Forum: Televised Robotics
11-07-2005, 02:24
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Replies: 40
Views: 7,114
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Forum: General Forum
15-05-2005, 17:37
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,769
Re: Gracious Professionalism outside of FIRST
I agree that it matters.
Here is what I think is the whole article (couldn't find it on BW)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050426.wtoyota0426/BNStory/Business/
based on that...
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Forum: General Forum
14-05-2005, 21:08
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,769
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Forum: General Forum
16-04-2005, 17:58
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,587
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Forum: General Forum
26-03-2005, 00:26
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Replies: 137
Views: 20,582
Re: What does your school think of robotics?
pretty much our whole school knows of the robotics team, and it seems that a lot of the people with whom I have spoken know, appreciate, and support what we do.
We get a lot of support from our...
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Forum: General Forum
14-03-2005, 23:00
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Replies: 51
Views: 3,715
Re: What is missing from this years game?
I can understand your concern about parents, but all of the parents that came with us to the St. Louis regional picked up the game very quickly. They also got very enthused and excited, which was...
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Forum: Electrical
30-10-2004, 21:29
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,754
Re: Hydrogen Fuel Cells
actually, hydrogen wouldn't be THAT dangerous, and an electronics company (forgot which) is finishing a methane fuel cell that's compact for PDAs. The only problem is that it gets warm.
But to...
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Forum: Motors
28-10-2004, 12:47
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,223
Re: Tachometer
the current draw method would only work until your bot hit something like a wall. The draw would get really high and throw off the rest of the program excecution.
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Forum: General Forum
25-10-2004, 19:17
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,837
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Forum: Programming
22-10-2004, 23:36
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,281
Re: Serial/Parallel Interface
make sure you get a USB adapter that's reliable. We had some issues with ours last year. It's like an old carbureted car: it works, you just have to use it juuuust right.
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Forum: Team Organization
19-10-2004, 19:32
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,790
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Forum: Announcements
14-10-2004, 23:42
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,978
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Forum: 3D Animation and Competition
11-10-2004, 23:00
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,957
Re: Teaching n00bs
TUTORIALS if you can, are the best way.
Also, this year, we got a pretty sweet deal with a community college, and got them to teach 3DS and Inventor classes twice a week
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Forum: Team Organization
11-10-2004, 00:00
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Replies: 56
Views: 14,641
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Forum: General Forum
09-10-2004, 12:45
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,733
Re: Best Is Good
Actually, I'm pretty sure BEST was first (at least in KS), but FIRST is best!
all puns aside, the game looks very interesting
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Forum: IT / Communications
03-10-2004, 20:51
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,317
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Forum: IT / Communications
03-10-2004, 16:51
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,743
Re: So many versions of Linux, what do I do!!!
well, this may not be exactly what you're looking for, but there is a version called Knoppix that boots from a CD, if you want something that's not permanent and will help you get the feel for it a...
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Forum: General Forum
29-09-2004, 22:28
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Replies: 20
Views: 7,914
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Forum: Dean Kamen's Inventions
22-09-2004, 22:05
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Replies: 8
Views: 904
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Forum: General Forum
17-09-2004, 16:57
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,274
Re: Engineers for the Environment
That's why I think OTEC is such a good idea. Basically, it uses the oceans heat to fuel a Stirling-Type engine.
Here's Hawaii's OTEC page (http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/otec_hi.html)
I...
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Forum: Kit & Additional Hardware
13-09-2004, 21:45
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,111
Re: Efficent number of Gears...
I really don't see a need for a more than 1 speed transmission if it's well built
However I think up to 3 would be cool, more than 3 would be over kill IMO
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Forum: Programming
12-09-2004, 15:34
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Replies: 99
Views: 10,447
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Forum: Math and Science
25-08-2004, 21:59
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,555
Re: dropping balls
Put simply: horizontal components of projectile motion act independantly of vertical components.
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Forum: General Forum
18-08-2004, 22:19
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,702
Re: What is a "Quality" post?
Also, posts shouldn't be redundant.
But seriously, posts that offer factual information, not just speculation or an opinion (unless asked for) are high-quality
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Forum: Career
28-07-2004, 00:17
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Replies: 95
Views: 23,215
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ah, common sense, not as common as one might think... - Ansem Retort [more] 
