Well our team name is R.A.C.E. Which Stands for Robotics And Creative Engineering. Creative engeering for us is when you kinda fib a fix to somthing, or get the job done with sub par materials. We used to call it engineering problem solving. But now its creative engineering. and that is what is meant by "thats the C.E. in RACE!"



Andrew

The Mech Techs are a big fan of "Measure once, cut twice." Our electrocube was supposed to be 4 in x 10 in x 10 in... it's currently 6 in x 12 in x 12 in and we barely fit everything in. We actually have a "top 10" list of engineering slogans on the back of our team shirts:

If at FIRST you don't succeed...
...use more velcro
...recharge the batteries
...bolt it down tighter
...blame programming (booo... hisssss)
...two words: more power
...try weight loss by DeWalt
...screw it in the OTHER way
(The last three are not engineering related)

our engineers favorite, though they won't admit it:

"If it ain't broke...fix it till it is!!"

Seriously, after about five weeks of them messing, the students wanted to institute a "hands off" policy to keep them from ruining it. Oh well.

Well...another one of ours should be...."Think before you do". This year, while putting come connectors into the aluminum of the base of our robot, come of the kids realized that a major part of the robot had been put on upsidedown, and backwards.

Really Awesome Creative Engineering?

That's just a guess

Robotics And Creative Engineering

I THINK THIS GOES WITHOUT SAYING!
 

I THINK MY NAME SHOULD SPEAK FOR ITSELF ON THIS SUBJECT!

For 6 straight weeks i was anchored down trying to advance on the teachings of the area's of BRUTEFORCE with everybody in my group.
so we havn't mad the motto but these come to mind....

-NO DON'T CUT THAT WIRE TIE!
-HER, LEMME TRY...... OK 4GET IT, CUT IT OFF!
-It's great, now DRILL A WHOLE IN IT!

and the occasional MATT FOLEY speach to keep everyone in line.

Bits some Canadiens might appreciate...
 

Red Green is the ultimate engineer. I always use the handyman's secret weapon, duct tape, as my primary fastener, at least as a pre-fastener. And if it ain't broke, you're not tryin. Quando Omni Flaunkus Moratati.

You missed Red's best saying:

"If the women don't find you handsome, they ought to at least find you handy"

(I heard someone get high and mighty about watching only public television because it is culterally enriching. So I asked, "Oh, you mean like 'Red Green'?")

The glass being twice as large as it needs to be is a good one.

Our team was MARGE (Mukwango Area Robotics Generate Excitement)

Not really an engineering saying, but one that I saw on a site for home builders and remodelers, "That's not a mistake, it's 'Rustic'."

And, of course, "I cut it twice and it's still too short."

Actually I've seen a few different sayings over the years when it come to engineering.

Mechanical:

A person really only needs 2 tools: Duct Tape and WD40.....If it doesn't move - spray it and if it moves - Tape it!

And the ever popular

"If it don't fit - force it and if it breaks it needed to be replaced anyway!


Software:

That's not a bug....it's a feature!

"The belt sander is your friend"

"Friends don't let friends use setscrews"

On the subject of pnematics:

Team member 1 "I think we bet the piston in that last match and we're leaking out of the compressor valve"
Team member 2 "Find me a hammer and a vice"

On the subject of intricate drive train parts:

Team member 1 "Whats the dimesion tolerence on this part?"
Team member 2 "oh, about 1/4 of an inch or so, just use your thumbnail instead of those pesky mics"

-Andy A.

Edit: spelling, grammer

Our physics teacher has this sign hanging in his room:

What's black, sticky, and holds the universe together?
Duct Tape.

"sharp things hurt"


"pee before you drill"

"sleep before you saw"

"swear before you cry"

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
"That's not a flaw - it's a feature"

Oh and Jeremy - the saying in Basler's room is "what's dark on one side, light on the other and holds the universe together? Duct tape!" - I'm telling Basler you got it wrong! :D

- Katie