[ngreen]

Well, at least you'll have a robust robot and know how to fix it quick. I busted a drill motor transmission yesterday (Use the broccoli bands). But we learned that our coupler will seize onto the shaft and we will need more for competition if we have to switch out a transmission.

As for your person, there will always be people who think like this. There are way to handle this in the long run and short run. I think you are looking for a short run solution.

First plan is diversion. Have them help with chairman's, fundraising, scrap book, or other commitee or job that keep them out of the way. Put them in something they know nothing about and let them learn. Now this might not seem right and they might complain but I speaking in the short term.

Second, extreme supervision. Be by them whenever they try to do anything on the robot. Be ultra critical and remind them that this is everyone robot and they need to treat it with respect. And constantly say measure twice cut once. KISS. Or any other slogan that reminds them what they are doing. This might not be efficient use of time.

Third, schedule the meeting earlier in secret and lock the doors. This will work for at least a couple meeting. Work long hour when he is not their and perfect your robot to your liking and then lock it in a safe. When he finally shows up again and you let him in tell him that you shipped the robot. This should trick him as long as he has no access to the internet.

Fourth, add a quality control committee (I know it can be extremely inefficient) that has to approve every adjustment on the robot. We have one of these for most documents, e-mails, paperwork of most kind, the website, but I slip past it.

I'll add long term choices later...But I have to go to class...It's snowing and it inhales audibly.