pic: Innovation & Invention class at Lower Merion High School

[Dan Zollman]

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[Mr MOE]

Awesome job! Congrats to all who made this happen. It is great to see Dawgma and Lower Merion embracing Vex and incorporating it into the school curriculum.

Way to go! {looks like you have some fun robots there, too} ;)

[Chuck Glick]

Thanks Mr. Moe!
In the end, team 3 (my team, bottom on left side), won the contest. We were a high goal scoring bot, the only one that worked (shooting) in the class.

We are now in the second half of the class, and the new challenge has to do with the removal of IED (improvised explosive devices). All six teams work together to effectively and quickly remove the 6 "bombs" from the field and try to complete the entire operation in under 45 minutes. More info and pictures will be posted of this challenge.

[Rich Kressly]

long overdue update on LM's I&I course ...
both challenges "Wiffle War" and "IED Cleanup" were sucessfully used in both semesters. The designs for IED Cleanup improved dramatically in the second semester. Here's a video of successful removal of one IED that was shot earlier today:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3547260733346320301

Both game files can be downloaded for your use and or modification here:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/1897