QUESTION OF THE WEEK!!! [08-26-01]

[Andy Baker]

We have a few controllers...

we have 3 new ones (2 from 2000, 1 from 2001), and 2 old ones that we reverse engineered from the old FIRST control system.

Since we have these sittin' around, we thought that we could put them to use. Get this...

We're going to use at least one for controlling a "robot in a box" for a local school for special needs students and adults. The box will be about 7 ft x 7 ft x 7 ft and it may have two sides to hold input devices (palm buttons, josticks, whisker switches, keyboard, etc). Inside the box, well put some robot stuff... like the old TKO arm from '99 or other stuff, like pneumatics. We have a bunch of stuff laying around the shop.

This local school is very excited about this, and they are eager to get something like this to assist in developing hand/eye skills for the children.

This sort of thing is something that many teams could do... we are trying to get the input devices donated, and maybe the LEXAN could be donated also. I'm sure that someone from the TechnoKats will post later on this to give an update in a few weeks.

Andy B.