect of construction?

Using just the parts from the RIS kit. Making a reliable touch edge detection and a reliable IR proximity is a pretty tough chalenge. The result is not perfect, but it worked well.

Question 4: Are there any special features you care to talk about?

To improve IR reception, I used a piece of camera film to make a filter. Jona find it on internet and sent me this link: http://www.philohome.com/sensors/ir_sensitivity.htm And I had the RCX tilted a little to improve the readings (also sugested by Jona).

Question 5: What surprised you about how your bot behaved/performed during the event?

I didn't actualy thought that is gonna do so good. But the lost bouts were because of a touch sensors not making contact and only once another bot actualy beat it!