Magnetic Minibots and How You Can Do it Too

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I thought I would let the folks at K&J know they were getting kudos from the CD community, here is there response....

Excellent! We've had a lot of fun answering questions for students and mentors alike, and putting together that post. The only thing I'm sorry about is not building one of our own! I might have to look into mentoring next year myself.

It's especially fun to be emailing about concepts that I've seen professional engineers still working on. Describe the problem theoretically first, prototype fast, quicker iterations mean more chances for improvement, design in flexibility for adjustment, especially in the face of tight deadlines. Whether or not these kids get into engineering, what a great, hands-on lesson in critical thinking.

Best Regards,

Michael Colalillo
K&J Magnetics, Inc.
www.kjmagnetics.com

Based on their area code, I think they are near Philadelphia, so I invited them to the Philly regional next week. So keep an eye out for some folks looking closely at the magnets on your minibots