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JUST PROMOTING FIRST!

Posted by michael ciavaglia.

Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Interior Systems.

Posted on 3/21/2000 6:33 AM MST


In Reply to: Re: Sub Contracted ? posted by John on 3/20/2000 7:03 PM MST:



: Basically, what I got out of your last post was the kids told you what they wanted the robot to do, then Delphi, using what it seemed to be infinite pocketbook (around a few hundred grand), and its expert engineers (which specialized in the field) AND Delphi’s connections made the robot work. I can't see how it was entirely necessary investing so much money into the project, seems how we made it to the finals using only a fraction of that amount.

FIRST OF ALL, 'WHAT IT SEEMED TO BE INFINITE POCKETBOOK (AROUND A FEW HUNDRED GRAND' AND IT'S EXPERT ENGINEERS...' BELIEVE ME, IT WAS FAR LESS THAN AN INFINITE POCKETBOOK. ACTUALLY, WE SPENT LESS THAN HALF THE AMOUNT FROM LAST YEARS MACHINE. WE PLANNED AND EXECUTED WELL.

THANKS FOR THE COMPLIMENT 'EXPERT ENGINEER'. I THINK I WILL USE THE QUOTE IN MY NEXT PERFORMANCE REVIEW.

NEXT, IS YOUR COMPANY SO VERTICALLY INTEGRATED THAT YOU DON'T GO OUTSIDE TO HAVE ANYTHING DONE.

: I heard you guys have another Chief Delphi robot with more advanced and revised systems you are planning to use at the Nationals, rather than the one you used at the Jersey Competition. Well, if that’s true, I can’t see it being very fair. Perhaps you can clarify that for me.

WE FOLLOW ALL THE RULES ALL THE TIME. THE RULES ARE MUCH DIFFERENT THAN YEARS PAST. THAT IS WHY WE PUSHED FOR A RUNNING ROBOT AT WEEK 4. THIS WOULD GIVE US TWO WEEKS TO DEBUG OUR MACHINE.

WHAT YOU DON'T SEE ARE (OR MAYBE YOU DO) THE HOURS THAT WE PUT INTO THE MACHINE. DO YOU SEE THE MULTIPLE 11:00 P.M. FRIDAY NIGHT SESSIONS? DO YOU SEE THE MULTIPLE 4:30 A.M. WORK BEFORE 'REAL WORK' STARTED. OR FINALLY, DO YOU SEE THE 36-HOUR DAY? WAIT, ISN'T THERE ONLY 24-HOURS IN A DAY?!? WE WENT BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY TO MAKE SURE OUR ROBOT WOULD PERFORM THE WAY WE ENVISIONED IT.

SO, YOU WILL SEE THE SAME BATTLE-SCARED MACHINE EVERYWHERE. THE BUMPER WILL PROBABLY BE DIFFERENT BECAUSE IT WAS BEAT UP PRETTY BAD IN NEW JERSEY. IT IS BEING FABRICATED RIGHT NOW. ALL WORK WILL STOP TODAY AT 4:00 P.M. SO DON'T BE SURPRISED TO SEE A NEW BUMPER.

: I'd also like to know if the students actually played a key role in the construction of the robot, or if their hands on experience was more revolved around assembling the Chief Delphi after all the major components had been built.

WE BUILD SUB-ASSEMBLYS FOR QUICK REPLACEMENT AND THE ABILITY TO HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE DESIGNING THE MACHINE. THEY ARE VERY USEFUL. WHERE DOES THE SUB-ASSEMBLY END AND THE ASSEMBLY BEGIN. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT STUDENTS LOOK TO CERTAIN SUB-ASSEMBLYS AND SAY 'THAT IS MY CANNON', 'THAT IS MY BOOM', 'WE DESIGNED THIS IN CAD','WE DESIGNED THAT IN CAD'. THEY DO AND DID ALL THE THINGS THAT WE DO IN OUR EVERYDAY JOB.

PLEASE REMEMBER, WE ARE JUST TRYING TO PROMOTE FIRST. FROM THIS WEBSITE, TO THE ROOKIE CAMP, TO THE ADDITIONAL PARTS THAT JOE J. HAS ADDED TO THE KIT, TO THE CHIEF DELPHI INVITATIONAL, TO THE CADET PROGRAM, TO THE SUMMER STUDENT INTERNS, TO THE ...

WE WANT PONTIAC CENTRAL STUDENTS TO FOLLOW IN OUR FOOTSTEPS.





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