3/27/11
Meeting Date:
Sun, 03/27/2011
Start and End Time:
2:00 - 6:00
Personnel Present:
Alan
Personnel Present:
Alejandro
Personnel Present:
Chris
Personnel Present:
Gavin
Personnel Present:
Heidi
Personnel Present:
Karl
Tasks This Meeting:
Bend plastic for hand
Prepare for STEMposium
Choose PR subjects to cover
Prepare for STEM expo
Build on box stand for robot
Reflections For This Meeting:
Blue tape is very useful for bending plastic
We have done ALOT of PR stuff
The new hand is amazing
Today the team had a breif PR meeting, opened up the package from the laser printing company, bent the hand, bent components for the hand, fixed the gear boxes, and built a stand for Alice so that it could stance in and out without Chris having to hold it. A full day with a lot acomplished!
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The to-do list for upcoming meetings |
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The team talking about the 12 main PR points that we would like to cover. Probably the hardest part of the meeting. |
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The new laser cut plastic for the hand. I wish we knew about laser cutting before this! |
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Bending the new hand with the laser cut plastic, which looks very nice. |
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Using the torch to bend the last part of the new hand. The hand is going to look much better than the old one. |
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The before and after comparision of the hands. |
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Placing the rollers on the hand, which should help some of the problems that we had with the hand getting caught before. |
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The (almost) finished product. It looks like it is going to work. Can't wait until it is placed on the robot. |
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Assembling the flipper for the hand, which should help raise our score during the matches. |
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The launcher wheel, which should speed up our dumping. |
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Bending some of the smaller parts for the hand. |
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Al using blue tape to protect his fingers while bending the plastic. Using blue tape to prot |
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The robot holder that should allow it to stance while on top of our box. |
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The robot holder with its polycarb base for holding it on the case. |
