What is your summer project?

[Jeff K.]

Built myself a new computer.


Oh and yes, that is CD on the screen, it's just sort of hard to see.

[santosh]

Originally Posted by Cowmankoza

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.

I am not to sure exactly all about the lectronics, but they are powering it up with a back up battery.
The fridge actually gets charged up by that and then runs for about 4 hours.

I never thought about seats that could slide out so that we can chill out on it. Do you have a pic of that?

Originally Posted by 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.

How ar you doing that? Could you email me a drawing of the seats folding out and the controls integration?
My email is therealsantosh@gmail.com I understand if you don't want to, but if you don't mind could you please show me some pictures of it?

[mechanicalbrain]

i thought about mounting a PC on one so you can make program changes and run tests easily.

[Joe Matt]

I'm reading. Got "iCon", the Steve Jobs biography, done, now I have to work on "Urban Injustice" for college and I'm going to start to read "The Partly Cloudy Patriot" and "Assasination Vacation" by Sarah Vowell soon.

[K.Shaw]

lets see project numero uno is learn Solidworks better

and project numero dos is to possibly build a ride-able hovercraft with TedB237

[wk1989]

I always wanted to build airplanes/helicopters.

[663.keith]

Originally Posted by santosh

I am not to sure exactly all about the lectronics, but they are powering it up with a back up battery.
The fridge actually gets charged up by that and then runs for about 4 hours.

I never thought about seats that could slide out so that we can chill out on it. Do you have a pic of that?


How ar you doing that? Could you email me a drawing of the seats folding out and the controls integration?
My email is therealsantosh@gmail.com I understand if you don't want to, but if you don't mind could you please show me some pictures of it?

my seats will basically be parts of my base box that fold up and then have legs that attach to them. I wanted to construct a fancy slide out seat that has a back rest but time and materials prevented me. I will send you some pictures as soon as I am finished with the cart.

oh, and the holder for the controls will be a shelf on the handle so we can place near the robot and use them to tether to the robot

[jrocket567]

giving myself a migrane designing a 4speed planetary transmission

[Kims Robot]

Probably have way too many summer projects, but oh well.

Here's my list:
1. Complete biosensor control of 2005 robot (for biorobotics class at RIT)
2. Heading up This
3. Writing "How to build power rookie teams"
4. Professional World of Business Series
5. Helping add more content to our website
6. Recruiting
7. Our Team Handbook

If only I had 48 hours in a day... I could sleep for 8(instead of 4), work for 8-10(plus commuting for 2), do FIRST for 18-20 hours and still have time for 10 hours of real life

[Joe J.]

We are working on fundrasing and trying to get new sponsors, we also got a new website.

[Cyberguy34000]

Working on the ultimate Scoutbooks, though it's turning out to be more of a handbook. More to come. Hopefully...

[Rickertsen2]

*Working for an industrial automation company full time

*Helping at a lab developing brain wave driven wheelchairs and other BCI widgets for locked in ALS patients

* Helping a friend design a website for a local publication

*modding my car
Carputer
Stereo
Reverse engineering GM's proprietary "class-II data bus"
maybie some performance mods but none yet

*doing some mild fundraising for robotics. Currently working on a grant application to a large company foundation.

*attempting to make room for a social life amidst all this

[Guy Chriqui]

we are working with 188 on a mecanum drive train =p

[KTorak]

1. Honors English reading/essay for Aug 24th.
2. Cleaning up my room and ebaying stuff (like my Gameboy Advance SP).
3. Trying to find a way to sell my desktop and get a laptop.
4. I'd like to find out what happened to our team site as the web masters go to college this fall and its no longer on line...
5. Doing activities with my Fire/Rescue Explorer program.
6. Doing Marching Band Activies
7. Doing whatever else needs doing

[Erin Rapacki]

SUMMER = vacation away from FIRST so I don't burn-out during the build/competition seasons:

- I had my first 20 minute flight ridge soaring a 500ft hill in a hang glider (now that takes skill!)
- swimming/boating with family
- hiking
- remembering a good friend who had lost his life two weeks ago
(life is short, live it well, luckily he did)
- rock climbing
- playing pinball and ski ball at lake beaches that haven't changed since the 50's
- telling my grandpa's wife's friend's son (who's 14) that he should join FIRST and gave him contact info of neighboring teams (he won a K'NEX design contest a few months ago, brilliant kid and really want's to do FIRST)
- appreciating friends
- appreciating family
- appreciating this wonderful life that has been awarded to me and making sure that, if I were to go, I don't regret not having done anything yet.
- Oh yea, taking two courses at NU (its Summester here) in these seven weeks.

I guess what I'm trying to say... its easy to get caught up in doing what will give you success, a high paying job, and a secure future. If you like technology, great, do it, but make sure there's a balance with any other interests you may have. That's what I use my summers for.

Weekend Warrior!!!!