What is your summer project?

[Bharat Nain]

Being energetic FIRST students I am sure most of you just don't spend your summer doing nothing related to FIRST. I am trying to understand navigation systems better(programming aspect) for robots of our size and commercial vehicles. I am also working on a new website for my team. What are you upto?

[sanddrag]

Hrrm. Not much actually. I wanted to build something but I just don't know what. The team was supposed to be designing robots to play the 2000 game but I don't think they are going to follow through with it.

I got a free lawnmower and I've been trying to get it to run well but without much success. Maybe I'll tear it down one day when it is cool enough outside.

I recently joined the Rose Float club at Cal Poly Pomona which meets every Saturday. I'm learning to weld (only arc/stick, ugg) and some other fun stuff.

[Mike]

I'm designing a navigation system for our '06 bot... and being lazy in general.

[Arefin Bari]

My summer project was Mayhem @ the Museum, an offseason event for Florida. It was a success.

...Next project, design cool things.

[KarenH]

Fun one-day project: replace the faucet in your bathroom sink. Just be sure to wear your safety glasses; you don't want that crud landing in your eyes!

Do it while family members are away, so they get a surprise.

Be sure to leak-test it before putting your tools away, or YOU might get the surprise.

Extras: Let the plumbing salesman show you the $84,000 bathtub.

[Ryan M.]

Well, there's always the FIRST Contact Database.

I'm also working on my group's SI2005 project.

[Timothy D. Ginn]

openFIRST - Mainly administrivia, some documentation updates, etc.

FIRST Blogs - I've got a few ideas left to implement for this one :-)

...and many other non-FIRST-related projects (mostly involving/with student governments at Queen's).

[mechanicalbrain]

im building a control board, a slaver, a HUD, and ordering a bunch of case mods and other electrical pieces for our bot.

[NEMentor470]

Originally Posted by Bharat Nain

What are you upto?

Team 470's summer project is to host the FIRST Demo at the Ypsilanti Heritage Festival August 19 - 21, 2005. I already posted the details under off-season activities at this link:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...821#post394821

If your team wants to join us, please contact me!

[santosh]

Building a powered cart with a fridge and a computer on it. Working with GT to prototype a crab drive. Working with GT to help design and possibly build a very large arm with a camera at the end of it.

[spears312]

I'm just milling out ideas for heatwave this coming season and writing them down and working them out. I've also been learning about some of the aspects of the robot as well as C and C# to start helping with programing this season.

[663.keith]

I am also working on a new cart for our robot, with seats that fold out so our team can relax while queuing . I am also working on a control box that can be integrated into the cart, so that doesn't take up space in our pit. overall, I am also trying to think of things that my whole team can do once we get back together that will keep our pit area cleaner and running smoother.

[Cowmankoza]

Me and 2 others took it into our hands to design and build a team cart, now that is a fun summer project.

[Cowmankoza]

Originally Posted by santosh

Building a powered cart with a fridge and a computer on it. Working with GT to prototype a crab drive. Working with GT to help design and possibly build a very large arm with a camera at the end of it.

as for the fridge and computer cart, what are you gonna run that thing on, the fridge would drain a robot (or even car battery) way too fast.

[JulieB]

I'm working on a new website!
And soon my team is throwing out all the junk in our shop! (cleaning) woot woot I'm happy about that