2.007 Competition

[Rob2713g]

The 2.007 class at MIT is having their competition today and tomorrow.

Read about it: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/2.007-adv.html

Watch the webcast: http://pergatory.mit.edu/2.007/

Have fun!

[Kyle]

Thanks for the links I have always wanted to see what 2.007 was all about.

[Greg Needel]

anyone want to give me a basic couple sentence description of what we are watching?

[ZZII 527]

anyone want to give me a basic couple sentence description of what we are watching?

http://techtv.mit.edu/file/86 for the long version.

Short version: 2.007 (pronounced "two double-oh seven") is a sophomore-year Mechanical Design class, formerly taught by Prof. Flowers as 2.70. This year's competition involves scoring balls or hockey pucks in low or high bins and moving the hand of a "clock" for a 2^x multiplier.

Hopefully they're webcasting my contribution: wireless real-time voltage and current feedback from the motors on the scoring/timing display. <3 Zigbee. Look for FRC 97's demo during the webcast tomorrow...hoping to lift Prof. Slocum with our ramp.