Location, location, location...

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Posted by Rick Gibbs, Engineer on team #145, T-Rx, from Norwich High School, Sherburne-Earlville High School and Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals.

Posted on 5/21/99 7:47 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Location, location, location... posted by MaryEllen on 5/16/99 1:06 PM MST:



: If you limit the students' design options to the machining skills of the
: students, you're putting an unneccessary limit on creativity.

I disagree. Limitations necessitate creativity and elegant engineering.
Our team had very limited resources this year - nearly all machining and
welding was performed by students, no CNC mills or lathes were available,
most of the equipment was 20+ years old, limited knowledge or use of CAD,
etc. Yet we had a great robot and a great year - 7th at Philly, 3rd at
Nationals.

Limits on creativity are only self-imposed.

: Don't confuse
: engineering with shop class - you'll lose some of the girls joining your
: team who may have fantastic ideas but little mechanical experience.

Girls make up ~1/3 of our team and they are often more eager to jump into
the shop than the guys. And they're doing everything: engineering,
machining, and welding!

What are the gender roles on other teams?