Rumor or no--- WPI has 12 drive wheels?!?!?!

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Posted by colleen - T190 at 1/21/2001 2:55 PM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science and WPI.



I walk into the shop today... and holy hampsters...

The robot has 12 drive wheels!!!!

OK-- well 10 driven wheels and two undriven but still...

I have to make parts for them now... crazy ain't it???

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Posted by Anton Abaya at 1/21/2001 11:25 PM EST


Coach on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / BC High and NONE AT THE MOMENT! :(.


In Reply to: Rumor or no--- WPI has 12 drive wheels?!?!?!
Posted by colleen - T190 on 1/21/2001 2:55 PM EST:



you holy hamster you! :)

so can i see this 12 wheeler?

-antonIscrazy

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Posted by colleen - T190 at 1/21/2001 11:46 PM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science and WPI.


In Reply to: rumor has it that colleen is delusional...
Posted by Anton Abaya on 1/21/2001 11:25 PM EST:



I'm not even joking... if you saw the time i spent on the bansaw cutting parts for 'em earlier.. you would know :-P

But you can't see yet.. you job it to imagine and sweat and panic in wonder of how were going to do it..

And do we really have the nerve to power it with hampsters :-P:-P

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Posted by Deej at 1/22/2001 12:05 AM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompeii, from Mass Academy and WPI.


In Reply to: If only i were delusional.. but it is true...
Posted by colleen - T190 on 1/21/2001 11:46 PM EST:



No one really believes that Team 190 has hampsters doing work for it.... wait till they see us at Regionals and Nationals....The hampster will have its day in the sun, you can count on that!!!


: I'm not even joking... if you saw the time i spent

on the bansaw cutting parts for 'em earlier.. you would know :-P

: But you can't see yet.. you job it to imagine and sweat and panic in wonder of how were going to do it..

: And do we really have the nerve to power it with hampsters :-P:-P

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Posted by colleen - T190 at 1/22/2001 12:37 AM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science and WPI.


In Reply to: Re: If only i were delusional.. but it is true...
Posted by Deej on 1/22/2001 12:05 AM EST:



All work and no play makes for dull hampsters..

Now they have a Sit 'n Spin for the downtime in the pit when we're strategizing...

After all.. driving 10 wheels is rough work

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Posted by Tim Baird at 1/22/2001 11:42 AM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science and WPI.


In Reply to: Between making wheels.. we made a hampster sit and spin
Posted by colleen - T190 on 1/22/2001 12:37 AM EST:



Nobody get your hopes up though. You have to be hampster sized to use this. I didn't work so hard on this behind ken's back when I was supposed to be machining parts for the robot to have it be broken by some 200 lb. person trying to be funny. And if you are a hampster (or gerbil or mouse, I don't discriminate), there is a $.50 per ride fee.
Tim


: All work and no play makes for dull hampsters..

: Now they have a Sit 'n Spin for the downtime in the pit when we're strategizing...

: After all.. driving 10 wheels is rough work

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Posted by Tim Baird at 1/23/2001 12:31 AM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science and WPI.


In Reply to: Re: Between making wheels.. we made a hampster sit and spin
Posted by Tim Baird on 1/22/2001 11:42 AM EST:



Inorder to promote the use of the acclaimed "hampster sit and spin", the creator of this contraption will also be willing to autograph this year's pneumatic box which features the handsome devil himself on the left side. Currently the signing feature is free, but come time around competitions, I may be a little more money hungry, so, we'll just play it by year.

Tim

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Posted by Anton Abaya at 1/23/2001 2:15 AM EST


Coach on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / BC High and NONE AT THE MOMENT! :(.


In Reply to: If you act now..........
Posted by Tim Baird on 1/23/2001 12:31 AM EST:



sorry, i'm a little hungry.

anyway, good luck wpi and i better see hamsters at the regional or i might be disappointed...

:)

-anton

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Posted by Josh at 1/23/2001 7:11 AM EST


Engineer on team #419, Rambots, from Wentworth Institute of Technology.


In Reply to: hamsterburgers..
Posted by Anton Abaya on 1/23/2001 2:15 AM EST:



: sorry, i'm a little hungry.

: anyway, good luck wpi and i better see hamsters at the regional or i might be disappointed...

: :)

: -anton

Who's the team that's bringing the grill? Hamster sounds mighty delicious right about now.

Josh
Team 419
"Give it to mikey, he'll eat anything!" -Life

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Posted by Deej at 1/23/2001 11:07 AM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompeii, from Mass Academy and WPI.


In Reply to: Re: hamsterburgers..
Posted by Josh on 1/23/2001 7:11 AM EST:



Don't you worry, there shall be hampsters accompanying WPI in the pits, and on the field. How else do you think that we are going to power the Hampster Hop 2k1?

: : sorry, i'm a little hungry.

: : anyway, good luck wpi and i better see hamsters at the regional or i might be disappointed...

: : :)

: : -anton

: Who's the team that's bringing the grill? Hamster sounds mighty delicious right about now.

: Josh
: Team 419
: "Give it to mikey, he'll eat anything!" -Life

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Posted by JVN at 1/23/2001 3:16 PM EST


Student on team #250, GE Dynamos - Capital District Robotics Team, from Shenendehowa High School and General Electric.


In Reply to: Re: hamsterburgers..
Posted by Josh on 1/23/2001 7:11 AM EST:



what about a crock-pot? we can make stew...

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Posted by Tim Baird at 1/23/2001 10:54 PM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science and WPI.


In Reply to: hamster-stew?
Posted by JVN on 1/23/2001 3:16 PM EST:



Nobody's making stew or burgers out of my little hampsters. Those poor guys have it rough powering the 10 wheels, and the last thing that they want to do is be eaten. Can't hampsters just have fun and ride around on their little sit and spins?
Tim

: what about a crock-pot? we can make stew...

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Posted by Josh at 1/22/2001 12:42 AM EST


Engineer on team #419, Rambots, from Wentworth Institute of Technology.


In Reply to: Re: If only i were delusional.. but it is true...
Posted by Deej on 1/22/2001 12:05 AM EST:



: No one really believes that Team 190 has hampsters doing work for it.... wait till they see us at Regionals and Nationals....The hampster will have its day in the sun, you can count on that!!!

:
: : I'm not even joking... if you saw the time i spent

: on the bansaw cutting parts for 'em earlier.. you would know :-P

: : But you can't see yet.. you job it to imagine and sweat and panic in wonder of how were going to do it..

: : And do we really have the nerve to power it with hampsters :-P:-P

/raises hand
/twitches impatiently, waiting to be called on

Josh
Team 419
"OOO ME! PICK ME!!! MEMEMEMEME! PICK ME!"