[hacksaw692]

well, this year we're kind of starting off a new...

friday: there's a meeting and i hope to have everyone separated into sub-groups. i know, should've had that done earlier, but due to circumstances, that didn't happen...

saturday: four of us are going to san jose for the remote kick off to pick up the kit. it would be nice to have everyone together to see the live broadcast, but the school is closed during the holidays. someone else's house would be out of the question since we are a commuter school. so i'm hoping that anyone who can watch it is going to watch it and record it.

two friends (lead strategist and programmer) are going to spend the night at my house so that we can go over the maual thoroughly together and start some early plans. i can already tell that it's going to be a long night...

sunday: we are meeting at our worksite and (hopefully) watching the recoded broadcast. those of us at the kick off will explain any extra things about the game. we'll start brain storming all the possibilities. just basically get all the ideas out in the open and leave them to settle over night.

then for the next 5 days after school, we'll narrow down the ideas. pick what functions we want the robot to do and start designing what it will look like. there will be also a group to prepare anything needed for the field (goals, ramps, etc etc).

by that saturday, hopefully (if all goes well) we'll get the drive train started. if not, at least buy anything needed. i guess we shall see though...

everyother week after that will depend on what we want the robot to do...