31-07-2010, 17:04
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6th Gear Developer; Mentor
AKA: Blake Ross
no team (6th Gear)
Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: May 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,934
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Re: Robotics Merit Badge
If the thought of Brad L. and another Vex/IFI employee in tee-shirts isn't too scary for you...
Check out this video of a Tee-shirt shooting robot that combines Vex equipment with some custom parts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzFpo6K8ewo&NR=1
Vex' tent in the Merit Badge Midway is one of the hottest attractions at the Boy Scouts of America's 100th anniversary National Jamboree, underway right now at Fort A. P. Hill in Virginia.
Blake
PS: Northern Virginia's high temps have been in the 90s lately; but the 80-90% humidity makes it a wet heat, so it really not all that uncomfortable.  Brad tells me he can't imagine why we don't get more tourists here this time of year.
PPS: A BSA Robotics merit badge is most definitely in the works; but it isn't available yet.
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Blake Ross, For emailing me, in the verizon.net domain, I am blake
VRC Team Mentor, FTC volunteer, 5th Gear Developer, Husband, Father, Triangle Fraternity Alumnus (ky 76), U Ky BSEE, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Kentucky Colonel
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Last edited by gblake : 31-07-2010 at 20:53.
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