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Originally Posted by yash101
Great Job, RoboBees!
So, how much time did it take per cycle? At two hours, and 60 cycles, that means 20 minutes/cycle, if building one at a time! Were you guys doing something like an assembly line?
Anyways, Great Job and keep up the work 
BTW, your site loads fast |
I was in line returning something while I typed that reply. I forgot to say, "Thanks!". In addition, I take no credit for our site, but its simplicity probably has something to do with its speed! We are using a home-brew CMS that has been evolving since the website mentor designed it as a student on the team 6-8 years ago!
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Originally Posted by safiq10
Great idea for volunteering. If you don't mind me asking did you guys purchase all the bikes?
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The local chapter of Toys for Tots purchased the bikes through monetary donations and community sponsors. We were approached this year by Toys for Tots and asked if we would be able to provide some much-needed assistance in assembling the bikes. Their volunteers collect hundreds of toy donation bins from around the county and wrap the gifts prior to the December 22nd deadline.
Our quality assurance team made sure that they kept up the good work throughout the day. Of the bikes, we had one tire with a hole, 2 bikes with irreparable front fork damage, and one or two that had frame damage and would not fit together. I was really impressed by our students' can-fdo attitude when faced with these damaged bikes, and we were able to mend two
. Unfortunately, we had to send some of our repairs back to the store as they did not stack up to our QA requirements
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Originally Posted by John Tilson
Congrats RoboBees! You guys are a class act all around. Hope we get a chance to visit in 2014. Best of luck with the season!
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Thanks, John! Stop by our pit anytime if you see us!