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Posted by Daniel.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]


Student on team #192, Gunn Robotics Team, from Henry M Gunn Senior High School and NASA Ames.

Posted on 7/14/99 11:47 AM MST


In Reply to: Re: they are built by students posted by Fran on 7/14/99 5:46 AM MST:



Having kids build your robot will keep you from learning from the year before? That is one thing I've got to disagree with. My best guess is you're basing this on the fact that students graduate. I suppose then it has some truth to it. However, there are non-senior members on your team so what about them? Can't they learn from their mistakes?

You were at rumble. What did we learn in the pits?

1) You don't want to use zipties to hold down your drill motors
2) You will want to carry a copy of your program on a floppy when you go to competitions
3) You may want to give your drivers a little more practice before you go to a competition (he did a great job under the circumstances, but I'm sure he would have liked a little more practice)
4) Watch the torque rating on the drill and make sure it doesn't leave the highest setting (there are ways to make it immobile too, so think about that)

I'm sure there are a bunch of people to whom these things look VERY familiar. That's because we've ALL done it. And now we do something differently and we have our own set of mistakes to learn from. So start with these and any other things I missed, and fix them for next year. I’d love to be able to drop by your pits next year in florida, and see your beautiful new motor mounts... =)

By the way, it was our pleasure to help you guys out in Plymouth. It’s something we would want others to do for us, if in need. So you’d better watch out in Florida next year. You never know what might happen. Oh and our robot should be here in about two weeks so I wont know if it decides to go on vacation until later.

Thanks for the t-shirt... =)
-Daniel